​Crochet Summer Blouse

You’ll need:

4 (5) 6 skeins of 100% cotton yarn (110m/50g) for the main pattern and “spider web” pattern;

3 (4) 5 skeins of yarn (54% cotton, 46% viscose; 110m/50g) for edging;

Crochet hook 4.

Size: S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Main pattern: half-crochets, start each row with 2 chain sts increase;

“Spider web” pattern: due to the scheme 1. Start each row with chain st increase. Start with sts before pattern repeat, repeat the pattern twice, finish with sts after pattern repeat. Make 1^st-13^th rows once, then alternate 2^nd and 3^rd rows.

Edging: due to the scheme 2. Start each row with chain st increase. Start with sts before pattern repeat, repeat the pattern twice, finish with sts after pattern repeat. Make 1^st-13^th rows once, then alternate 2^nd-13^th rows.

Stitches Control

Main pattern: 16 sts x 10 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

“Spider web” pattern: 25,5 sts x 11,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Edging: 30,5 cm wide x 21 rows = 10 cm.

Instructions

Front

Make 94 (106) 118 chain sts + 1 chain st increase, continue with “spider web” pattern = 125 (141) 157 sts or 31 (35) 39 arches.

After making 8 cm, leave 1 unfinished arch from both sides for the raglan and 1 (2) 5 x 1 arch in two rows and 10 (10) 9 x 1 arch and 1 x ½ arch. Finishat 29 (30) 31 cm.

Back

Make 78 (88) 98 chain sts + 2 chain sts increase, 6 cm = 6 rows of the main pattern, after that make “spider web” pattern on 125 (141) 157 sts or 31 (35) 39 arches. After making 8 cm, leave 1 unfinished arch from both sides and 1 (2) 5 x 1 arch in two rows and 10 (10) 9 x 1 arch and 1 x ½ arch. Finish at 29 (30) 31 cm.

Sleeves

50 chain sts + 1 chain st increase and make 3 cm = 4 rows of single crochets, start each row with 1 chain st increase instead of 1 single crochet. Then, “spider web” pattern, make 27 arches in 1 row. Add 0 (1) 2 arches for forming arm-holes between 4 (4) 6 rows. In 3,5 (3,5) 5 cm = 4 (4) 6 rows from the beginning of work, make raglan line: in the same way as for front. At 24,5 (25,5) 28 cm = 28 (29) 32 rows finish your work.

Edging

Make 55 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase and make edging. Finish at 92 (104) 114 cm = 193 (217) 241 rows.

Assembly

Close raglan and side seams. Fasten the edging with mixed yarn, starting from the right corner: 1 single crochet in the corner of your edging, 1 single crochet in the side seam, * 1 single crochet in the next row of edging, 1 single crochet in the corresponding st of the set-up row*; repeat from * to *. After that, bind off the seams and fasten the neck-hole with 2 rows of single crochets with mixed yarn.