Brown Cardigan and Top

You’ll need:

500g of Iris Gamma yarn (100% mercerized cotton; 87m/10g) in yellow and brown colors (# 0216, 0930, 0105, P-16, P-17);

Crochet hook 2.

Size: M.

Used Patterns

Relief pattern 1: due to the scheme 1. Repeat 1^st-6^th rows.

Relief pattern 2: due to the scheme 2. Repeat 1^st-2^nd rows.

Relief pattern 3: due to the scheme 3. Repeat 1^st-3^rd rows.

Stitches control: relief patterns 1 and 2: 42 sts x 12 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Relief pattern 3: 40 sts x 27 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Top

Back

Make 186 chain sts with yellow yarn and work with relief pattern 1. In 60 cm = 72 rows from the beginning of work, continue work with relief pattern 2. In 17 cm = 20 rows from patterns change, leave 7 x 3 sts from both sides for arm-holes. In 27 cm = 33 rows from the beginning of arm-hole, leave the central 40 sts for neck-hole and finish each side separately, bind off 3 x 3 ts from both sides of neck-hole. In 34 cm = 41 rows from the beginning of arm-holes, finish your work.

Front

Make in the same way, as back, but for neck-hole, in 20 cm = 24 rows from the beginning of arm-holes, leave the central 28 sts and finish both sides separately, leave 5 x 3 sts in every row from both sides of neck-hole. In 34 cm = 41 rows from the beginning of arm-hole, finish your work.

Assembly

Make side and shoulder seams. Fasten bottom edge, arm-holes and neck-hole with 1 row of single crochets.

Cardigan

Make front and back as one-piece cloth. For back, make 204 chain sts with brown yarn and work with relief pattern 3, alternate the colors of yarn up to your liking. In 70 cm = 189 rows from the beginning of work, mark shoulder line, leave the central 72 sts and make both halves of front separately. For smooth rounding, increase 12 x 3 sts in every 4^th row = 102 sts. In 140 cm = 378 rows from the beginning, finish your work.

Sleeves

Mark 87 sts from shoulder line in both sides and work with relief pattern 3. In 50 cm = 135 rows form the beginning of sleeve, finish your work.

Assembly

Make side and sleeve seams. Fasten bottom edge, arm-holes and neck-hole with 1 row of single crochets.