R’s DIAMONDS & VEE's TOP
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pattern, but for that absolutely gorgeous rose coloured yarn in this
inspiration photograph.
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As I work on this pattern, I’ve
written down my notes that I share with you.
Materials used : Today
I’ve used our superb Indian Anchor knitting cotton yarn, with a 3 mm crochet
hook.
I’ve made a 5XL size and I used nearly 500 gms
of Anchor knitting cotton.
Skill level :
Advanced.
The pattern and stitches are basic, but as we’re
working on a neatly curved armhole and sleeve to match that armhole, the
instructions are tedious and I feel one needs slightly advanced crochet skills.
This is also a really long write up and it is
scattered with lots of options / choices and notes. Please read through
it all. Thanks.
Stitches used :
Starting slip knot : Here’s how you start with a slip knot. https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw
Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : This is a neat new way to start your work without a slip knot. https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs
What is a chain stitch ? Here is an easy video tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY
What is a slip stitch : Here is a neat video tutorial at https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw
Magic circle : To refresh your skill, please view this easy video https://youtu.be/ISC39yOqWro
Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk);
[yo, draw through 2 lps] twice. One dc made.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo
Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0
Abbreviations used :
lp(s) : Loop(s) sc : Single crochet
dc : Double crochet sp : Space
sl-st : Slip stitch ch : Chain
st(s) : Stitch(es) hk : Hook
yo : Yarn Over
Instructions : (Using U.S terminology)
Please note that I start all my rows with a ch 1, turning chain for ease.
Please check the top of this blog for easy video tutorials on all stitches used in today's pattern.
Please read through all my notes before you pick up your hook, so you know just where we're heading in our pattern.
In my patterns I work with the principle of stitch count and body measurement. This means that you need to work the stitch count in pattern, till you get the measurement (length and/or width) that you need for your project.
Quick analysis of what we’re going
to do here today. We are starting
our top from the bottom (or waistline) and working our way up to the armholes
and neck.
So working up from the waist,
your first measure will be the waist, and we will start with half the
measure for round waist.
FRONT / BACK (Make two)
Foundation double crochet (fdc) : This is a unique way of starting a project directly with a row of double crochet stitches. Here is an easy video tutorial https://youtu.be/hjNUYVvyU9k
Start with fdc in multiples
of 10. Turn.
Row 1 : dc in the 1st
3 fdc ;
*ch 3, sk next 2 fdc, sc in the next fdc ;
ch 3, sk next 2 fdc, dc in
the next 5 fdc* ;
rep *to* till the last 3 fdc ;
dc in the last 3 fdc. Turn.
Row 2 : dc in the 1st
2 dc ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sk next sc, sc in the
next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next 3 dc* ;
rep *to* till the last
3 dc ;
ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the last 2 dc.
Turn.
Row 3 : dc in the 1st
dc ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
(ch 3, sk next sc, sc in the
next ch-3 sp) ;
rep (to) once ;
ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next dc* ;
rep *to*
till the last dc ;
ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the last dc. Turn.
Row 4 : 2 dc in the 1st
dc ;
*ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sc in the next ch-3
sp ;
ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, 3 dc in the next dc* ;
rep *to* till end ;
ch 3, 2
dc in the last dc. Turn.
Row 5 : dc in the 1st
dc ; 2 dc in the next dc ;
*ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch
3, sk next ch-3 sp, [2 dc in the next dc ;
dc in the next dc ; 2 dc in the next
dc]* ;
rep *to* till the last 2 dc ;
ch 3, 2 dc in the next dc ; dc in the last
dc. Turn.
Row 6 : sc in the 1st dc ; sc in the next 2 dc ;
*ch 2, sk
next ch-3 sp, dc in the next sc ;
ch 2, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next 5 dc* ;
rep *to* till the last 3 dc ;
ch 2, sc in the last 3 dc. Turn.
