Bright Crochet Tunic

You’ll need:

150 (200) 200g of turquoise, green and bright-green Linarte yarn (40% viscose, 30% cotton, 20% linen, 10% polyamide; 125m/50g) (each);

100 (150) 150g of the same yarn, but in blue-green, light-green and tender-green colors (each);

Crochet hook 4,5.

Size: S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Main pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 3 + 1. Work due to the scheme. Start with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat. Make 1^st-5^th rows x once, repeat 2^nd-5^th rows.

Colors order: * 2 turquoise rows, 2 blue-green rows, 2 green rows, 2 light-green rows, 2 bright-green rows, 2 tender-green rows*; repeat from * to *.

Stitches control: 19 sts x 9,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 91 (100) 109 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase and work with the main pattern due to the colors order. In 52,5 cm = 50 rows from the set-up row, leave 9 sts from both sides for arm-holes = 73 (82) 91 sts. In 72,5 cm = 69 rows (73,5 cm = 70 rows) 74,5 cm = 71 rows from the set-up row, finish your work, the central 27 (28) 27 sts form neck-hole, 23 (27) 31 outer sts - for each shoulder.

Front

Make in the same way, as back, but with V-shape neck-hole. For this, in 46,5 cm = 44 rows from the set-up row, skip the central 1 (2) 1 st and continue work separately, decrease 3 x 1 st in every row and 10 x 1 st in every 2^nd row. Finish your work on the rest 23 (27) 32 sts at the height of back.

Sleeves

Make 46 (49) 52 sts + 3 chain sts increase and work with the main pattern due to the colors order. In 17 cm = 16 rows from the set-up row, increase 1 st from both sides for sleeve chamfers and 14 (14) 15 x 1 st in every 2^nd row due to the pattern and color of yarn = 76 (79) 84 sts. In 56 cm = 53 rows from the set-up row, finish your work.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. Sew up the sleeves, make side and sleeve seams. Fasten the edge of neck-hole with 1 row of single crochets and 1 row of double crochets with tender-green yarn.