Abbreviations: fo: fasten off, hk: hook, rnd: round, st: stitch, sts: stitches, yo: yarn over.

Stitches used: Chain Stitch (ch). Slip Stitch (sl st): insert the hk, yo, pull up a loop, and pass directly through the loop on the hk. Single Crochet (sc): insert the hk, yo, pull up a loop, yo again, pull through all loops. Double Crochet (dc): yo, insert the hk, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops, yo again, pull through all loops. Pattern Stitch: Follow the diagram.

Gauge: a 10 cm (3.94″) square in pattern st, following the diagram, using a 3.0 mm hk = 17 sts x 6 rows.

Size: 16

Instructions

Back: make a chain of 80 ch plus 3 ch to turn, make 2 rows in dc, then work in pattern st following the diagram; repeat from * to * in the direction of the sts (9 times), plus the edges. At 66 cm (26″) from the beginning of the work, fo. Right front: make a chain of 40 ch plus 3 ch to turn, make 2 rows in dc, then work in pattern st following the diagram; repeat from * to * in the direction of the sts (4 times), plus the edges. At 60 cm (23.6″) from the beginning of the work, for the neckline, stop working on the right side in each row: 8 sts and 2 sts (4 times). At 66 cm (26″) from the beginning of the work, fo. Left front: work the same as the right front, but in reverse. Sleeves: make a chain of 56 ch, close in a circle, work 2 rnds in dc, then work in pattern st following the diagram; repeat from * to * in the direction of the sts (7 times). At 53 cm (20.9″) from the beginning of the work, fo. Make 2 identical sleeves. Finishing: sew the shoulders. Collar: work 8 rows in dc along the front and back neckline and fo. Attach the sleeves 19 cm (7.48″) on each side of the shoulder seams. Sew the sides. Work 3 rows in dc along the front edges and fo. Attach the buttons on the right front, the first at 10 cm (3.94″) from the bottom edge, and the others 14 cm (5.51″) apart. Button between the sts of the left front.

Artisan: Samara Varela