​Crochet Tunic with Wide Stripes

You’ll need:

250 (300) 300g of burgundy Linarte yarn (40% viscose, 30% cotton, 20% linen, 10% polyamide; 125m/50g);

100 (150) 150g of the same yarn, but in peachy color;

50 (100) 100g of the same yarn, but in violet, violet-pink, lilac colors (each);

50g of the same yarn, but in cream color;

Crochet hook 4,5.

Size: S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Main pattern A: double crochets. Start every row with 3 chain sts increase instead of the 1^st double crochet and finish with 1 slip st in upper chain st increase.

Main pattern B: the quantity of sts is multiple 6 + 4. Work due to the scheme 1. Start with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat. Make 1^st-10^th rows x once.

Main pattern C: the quantity of sts is multiple 2 + 1. Work due to the scheme 2. Start with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat. Make 1^st-3^rd rows x once, then, repeat 2^nd and 3^rd rows.

Points below the scheme mean double crochets of the previous row or set-up sts.

Bottom edge pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 4. Work due to the scheme 3. Start with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat x 23 (24) 26 times, finish with sts after pattern repeat. Make 1^st-5^th rows x once, then, repeat 4^th and 5^th rows.

Patterns order: 2 violet rows of the main pattern A, 10 peachy rows of the main pattern B, 1 row of the main pattern A and 5 rows of the main pattern C with violet-pink yarn, 2 cream rows of the main pattern A, 10 lilac rows of the main pattern B, 1 row of the main pattern A and 5 rows of the main pattern C with burgundy yarn, 10 peachy rows of the main pattern B, 1 row of the main pattern A and 8 (10) 12 rows of the main pattern c with violet yarn = 55 (57) 59 rows.

Stitches control: 18,5 sts x 9 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Bottom edge: 16 sts x 11 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 100 (106) 112 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase and work due to the patterns order. At the same time, make decreases for better fitting in the following way: decrease 6 sts in the 13^th row = 94 (100) 106 sts, decrease 1 st in the 19^th row from the set-up row = 93 (99) 105 sts, decrease 5 sts in the 31^st row from the set-up row = 88 (94) 100 sts. Decrease 1 st in the 37^th row from the set-up row = 87 (93) 99 sts. In 42 cm = 38 rows from the set-up row, decrease 6 sts from both sides for arm-holes = 75 (81) 87 sts. In 61 cm = 55 rows (63,5 cm = 57 rows) 65,5 cm = 59 rows from the set-up row, finish your work, the central 35 sts form neck-hole, outer 20 (23) 26 sts – for each shoulder.

For bottom edge, fasten it with 11 rows = 15 cm of the pattern for bottom edge with burgundy yarn = 100 (104) 112 sts on 100 (106) 112 sts of the set-up row.

Front

Make in the same way, as back, but with deeper neck-hole, for this, in 52 cm = 47 rows from the set-up row, bind off the central 35 sts and finish each side separately. Finish your work at the height of back on the rest 20 (23) 26 sts of each shoulder.

Sleeves

Make 61 (65) 69 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase and work with the main pattern C, increase 5 x 1 st in every 2^nd row (8 x 1 st in every row and every 2^nd row by turn) 9 x 1 st in every row and every 2^nd row by turn from both sides for sleeve chamfers = 71 (81) 87 sts. In 18 cm = 16 rows from the set-up row, finish your work.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. Sew up the sleeves, make side and sleeve seams. Fasten neck-hole with 2 rows of single crochets.