Row 7 : sc in the 1stsc ;
*ch 3, sk next 2 sc, 2 dc in the
next ch-2 sp ; dc in the next dc ;
2 dc in the next ch-2 sp ; ch 3, sk next 2 sc,
sc in the next sc* ;
rep *to* till the last 3 sc ; ch 3, sk next 2 sc, sc in
the last sc. Turn.
Row 8 : dc in the 1st
sc ; ch 1, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next 3 dc ;
ch
3, sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp* ;
rep
*to* till the last ch-3 sp ;
ch 1, dc in the last sc. Turn.
Row 9 : sc in the 1st dc
; ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next dc ;
ch 3,
sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
(ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp) ;
rep (to)
once* ;
rep *to* till the last dc ;
ch 1, sc in the last dc. Turn.
Row 10 : dc in the 1st sc
; ch 1, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, 3 dc in the next dc ;
ch 3, sk next
ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
(ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp)* ;
rep *to*
till the last dc ;
ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 1, dc in the last sc. Turn.
Row 11 : sc in the 1st dc
;
*ch 3, [2 dc in the next dc ;
dc in the next dc ; 2 dc in the next dc] ;
ch
3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp* ;
rep *to* till the last [to] ;
ch
3, sc in the last dc. Turn.
Row 12 : dc in the 1st
sc ;
*ch 2, sc in the next 5 dc ; ch 2, dc in the next sc* ;
rep *to* till the
last 5 dc ;
ch 2, dc in the last sc.
Turn.
Row 13 : dc in the 1st dc
; 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp ;
*ch 3, sk next 2 sc, sc in the next sc ; ch 3, sk
next 2 sc,
[2 dc in the next ch-2 sp ;
dc in the next dc ; 2 dc in the next
ch-2 sp]* ;
rep *to* till the last ch-2 sp ;
2 dc in the last ch-2 sp ; dc in
the last dc. Turn.
Let’s put our work down and see
the beauty created.
You’ll see the
combination of a filled in “V” pattern and then a small diamond of ch-3 sps ; and
how cleverly its moved one section such that the “V”s and diamonds alternate.
Beautiful, isn’t it?
And just like that we’ve
finished one pattern repeat as well.
Rep Rows 2 – 13 till your project reaches the armhole level , ending with Row 8.
Just for convenience, let’s go
ahead and re-number our armhole decrease rows from 1. Do note though that all instructions given
under here are only for armhole decrease and not to be confused with the
numbering for the main part of the body. Thanks.
Armhole Decrease Row
1 : sc in the 1st
dc ;
ch 2, sc in the next ch-3 sp ; ch 2, sk next dc, dc in the next dc ;
*ch
3, sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
(ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp) ;
rep
(to) once ;
ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next dc* ;
rep *to* till the last dc ;
ch 2, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 2, sk next sc and sc in the last dc. Turn.
Armhole Decrease Row
2 : sl-st to the 1st
dc ; dc in the 1st dc ;
ch 1, sk next ch-3 sp ; sc in the next ch-3
sp ;
ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, 3 dc in the next dc ;
ch 3, sk next
ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
(ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp)* ;
rep *to*
till the last dc before the end,
ch 1, dc in the last dc. Turn.
Armhole Decrease Row 3
: ch 3, sc in the 1st
ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, [2 dc in the next dc ;
dc in the next dc ; 2 dc in the next
dc] ;
ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp* ;
rep *to* till the last ch-3
sp ;
ch 3, sl-st in the last dc. Turn.
Armhole Decrease Row
4 : sl-st to the 1st
sc ; dc in that 1st sc ;
ch
1, sc in the next 5 dc ;
*ch 2, dc in the next sc ; ch 2, sc in the next 5 dc*
;
rep *to* till the last sc ;
ch 2, dc in that last sc. Turn.
Armhole Decrease Row
5 : dc in the 1st
dc ; dc in the next ch-1 sp ;
*ch 3, sk next 2 sc, sc in the next sc ; ch 3, sk
next 2 sc,
[2 dc in the next ch-2 sp ;
dc in the next dc ; 2 dc in the next
ch-2 sp]* ;
rep *to* till the last ch-1 sp ;
dc in that last ch-1 sp ; dc in
the last dc. Turn.
