Pattern Description for “Crochet Tunic with Flower Border”
Sizes
36/38 (46/48),
Scarf length approx. 120 cm.
You Will Need
- Yarn (70% alpaca, 30% polyamide, 225 m/50 g), 400 (500) g brown
- Crochet hooks size 5.5 mm and 6 mm
Note! Use the 5.5 mm hook only for working the neckline and sleeve edges.
Stitch Patterns and Charts
Flower Motif
Work in rounds following Chart 1.
For the 1st motif, form a loop from the yarn and work 3 rounds following the chart, beginning each round with 3 ch or 1 ch instead of the 1st dc or 1st sc, respectively, and ending with 1 sl st into the turning chain. If needed, move to the start of the next round with a sl st.
Work all following motifs the same as the 1st motif, but in round 3 attach the yarn to the previous motif. To do this, join the motif to the previous motifs with 1 sl st at the marked points.
Connecting Row
Work following Chart 1. Attach the yarn at arrow A, beginning with 4 ch instead of the 1st tr, and with the stitches before the repeat, work the repeat 5 times, and end with the stitches after the repeat.
Main Pattern
Stitch count is a multiple of 3 + 2.
Work following Chart 2. Begin with the stitch before the repeat, repeat the pattern continuously, and end with the stitch after the repeat.
Work rows 1-3 once, then repeat rows 2 and 3 continuously.
Picot Edging
Begin each round with 1 ch instead of the 1st sc or 1 sl st, and end with 1 sl st into the turning chain.
Round 1: sc.
Round 2: * 1 sl st, work 1 picot (= 3 ch, 1 sl st into the 1st ch), skip 1 sc of the previous round, repeat from * continuously.
Work rounds 1 and 2 once.
Gauge
11 sts x 7 rows = 10 x 10 cm, worked in the main pattern,
Flower motif diameter: 10 cm.
Note! First work the lower border. Then split the work and continue the back and front separately. The pattern shows the border for size 1.
Pattern Pieces
Instructions
Lower Border
Work a total of 30 (36) flower motifs and join them following Chart 1. First join 10 (12) motifs into a strip, joining the 10th (12th) motif also to the 1st motif to form the 1st ring. Work the 2nd and 3rd rings the same as the 1st, joining the offset motifs to the previous ring; border height = 27 cm.
Back
Work 1 connecting row around 5 (6) motifs of the top ring of the border. Continue in the main pattern, working 56 (68) sts in row 1.
At the same time, for the side shaping, decrease 1 x 1 st on both sides in every 8th row from the start of working the pattern (= at the start of the row skip 1 st, working a sl st; at the end of the row leave 1 st unworked) = 50 (62) sts.
After 43 cm from the start of working the pattern, decrease 3 sts on both sides for the armholes, then 3 x 1 st in every row = 38 (50) sts.
After 60 (62.5) cm from the start of working the main pattern, skip the center 16 (22) sts for the neckline and continue both sides separately.
After 61.5 (64) cm from the start of working the pattern, finish off the remaining 11 (14) sts for the shoulders.
Front
Work the same as the back, but for a deeper neckline, after 54.5 (57) cm from the start of working the pattern, skip the center 10 (16) sts and finish both sides separately.
For the inner edge curve, decrease 3 x 1 st in every row.
Sleeves
For each sleeve, chain 26 (32) sts + 3 turning ch and work in the main pattern.
For the sleeve shaping, increase 1 st on both sides after 3 cm from the starting row, then alternately in every 6th and 4th row increase 5 x 1 st following the pattern = 38 (44) sts.
After 44 cm from the starting row, decrease 3 sts on both sides for the sleeve cap, then decrease 8 x 1 st in every row.
After 57 cm from the starting row, finish off the remaining 16 (22) sts.
Finishing
Sew the shoulder seams.
Work the picot edging around the neckline.
Sew in the sleeves, then sew the side and sleeve seams.
Work the picot edging around the sleeve edges.
Infinity Scarf
Work a total of 48 flower motifs and join them following Chart 1. First join 12 motifs into a strip, joining the 12th motif also to the 1st motif to form the 1st ring. Work rings 2-4 the same as the 1st, joining the offset motifs to the previous ring.
