​Bright Summer Blouse

You’ll need:

40g of violet Iris Gamma yarn (100% cotton; 87m/10g);

40g of the same yarn, but in crimson color;

Knitting needles 2;

Crochet hook 1,9.

Size: S.

Used Patterns

Relief pattern: due to the scheme. Make sts as they face in WS row, make yarn overs as purls. Repeat 1^st-20^th rows.

1 x 1 rib;

Patterns order: * 4 rows of garter stitch, 20 rows due to the scheme, 4 rows of garter stitch*.

Stitches control: 28 sts x 24 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 106 sts with violet yarn and continue work with 1 x 1 rib. In 9 cm = 22 rows from the beginning of work, * change to crimson yarn. Continue work due to the patterns change. Turn to violet yarn. Continue work due to the patterns change*; repeat from * to *. In 44 cm = 106 rows from the beginning of work, increase 4 x 2 sts in every 2^nd row from both sides for sleeves. Continue work without increases. In 64 cm = 154 rows from the beginning of shoulder chamfer, bind off 5 x 6 sts in every 2^nd row. In 68 cm = 164 rows from the beginning of work, bind off the rest 62 sts.

Front

Make in the same way, as back. For neck-hole, bind off the central 22 sts in 60 cm = 144 rows from the beginning of work. After that, finish each side separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 6 sts, 1 x 5 sts, 1 x 4 sts, 1 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts in every 2^nd row.

Assembly

Make shoulder and side seams. Make 1 row of single crochets and 1 row of “shrimp stitch” along neck-hole line and edges of sleeves.