Armhole Decrease Row 6
: dc in the 1st
dc ; ch 1, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, sk
next dc, dc in the next 3 dc ;
ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3,
sk next sc, sc in the next ch-3 sp* ;
rep *to* till the last ch-3 sp ;
ch 1, dc
in the last dc. Turn.
Armhole Decrease Row
7 : ch 3, sc in the 1st
ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3
sp ;
(ch 3, sk next sc, sc in the next ch-3 sp) ;
rep (to) once ;
ch 3, sk next
dc, dc in the next dc* ;
rep *to* till the last ch-3 sp ; ch 3, sl-st in the
last dc. Turn.
Armhole Decrease Row
8 : dc in the 1st
ch-3 sp ; ch 1, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, 3 dc in the
next dc ;
ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sc in the next
ch-3 sp* ;
rep *to* till the last ch-3 sp,
ch 1, dc in the last dc. Turn.
Armhole Decrease Row
9 : sc in the 1st
dc ;
*ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp,
[2 dc in the next dc ;
dc in the next dc ; 2 dc in
the next dc] ;
ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp* ;
rep *to*
till the last ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sk last ch-3 sp, sc and ch-1 sps ;
sc in the last
dc. Turn.
Armhole Decrease Row 10
: dc in the 1st
sc ;
*ch 2, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next 5 dc ;
ch 2, sk next ch-3 sp, dc in
the next sc* ;
rep *to* till the last ch-3 sp ;
ch 2, sk last ch-3 sp, dc in
the last sc. Turn.
Phew ! Take a short break as
we’ve completed the decreases for our armhole. Now it’s an easy peasy repeat
for the next four rows.
Row 11 : dc in the 1stdc
; 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp ;
*ch 3, sk next 2 sc, sc in the next sc ;
ch 3, sk
next 2 sc, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp ;
dc in the next dc ; 2 dc in the next ch-2
sp* ;
rep *to* till the last ch-2 sp ;
ch 3, 2 dc in the last ch-2 sp ;dc in
the last dc. Turn
Row 12 : dc in the 1st
2 dc ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp
;
ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next 3 dc* ;
rep *to* till the last 3 dc ;
ch 3,
sk next dc, dc in the last 2 dc. Turn.
Row 13 : dc in the 1st
dc ;
ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
*(ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp)
;
rep (to) once ;
ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next dc ;
ch 3, sk next dc, sc in
the next ch-3 sp* ;
rep *to* till the last 2 dc ;
ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the
last dc. Turn.
Row 14 : 2 dc in the 1stdc
;
*ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
(ch 3, sc in the next ch-3
sp) ;
ch 3, 3 dc in the next dc* ;
rep *to* till the last dc ;
ch 3, 2 dc in
the last dc. Turn.
In the following row, we will
divide for neckline and shoulder.
Row 15 : dc in the 1st
dc ; 2 dc in the next dc ;
*ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch
3, [2 dc in the next dc ; dc in the next dc ; 2 dc in the next dc]* ;
rep *to* once
;
ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, 2 dc in the next dc ; dc
in the next dc ;
(ch 1, sc in the next dc
ch 3, sc in the next sc ;
ch 3, sc in the next 3 dc) ;
rep (to) till
the third last 3-dc set from end ;
sc in the next dc ;
ch 1, dc in the next
dc ; 2 dc in the next dc ;
rep *to* till the last 2 dc ;
2 dc in the next dc ; dc in the last dc.
Turn .
Now we will only work one part
of our work for the first shoulder.
We
will then continue working on this part of the shoulder till the top, fasten
off and then mirror these instructions for the other shoulder bit.
You could place a marker here
as this is where you will re-attach your yarn for the other side of the
shoulder.
Row 16 : sc in the 1st
3 dc ;
*ch 2, dc in the next sc ; ch 2, sc in the next 5 dc* ;
rep *to* till
the last 3 dc ; ch 2, sc in the last 3 dc.
