​Stylish Turqouise Jacket

You'll need:

900; 950; 1000 g of yarn (60% wool, 40% polyacryl; 120m/50g);

Crochet hook 3,5;

Buttons Ø23 mm - 9 pcs.

Size: XS, S, M.

Used Pattern

Start with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat (due to the scheme). Make 1st-4th rows once, then repeat 3rd and 4th rows.

Stitches control: 27 sts x 21 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 124; 132; 140 chain sts + 1 chain st increase. Make 4 cm of work and then for waist narrowing skip:

for 34th-36th rows: 1 st from moth sides and 1 st x 7 in every 4th row;

for 38th-40th rows: 1 st from moth sides and 1 st x 7 in every 4th row;

for 42nd-44th rows: 1 st from moth sides and 1 st x 7 in every 3rd and 4th rows.

Totaly, 108; 116; 124 sts.

At 19 cm height, start making increases:

for 34th-36th rows: 1 st from moth sides and 1 st x 7 in every 4th row;

for 38th-40th rows: 1 st from moth sides and 1 st x 7 in every 4th row;

for 42nd-44th rows: 1 st from moth sides and 1 st x 7 in every 3rd and 4th rows.

Totaly, 124; 132; 140 sts.

At 35; 33; 31 cm skip 12 sts from both sides for arm-holes. There are 100; 108; 116 sts left.

At 54 cm skip 8; 10; 12 sts from both sides for forming shoulder line and then:

for 34th-36th rows: 8 sts x 1, 10 sts x 1;

for 38th-40th rows: 10 sts x 2;

for 42nd-44th rows: 12 sts x 1 and 10 sts x 1.

There are 48 sts left, continue working on them to 57 cm height and finish your work.

Front

Left Half

Make 68; 72; 76 chain sts + 1 chain st increase. Make decreases for waist narrowing due to the descriptions of back. Make neck-hole, shoulder also in the same way, as for back.

At 48 cm height, start forming neck-hole. For this, skip 14 sts on the left side and then make rounding: skip 4 sts x 2 and 2 sts x 4 in every 2nd row. You should get the height of back and there are no sts left.

Right Half

Make in reflection to the left half and the only difference is button-holes. For them, skip 4th-6th sts in right-side row, making 3 chain sts in these places. Make the 1st button-hole at 10 cm height from the beginning of work, all the rest - with 20 rows interval, i.e, in 9, 25 cm.

Upper Flap

Make 2 details.

Make 18 chain sts + 1 chain st increase. Then, crochet with the main pattern. Increase 2 sts from both sides in the 2nd row. Include the increased sts in the pattern. Totaly, 22 sts. Finish work at 3 cm height.

Lower Flap

Make 2 details.

Make in the same way, as the previous detail, but on 24 set-up sts.

Sleeves

Make 60; 64; 68 chain sts + 1 chain st increase for each sleeve. Crochet with the main pattern to 12; 10; 12 cm height. Then, for widening from both sides make increases:

for 34th-36th rows: 1 st from both sides and 1st x 20 in every 4th row;

for 38th-40th rows: 1 st from both sides in every 3rd and 4th rows;

for 42nd-44th rows: 1 st x 11 from both sides in every 3rd row and 1 st x 16 in every 2nd and 3rd rows.

Totaly, 102; 114; 124 sts. At 57; 55; 53 cm height finish your work.

Assembly

Make decorative seam in 2 threads of yarn with chain seam on back and front.

Make the same seam on the central line of sleeves. Make the stitches of the chain seam in 2 rows, i.e., 2 single crochets.

Colar

Lift 104 sts along the neck-hole, step 2 cm from each side. Crochet the main pattern on all the sts to 6 cm height. Finish work.

Fold the colar inwards in half and sew.

Sew the buttons of the left half of front.