​Crochet Red Coat

You’ll need:

800g of carot red color yarn (95% wool, 5% acryl; 250m/100g);

200g of brown Suomrvitla yarn (100% wool; 90m/50g);

Crochet hook 3.

Size: M.

Instructions

Back

Make 80 chain sts. Work due to the scheme 1, repeat 1st-4th rows. In 17 cm from the set-up row, increase 7 x 1 st from both sides in every 24 cm. At 58 cm height, there are 94 crochets in work. Then, bind off 1 x 3 sts, 2 x 1 st from both sides for arm-holes. At 23 cm height from the beginning of arm-hole, decrease sts for neck-hole and shoulder chamfer, matching with pattern design in full dimensions.

Left Front

Make 54 chain sts and work due to the scheme 1. In 17 cm from the set-up row, increase 7 x 1 st from the right side in every 4 cm. At 38 cm height from the set-up row, continue work due to the scheme 2. At 58 cm height, there are 61 crochets in work. Then, make arm-hole in the same way as for back. At 69 cm height from the set-up row, decrease 16 sts from the left side for forming collar. Make 16 chain sts in the next row. Crochet these sts due to the pattern. At 23 cm height from the beginning of arm-hole, decrease sts for shoulder chamfer, matching with pattern design. Crochet the rest sts for 24 cm more, then, decrease 4 x 7 sts for collar chamfer. Finish your work at 27 cm height from the beginning of arm-hole.

Right front

Make in symmetry to the left. At 40 cm height from the set-up row, make 2 hanging loops.

Sleeves

Make 40 chain sts and work due to the scheme 1. In 6 cm, increase 12 x 1 st (make these increases in every pattern repeat with double crochets). At 39 cm height, there are 64 crochets in work. Then, make decreases for sleeve caps, matching with pattern design. Cut the yarn. Join brown yarn to the lower edge of sleeve. Make 4 rows of double crochets, then, increase 4 crochets and make 2 pattern repeats due to the scheme 1. Finish placket with 1 row of double crochets. Make the second sleeve placket in the same way.

Assembly

Make shoulder, side and sleeve seams, sew up the sleeves. Make back collar seam, sew collar to the edge of neck-hole. Fasten edges of front to point A, fasten it with mattress stitch on RS and from point A to neck-hole - with mattress stitch on WS.