Turn.
Row 17 : ch 2, sc in the 1st sc
;
ch 2, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp ;
dc in the next dc ; 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp
;
*ch 3, sk next 2 sc, sc in the next sc ; ch 3, sk next 2 sc,
[2 dc in the
next ch-2 sp ; dc in the next dc ;
2 dc in the next ch-2 sp]* ;
rep *to* till
the last 3 sc ;
ch 3, sc in the last sc.
Turn.
Row 18 : dc in the 1st sc
;
ch 1, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next 3 dc ;
ch 3,
sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sk next sc, sc in the next ch-3 sp*
;
rep *to* till the last ch-2 sp ;
ch 3, sc in the last ch-2 sp, hdc in the
last sc. Turn.
You are now in the middle of
that last ch-2 sp, and just where you need to be for the next row.
Row 19 : dc in the 1st hdc
;
ch 1, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next dc ;
ch 3,
sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
(ch 3, sk next sc, sc in the next ch-3 sp)
;
rep (to) once* ;
rep *to* till the last ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sc in the last ch-3
sp ; ch 1, sc in the last sc. Turn.
Row 20 : dc in the 1st
sc ;
ch 1, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, 3 dc in the next dc ;
ch 3, sk next
ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp* ;
rep *to*
till last dc ;
ch 3, sc in the last dc.
Turn.
Row 21 : sc in the 1st
dc ;
*ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp,
[2 dc in the next dc ; dc in the next dc ; 2 dc in
the next dc] ;
ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp* ;
rep *to* till
the end ;
ch 2, dc in the last sc. Turn.
Row 22 : dc in the 1st
dc ;
*ch 2, sc in the next 5 dc ; ch 2, sk next ch-3 sp, dc in the next sc* ;
rep *to* till the last 5 dc ; ch 2, dc in the last sc. Turn.
Row 23 : dc in the 1st dc
; 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp ;
*ch 3, sk next 2 sc, sc in the next sc ;
ch 3, sk
next 2 sc,
[2 dc in the next ch-2 sp ; dc in the next dc ;
2 dc in the next
ch-2 sp]* ;
rep *to* till the last ch-2 sp ;
ch 3, 2 dc in that last ch-2 sp ;
dc in the last dc. Turn.
Row 24 : 2 dc in the 1st
dc ; dc in the next dc ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch
3, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next 3 dc* ;
rep *to*
till the last 3 dc ;
ch 3, sk next dc, dc
in the last 2 dc. Turn.
Row 25 : dc in the 1st
dc ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
(ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp)
;
rep (to) once ; ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next dc* ;
rep *to* till the last
3 dc ; ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the last 2 dc.
Turn.
Row 26 : 2 dc in the 1st dc ;
*ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in
the next ch-3 sp ;
(ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp) ;
ch 3, 3 dc in the next dc*
;
rep *to* till the 2nd last dc ;
ch 3, 3 dc in that 2nd
last dc ; dc in the last dc. Turn.
Row 27 : sk 1st
dc, dc in the next 2 dc ; 2 dc in the next dc ;
*ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp ; ch 3,
[2 dc in the next dc ;
dc in the next dc ; 2 dc in the next dc]* ;
rep *to* till the last 2 dc ;
2 dc
in the next dc ; dc in the last dc.
Turn.
Row 28 : sc in the 1st
4 dc ;
*ch 2, dc in the next sc ; ch 2,
sc in the next 5 dc* ;
rep *to* till the last 3 dc ;
ch 2, sc in the last 4 dc. Turn.
Row 29 : (Neckline edge)
dc in the 1st sc ; ch 2, sc in the next sc ;
*ch 3, sk next 2
sc,
[2 dc in the next ch-2 sp ; dc in the next dc ;
2 dc in the next ch-2 sp] ;
ch 3, sk next 2 sc, sc in the next sc* ;
rep *to* till the last ch-2 sp ;
dc in
the last sc ; ch 2, dc in the same last sc. Turn.
