Crochet Elegant Blouse

You’ll need:

300g of 100% cotton yarn in caramel color;

Crochet hook 3.

Size: S/M.

Note: work in 2 threads of yarn.

Instructions

Back

Make 115 chain sts (about 38 cm) and work with fancy pattern (start due to the scheme and make 9 pattern repeats). At 10 cm height, increase 1 st in every row from both sides, until there is 1 pattern repeat increased from each side. At 23 cm height, leave ½ pattern repeat open from both sides for arm-holes. At 40 cm height, finish your work.

Right Front

Make 55 chain sts (about 18 cm) and work with fancy pattern. Make arm-hole from the left side in the same way, as for back. At 24 cm height, increase 1 st in every row from inwards for forming lapel. At 36 cm height (the width of the detail is 24 cm) leave 9 cm open for neck-hole and then make decreases from the side of neck-hole in such a way, that the width of shoulder is 11 cm at 40 cm height. Finish your work.

Left Front

Make in symmetry to the right front.

Sleeves

Make 91 chain sts and work with fancy pattern. At 4 cm height, make decreases in such a way, that the width of detail is 6 cm at 15 cm height. Finish your work.

Make second sleeve in the same way.

Collar

Make 19 chain sts and work with fancy pattern for 35 cm. Finish your work.

Basque

Make 409 chain sts (about 137 cm) and work with fancy pattern for 12 cm. Finish your work.

Assembly

Make shoulder, side and sleeve seams. Sew up the sleeves. Fasten the lower edge with 3 circle rows of single crochets. Sew collar to the neck-hole, connect the center of collar with the center of back neck-hole and leave 10-11 cm from each side for lapels. Fasten front and collar in the following way: join the yarn to the beginning of lapel and make 1 row of pattern for fastening along the inner edge of front (from up to down). Turn your work. Make 1 row of pattern on the sts of the previous row along the inner edge of front, then, fasten lapel, collar, the second lapel and inner edge of front. Turn your work and make 1 row of pattern along the inner edge of the second front from up to down to the lapel base. Fasten the sides and lower edge of basque with 1row of pattern for edge fastening. Sew basque to the lower edge of blouse. Sew buttons to the fastening of left front.