​Melange Blue Crochet Top

You’ll need:

350g of Vita Cotton Iris Print yarn (100% cotton; 125m/20g) in mélange blue-light-blue shades (2204);

50g of Vita Cotton Pelican yarn (100% cotton; 330m/50g) in white color (3951);

Crochet hook 0,85.

Size: M.

Used Patterns

Main pattern: due to the scheme. Repeat 2^nd-13^th rows.

Fastening: work due to the scheme.

Stitches control: 10 pattern repeats x 16 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back and Front

Make 304 chain sts with mélange yarn and circle them in the ring with slip st.

1^st row: 5 chain sts (3 chain sts increase + 2 chain sts), 1 double crochet in the 1^st chain st increase, 1 chain st, * 1 double crochet in the 4^th chain st of base chain from crochet hook, 2 chain sts, 1 double crochet in the same st of base chain, 1 chain st*; repeat from * to *x 74 times, totally, 76 times. Finish the row with slip st.

Then, continue work around due to the scheme of the main pattern to the 11^th row. Finish every row with slip st. Don’t cut the yarn.

12^th row: join Vita Cotton Pelican yarn in white color and work due to the scheme. Finish the row with slip st. Cut the yarn.

Then, work due to the scheme of the main pattern, changing the colors of yarn in the following way:

13^th-23^rd rows: mélange yarn;

24^th row: white yarn;

25^th-35^th rows: mélange yarn;

36^th row: white yarn;

37^th-47^th rows: mélange yarn;

48^th row: white yarn;

49^th-59^th rows: mélange yarn.

For arm-hole, work in the following way in the 59^th row: leave unfinished 8 pattern repeats of the right arm-hole, make 30 pattern repeats of back, leave 30 unfinished pattern repeats open for front.

Back

There are 30 pattern repeats in work.

60th row: work with white yarn. Cut the yarn.

Then, work due to the scheme of the main pattern, changing the colors of yarn in the following way:

61^st-71^st rows: mélange yarn;

72^nd row: white yarn;

73^rd-81^st rows: mélange yarn;

82^nd row: white yarn;

83^rd-89^th rows: mélange yarn;

For forming neck-hole line, leave the central 16 pattern repeats open in the 79^th row from the beginning of work. There are 7 pattern repeats in work. Cut the yarn in the 89^th row from the beginning of work. Make left shoulder in the same way.

Sleeves

Make shoulder seam. Join mélange yarn to the lower part of arm-hole and work with straight and reversed rows due to the scheme of the main pattern to the 38^th row. Make the second sleeve in the same way.

Assembly

Make sleeve and side seams. Fasten neck-hole line due to the scheme of fastening from the 1^st to the 6^th row with white yarn. Finish every row with slip st.