Difficulty Level: Intermediate

Size: 38

Abbreviations: accomp.: accompanying, hk.: hook, row: row, diag.: diagram, R: right, L: left, st.: stitch, sts.: stitches, motif: motif or motifs, skn.: skeins, fo.: fasten off, rep.: repeat or repeats, wrk: work or working, t.: time.

Crochet Stitches Used: Ch.: chain, Sl st.: slip stitch, Sc.: single crochet, Dc.: double crochet, 2 dc tog in different base sts: 2 double crochets closed together in different base stitches, Fpdc: front post double crochet (worked around the front of the stitch from the previous row), Bpdc: back post double crochet (worked around the back of the stitch from the previous row).

Pattern Stitch (A): follow diagram 1 (base of the pieces), diagram 2 (back neckline finishing), diagram 3 (left front neckline), and diagram 4 (right front neckline), Pattern Stitch (B): follow diagram 5, Pattern Stitch (C): follow diagram 6, Pattern Stitch (D): follow diagram 7.

Gauge: a 4 in. (10 cm) square in pattern stitch (A – diagram 1) with a 5.5 mm hook = 10 sts x 6 rows.

Execution

Transfer the patterns to tracing paper to use as a reference when making the piece. Pay attention to the arrows in the measurement diagram indicating the direction of the work.

Back: use a 5.5 mm crochet hook and Plume yarn 7388 (Latte). Work a chain of 53 ch, and on this chain, begin the piece from the bottom working back and forth in pattern stitch (A – 17 motifs + 2 sts.). Follow diagram 1 and repeat the sts. from the 1st to the 29th row. Finish with the neckline, following diagram 2 in the 30th row, working each side separately. Fasten off the yarn and set the piece aside.

Left Front: use a 5.5 mm crochet hook and Plume yarn 7388 (Latte). Work a chain of 26 ch, and on this chain, begin the piece from the bottom working back and forth in pattern stitch (A – 8 motifs + 2 sts.). Follow diagram 1 and repeat the sts. from the 1st to the 24th row. Finish with the neckline, following diagram 3 from the 25th to the 30th row. Fasten off the yarn and set the piece aside.

Right Front: use a 5.5 mm crochet hook and Plume yarn 7388 (Latte). Work a chain of 26 ch, and on this chain, begin the piece from the bottom working back and forth in pattern stitch (A – 8 motifs + 2 sts.). Follow diagram 1 and repeat the sts. from the 1st to the 24th row. Finish with the neckline, following diagram 4 from the 25th to the 30th row. Fasten off the yarn and set the piece aside.

Sleeve: Use a 5.5 mm crochet hook and Plume yarn 7388 (Latte). Work a chain of 27 ch, and on this chain, begin the piece from the bottom working in circular rows in pattern stitch (B). Follow diagram 5 from the 1st to the 22nd row. Fasten off the yarn.

Cuff: Use a 5.5 mm crochet hook and Plume yarn 7388 (Latte). Join the yarn to the initial chain of the sleeve and work the cuff in circular rows in pattern stitch (C). Follow diagram 6 and repeat the sts. from the 23rd to the 26th row. Fasten off the yarn, make the other sleeve and cuff the same, and set them aside.

Assembly and Finishing: Use a tapestry needle and Plume yarn 7388 (Latte), and sew the pieces together with basting stitches. Join the shoulders for 6.3 in (16 cm), close the sides of the body for 14.6 in (37 cm), leaving armhole openings of 7.1 in (18 cm). Attach the sleeves around the armholes.

Hem: Use a 5.5 mm crochet hook and Plume yarn 7388 (Latte). Join the yarn to the initial chain of the left front, passing through the initial chain of the back and finishing at the initial chain of the right front. Work the hem in back-and-forth rows in pattern stitch (D - 118 sts. per row). Follow diagram 7 and repeat the sts. from the 1st to the 6th row. Fasten off the yarn.

Collar: Use a 5.5 mm crochet hook and Plume yarn 7388 (Latte). Join the yarn at the rounded part of the right front neckline, passing through the back neckline and finishing at the rounded part of the left front neckline. Work the collar in back-and-forth rows in pattern stitch (D - 60 sts. per row). Follow diagram 7 and repeat the sts. from the 1st to the 3rd row.

Finishing Edge on the Front Sides and Collar Border: Use a 5.5 mm crochet hook and Plume yarn 7388 (Latte). Join the yarn on each side and work one row with 48 sc. Fasten off the yarn.

Designer: Samara Varela