Violet Crochet Jacket
You’ll need:
500 (550) 600g of violet Alta Moda Alpaca yarn (90% alpaca, 5% wool, 5% polyamide; 140m/50g);
Crochet hook 6.
Size: S (M) L.
Used Patterns
Main pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 13 +7. Work due to the scheme. Start with sts before pattern repeat = 1 WS row, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat. Make 1st-3rd rows x once, then, repeat 2nd-3rd rows.
Stitches control: 17,5 sts x 6 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Back
Make 85 (91) 98 chain sts + 4 chain sts increase and work with the main pattern, for M size, start and finish with 3 extra treble crochets. In 37,5 (37,5) 35,5 cm from the beginning of the detail, leave 3 cm = 5 treble crochets open from both sides. In 58 cm from the lower edge of work, finish on the rest sts.
Left Front
Make 33 (36) 39 chain sts + 4 chain sts increase and work with the main pattern, for size M, start with extra 3 treble crochets, for size L with extra 6 treble crochets. For chamfer, increase * 3 x 1 st in every row and 1 x 1 st in the next 2nd row* from the left side; repeat from * to * x 5 times, increase 2 x 1 st in every row. Make the increased sts with treble crochets and include them in the pattern, that is 2 pattern repeats or 26 sts of the set-up row. At the same time, make arm-hole from the right side in the same way, as for back. In 49,5 cm from the lower edge, work in the following way for neck-hole: make a mark from the right side in 12 (12,5) 13 cm = left shoulder. Makethenext 15,5 (15,5) 16 cmforneck-hole. Leave the central 12,5 (12,5) 13 cm open on these sts and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 3 x 0,5 cm open in every next row. In 58 cm from the beginning of the detail, finish your work on the rest sts of right and left shoulder.
Right Front
Make in symmetry to the left front.
Sleeves
Make 46 (46) 52 chain sts + 4 chain sts increase and work with the main pattern, for this start and finish with 3 treble crochets from both sides. In 4 cm from the lower edge, increase 13 x 1 st in every 2nd row from both sides. Make the increased sts, at first, with treble crochets and after that include them in the pattern repeat, that is, 1 pattern repeat or 13 sts of the set-up row. In 52 cm from the lower edge, finish the detail.
Assembly
Fasten the edges of front with 1 row of single crochets and 1 row of “shrimp stitch”. Put right half of front upon left half. Sew up the sleeves. Make side and sleeve seams. Fasten neck-hole with 1 row of single crochets and 1 row of “shrimp stitch”, start from neck-hole from the right half of front, then, fasten back neck-hole and left half of front.