We’re now at the armhole edge
and are going to start shaping the shoulder.
Row 30 : sl-st past the 1st
2 dc and ch-sp into the 3rd dc
(which is the 1st dc of
that 5-dc set) ,
sc in the next 2 dc ; hdc in the next dc ;
ch 2, sk
next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, sk next sc, sc in the
next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next 3 dc ;
ch 3, sk next dc, sc in
the next ch-3 sp * ;
rep *to* till the last ch-2 sp ;
ch 2, hdc in the last st. Turn.
Row 31 : (Neckline edge)
sc in the 1st hdc ;
(ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp) ;
rep (to)
once ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next dc ;
ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the next
ch-3 sp ;
rep (to) 2 times* ;
rep *to* till the last 3 dc ;
ch 2, sk next
dc, hdc in the next dc ;
ch 1, sc in the next dc ; ch 2, sc in the next ch-3 sp
;
ch 2, sl-st in the next hdc. Turn.
Row 32 : sl-st in the next
two ch-2 sps , scs and hdc ;
ch 2, sc in the next ch-3 sp ; ch 1, hdc in
the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 2, 3 dc in the next dc ; ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 2, dc in the last sc. Turn.
Row 33 : sl-st in all the
sts till the last dc of the 3-dc set ;
sc in the next ch-3 sp ; ch 2, hdc in
the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 2, dc in the last dc.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
We have completed one side of
the top all the way to the shoulder.
Re-attach your yarn at the
marker and repeat all instructions for the other side of the shoulder. Remember that we’ve got to mirror the
instructions (i.e if you are particular about the work showing the right side
up).
Once you’ve completed both
sides till the shoulder, you have one side of your top complete.. so Yaay!
Repeat all instructions for the other side of the top, and we’ll meet back here again to work on the sleeves. Ciao till then.
P.S : I decided to make the
back of the top a little higher, and worked the pattern all the way till the 2nd
last row and then divided for the shoulders.
Below is the chart for
shaping of your top.
SLEEVE
Make two.
Start with fdc in multiples of 10.
Turn.
Row 1 : sc in the 1st
fdc ;
*ch 3, sk next 2 fdc, dc in the next 5 fdc ;
ch 3, sk next 2 fdc, sc in
the next fdc* ;
rep *to* till the end.
Turn.
Row 2 : dc in the 1st
sc ; ch 1, sc in the 1st ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the next
ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sk next sc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sk next dc, dc in
the next 3 dc* ;
rep *to* till the the end ;
ch 3, sc in the last ch-3 sp ; ch
1, dc in the last sc. Turn.
Row 3 : sc in the 1st
dc ; ch 3, sc in the 1st ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the
next dc ;
ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
(ch 3, sk next sc, sc in
the next ch-3 sp) ;
rep (to) once* ;
rep *to* till the end ;
ending with just
one (to) repeat and an sc in the last dc.
Turn.
Row 4 : dc in the 1st
sc ; ch 1, sc in the 1st ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, 3 dc in
the next dc ;
ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sc in the
next ch-3 sp* ;
rep *to* till end ;
ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the last ch-3
sp ; ch 1, dc in the last sc. Turn.
Row 5 : sc in the 1st
dc ;
*ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp,
[2 dc in the next dc ; dc in the next dc ; 2 dc in
the next dc] ;
ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp* ;
rep *to* till
the end ;
ch 3, sk last ch-3 sp, sc in the last dc. Turn.
Row 6 : dc in the 1st sc ;
*ch 2, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in
the next 5 dc ;
ch 2, sk next ch-3 sp, dc in the next sc* ;
rep *to* till the
end ;
ch 2, dc in the last sc. Turn.
Row 7 : dc in the 1st sc ; 2 dc in the 1st ch-2
sp ;
*ch 3, sk next 2 sc, sc in the next sc ; ch 3, sk next 2 sc,
[2 dc in the
next ch-2 sp ; dc in the next dc ;
2 dc in the next ch-2 sp]* ;
rep *to* till
the last ch-2 sp ;
2 dc in the last ch-2 sp ; dc in the last dc. Turn.
