stitchcraft
DIFFICULTY: difficult
TIME: approximately 60 hours
SIZE
Large
Suggestions for other sizes:
For XL use a 5mm hook
For M use a thinner DK yarn eg Classic
Wool DK from Elle and a 3,75mm hook
For S use Charity 4-ply and 3,5mm hook
YOU WILL NEED
♥ DK yarn in 100g Charity DK in the following colours: School Grey, Rhino, Porcelain, Tiger Cerise, Neutral, Tan, and 2 × 100g in Charcoal
♥ 4mm crochet hook
♥ tapestry needle size 18
♥ pair of scissors
♥ 12 × stitch markers in different colours (2 sets numbered 1-6)
♥ 6 × 12mm diameter pearl shank buttons
♥ 2m × 12mm wide woven/satin ribbon
♥ 4 × strips of paper, 10 × safety pins, pen
♥ measuring tape
ABBREVIATIONS (UK TERMINOLOGY)
beg – begin(ning)
bptr – back post treble
ch – chain stitch
ch-sp – chain space
dc – double crochet
dtr – double treble
fptr – front post treble
htr – half treble
rep – repeat
rnd(s) – round(s)
RS – right side
slst – slip stitch
sm(s) – stitch marker(s)
sp(s) – space(s)
st(s) – stitch(es)
tr – treble
tr-cl(s) – treble-cluster(s)
yo – yarn over
SPECIAL STITCHES
Puff stitch (puff st): (yo, insert hook into sp indicated, yo, pull yarn up to height of a dc) 4 times, yo, pull through all loops on hook, ch 1.
V stitch (v st): tr into sp indicated, ch 2, tr into same sp, ch 1.
Triple V stitch (trip v st): 3 dtr into sp indicated, ch 3, 3 dtr into same sp.
NOTE
This garment consists of 4 parts: 2 × rows of 4 Puffy Flower blocks each for the shoulder and upper sleeve, 2 × 6-cornered granny squares with added rows to shape it as the 2 body parts (fronts, under arms and backs). Please remember ch 1 as part of special sts described above.
Remember to alternate colours when making chains (alternate colour technique rnd 6 of puffy flower).
TO CROCHET
Puffy flower block (make 8) With 4mm crochet hook and School Grey, ch 4. Close to form a circle by working slst into first ch made.
Rnd 1: Ch 3, work 8 puff sts into circle, slst into top of first puff st made, fasten off.
Rnd 2: Join Rhino into any of the 1-ch-sps in rnd 1, ch 4, tr into same sp, ch 1, (work 2 puff sts into next 1-ch-sp, work v st into next 1-ch-sp) 3 times, work 2 puff sts into next 1-ch-sp, slst into 4-ch-sp at beg of rnd 2, fasten off.
Join Porcelain into any 2-ch-sp created by v st in rnd 2, ch 3, work 2 puff sts into same sp, (work 1 puff st into next 1-ch-sp, work 2 puff sts into next 1-ch-sp, work
