Burgundy Tunic-Dress

You’ll need:

300 (450)g of burgundy yarn (57% wool, 23% polyamide, 20% polyacryl; 135m/50g);

Knitting needles 6;

Crochet hook 6.

Size: S (XL-XXL).

Used Patterns

Stockinette stitch: in RS row – knit sts, in WS row – purls.

Wrong-side pattern: in RS row – purls, in WS row – knit sts.

Rib: * 2 rows of stockinette stitch, 2 rows of wrong-side pattern*.

Arches pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 15. Work due to the scheme. Start every row with 1 or 3 chain sts increase instead of the 1^st single crochet or 1^st double crochet and sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat. Start with 1 row of single crochet (= A), then, make 1^st-5^th rows x once, start with 1 WS row, then, repeat 2^nd-5^th rows.

Note: make group of 4 double crochets, 2 chain sts, 4 double crochets only around chain st of the previous row, starting from the 2^nd row.

Stitches control: rib: 11 sts x 24,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Arches pattern: 12,5 sts x 5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Note: at first, make the upper part across as one-piece cloth. Make lower parts of front and back from up to down on the edges of upper detail.

Instructions

Upper Part and Front

Start with right side, cast on 62 (68) sts and work with rib. In 24,5 cm = 60 rows (31 cm = 76 rows) from the set-up row, bind off 1 x 40 (44) sts for neck-hole along the right side, cast them on all 62 (68) sts again in the next WS rows and continue work as pattern face. In 50 cm = 122 rows (63 cm = 154 rows) from the set-up row, bind off all sts as knit sts.

Lower Part of Back

Fasten left edge of upper part with arches pattern, make 60 (75) single crochets in row A. In 58 cm = 29 rows (62 cm = 31 rows) from the beginning of arches pattern, finish your work.

Lower Part of Front

Make in the same way, as lower part of back, but at first, sew both halves of front at lower beginning of neck-hole.

Sleeves

Crochet sleeves from up to down on the set-up row or bound off part. For this, fasten the upper 18 (24) cm with arches pattern from both sides from the center of shoulder, make 45 (60) single crochets in row A. In 46 cm = 23 rows from the beginning of sleeve, finish your work.

Assembly

Make side and sleeve seams.