Instructions for the crochet motif pullover “Flower Lace”
Sizes
S/M (L/XL)
Bust circumference: 88 (108) cm
Length: approximately 60 (63) cm
You Will Need
- Yarn (100% silk, 50 g/270 m) – 6 (7) skeins of brownish-burgundy
- 3.5 mm crochet hook
Patterns and Charts
Flower Motif
With a 3.5 mm hook, make a magic ring, work a chain of 7 ch, and join with 1 sl st into the first chain to form a ring. Work in rounds.
Round 1: 1 ch, *into the ring work 1 sc, 1 dc, 4 tr, 1 dc, 1 sc, 11 ch*, repeat from * to * 3 more times, end the round with a sl st into the first ch of the round = a 4-petal flower.
Important: after finishing the round, work into the starting loop and cut the yarn.
Gauge
Flower = 4.5 x 4.5 cm (measured from tip to tip of opposite petals).
Instructions
Start the work from the bottom edge of the back, finish at the bottom edge of the front. Make 10 (12) flowers, joining them together by one petal and two outer “corners” (on the same side) = work 2 tr of the petal, then 1 sl st between the 2 middle tr of the petal of the previous flower. At the “corners,” work 5 ch, 1 sl st into the middle of the “corner” of the previous petal, 5 ch.
Important: make sure all flowers face right side up!
Continue working according to the chart, joining flowers to the flowers of the previous row the same way as described above for joining them to each other.
After working 8 rows of flowers, work the sleeves = see chart.
For size S/M, once a total of 13 rows have been worked, the middle of the next row = the middle of the work.
For size L/XL, the middle of the work falls between rows 14 and 15 of flowers.
Work the front according to the chart.
Finishing
Fold the piece as shown (see chart), and sew the edges together, joining the flowers as when crocheting them.