Row 8 : dc in the 1st
2 dc ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp
;
ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next 3 dc* ;
rep *to* till the last 2 dc ;
ch 3,
sk next dc, dc in the next last dc.
Turn.
Row 9 : dc in the 1st dc
;
*ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
(ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp) ;
rep (to) once ;
ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next dc* ;
rep *to* till the end. Turn.
Row 10 : 2 dc in the 1st
dc ;
*ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
(ch 3, sc in the
next ch-3 sp) ;
ch 3, 3 dc in the next dc* ;
rep *to* till the last dc, 2 dc in
that last dc. Turn.
Row 11 : 2 dc in the 1st
dc ; 2 dc in the next dc ;
*ch 3,
sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, [2 dc in the next dc ;
dc in
the next dc ; 2 dc in the next dc]* ;
rep *to* till the last 2 dc ;
ch 3, 2 dc
in both the last 2 dcs. Turn.
Row 12 : sc in the 1st 4 dc ;
*ch 2, dc in the next sc ; ch 2,
sc in the next 5 dc* ;
rep *to* till the last 4 dc ; ch 2, sc in the last 4 dc. Turn.
Row 13 : sc in the 1st sc
; ch 3, sc in the next sc ;
*ch 3, sk next 2 sc,
[2 dc in the next ch-2 sp ; dc
in the next dc ;
2 dc in the next ch-2 sp] ;
ch 3, sk next 2 sc, sc in the next
sc* ;
rep *to* till the last 4 sc ;
ch 3, sk next 2 sc, sc in the next sc ;
ch
3, sc in the last sc. Turn.
Row 14 : sc in the 1st
ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next 3 dc
;
ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sk next sc, sc in the next
ch-3 sp* ;
rep *to* till the last ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sc in the last ch-3 sp. Turn.
Row 15 : dc in the 1st
sc ; ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
(ch 3, sk next sc, sc in the next ch-3 sp)
;
*ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next dc ;
ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3
sp ;
rep (to) 2 times* ;
rep *to* till the end, ending with rep (to) once ;
ch
3, dc in the last dc. Turn.
Row 16 : dc in the 1st
dc ;
ch 2, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sk
next ch-3 sp, 3 dc in the next dc ;
ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3
sp* ;
rep *to* till the last dc ;
ch 2, dc in the last dc. Turn.
Row 17 : 2 dc in the 1st
dc ;
*ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, [2
dc in the next dc ;
dc in the next dc ; 2 dc in the next dc]* ;
rep *to* till
the end ;
ch 3, 2 dc in the last dc.
Turn.
Row 18 : sc in the 1st 2 dc ;
*ch 2, sk next ch-3 sp, dc in
the next sc ;
ch 2, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next 5 dc* ;
rep *to* till the end
; sc in the last 2 dc. Turn.
Row 19 : sc in the 1st sc ;
ch 2, [2 dc in the next ch-2 sp ; dc in
the next dc ;
2 dc in the next ch-2 sp] ;
*ch 3, sk next 2 sc, sc in the next
sc ;
ch 3, sk next 2 sc, rep [to] once* ;
rep *to* till the end ;
ch 2, sc in
the last sc. Turn.
Row 20 : dc in the 1st
sc ; ch 1, sc in the next ch-2 sp ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next 3 dc ; ch
3, sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp* ;
rep
*to* till the last ch-2 sp ; ch 3, sc in the same ch-2 sp ; ch 1, dc in the
last dc. Turn.
Row 21 : sc in the 1st dc
;
ch 3, sc in the 1st ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next dc
; ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
(ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp) ;
rep (to) once* ;
rep *to* till the last ch-3 sp ,
sc in that last ch-3 sp ;
rep
(to) once. Turn.
