​Emerald Crochet Dress

You’ll need:

650 (700) 750g of emerald Secondo yarn (75% polyacryl, 25% sheep wool; 162m/50g);

Crochet hook 5;

Shirr.

Size: S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Relief pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 6 + 2 + 1 chain st increase. Work due to the scheme. Start with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat. Make 1^st-4^th rows x once, then, repeat 3^rd and 4^th rows.

Straps (make 2): make 50 (54) 58 chain sts with emerald yarn + shirr and fasten them with 1 row of single crochets.

Stitches control: single crochets: 28 sts x 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Relief pattern: 26 sts x 10 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 134 (146) 158 chain sts + 1 chain sts increase and work with relief pattern. In 50 cm from the set-up row, make 4,5 cm of single crochets for strap, make 108 (120) 132 single crochets in the 1^st row. Then, work with relief pattern, make 134 (146) 158 single crochets in the 1^st row. In 23 cm from stripe, leave the central 22 cm for neck-hole and finish both sides separately. In 27 cm from stripe, finish your work.

Front

Make in the same way, as back, but with deeper neck-hole. For this, leave the central 22 cm in 15 cm from the stripe and finish both sides separately.

Sleeves

Make 98 (104) 110 chain sts and work with relief pattern. In 58 cm from the set-up row, finish your work.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams; sew up the sleeves, make side and sleeve seams.