Row 22 : dc in the 1st
sc ;
ch 2, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, 3 dc in the next dc ; ch 3, sk next
ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
(ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp)* ;
rep *to*
till the last ch-3 sp ;
sc in that last ch-3 sp ;
ch 2, dc in the last dc. Turn.
Row 23 : dc in the 1st
dc ; ch 2, sc in the 1st ch-2 sp ;
*ch 3, [2 dc in the next dc ; dc
in the next dc ; 2 dc in the next dc] ;
ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next
ch-3 sp* ;
rep *to* till the last [to] ;
ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the last
ch-2 sp ;
ch 2, dc in the last dc. Turn.
Row 24 : sc in the 1st
dc ;
ch 1, dc in the 1st sc ;
*ch 2, dc in the next sc ; ch 2, sc
in the next 5 dc* ;
rep *to* till the last sc ;
ch 1, sc in the last dc. Turn.
Row 25 : dc in the 1st sc
; dc in the next ch-1 sp ; dc in the
next dc ;
2 dc in the next ch-2 sp ;
*ch 3, sk next 2 sc, sc in the next sc ;
ch 3, sk next 2 sc,
[2 dc in the next ch-2 sp ; dc in the next dc ;
2 dc in the
next ch-2 sp]* ;
rep *to* till the last ch-2 sp ;
2 dc in the last ch-2 sp ; dc
in the next dc ; dc in the next ch-1 sp ;
dc in the last dc. Turn.
Row 26 : hdc in the 1st
dc ; ch 1, dc in the next 3 dc ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ; ch
3, sk next sc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next 3 dc*
;
rep *to* till the the end ; ch 1, hdc in the last dc. Turn.
Row 27 : sc in the 1st
hdc ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next dc ; ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the next
ch-3 sp ;
(ch 3, sk next sc, sc in the next ch-3 sp) ;
rep (to) once* ;
rep
*to* till the last 3 dc ; ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next dc ; ch
3, sk next
dc, sc in the last hdc. Turn.
Row 28 : dc in the 1st
hdc ;
ch 2, 3 dc in the next dc ;
*ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3
sp ;
ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, 3 dc in the next dc*
;
rep *to* till end ;
ch 2, sk next ch-3 sp, dc in the last hdc. Turn.
Row 29 : dc in the 1st
dc ; ch 1,
[2 dc in the next dc ; dc in the next dc ; 2 dc in the next dc] ;
*ch
3, sk next ch-3 sp, rep [to] once ;
ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3
sp* ;
rep *to* till the last [to] ; ch 1, dc in the last dc. Turn.
Row 30 : dc in the 1st dc ;
ch 1, sc in the next 3 dc ;
*ch
2, sk next ch-3 sp, dc in the next sc ;
ch 2, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next 5
dc* ;
rep *to* till the end ;
ch 1, dc in the last dc. Turn.
Row 31 : dc in the 1st dc ;
2 dc in the 1st ch-1
sp ;
*ch 3, sk next 2 sc, sc in the next sc ; ch 3, sk next 2 sc,
[2 dc in the
next ch-2 sp ; dc in the next dc ; 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp]* ;
rep *to* till
the last ch-1 sp ;
2 dc in the last ch-1 sp ; dc in the last dc. Turn.
Row 32 : dc in the 1st
2 dc ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp
; ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next 3 dc* ;
rep *to* till the last 3 dc ;
ch 3,
sk next dc, dc in the next last 2 dc.
Turn.
Row 33 : 2 dc in the 1st
dc ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
(ch 3, sc in the next
ch-3 sp) ;
rep (to) once ;
ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next dc* ;
rep *to* till
the last dc ;
2 dc in that last dc.
Turn.
Row 34 : dc in the 1st dc
;
3 dc in the next dc ;
*ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
(ch 3,
sc in the next ch-3 sp) ;
ch 3, 3 dc in the next dc* ;
rep *to* till the last 2
dc,
3 dc in the next dc ; dc in the last dc.
Turn.
Row 35 : dc in the 1st 3
dc ; 2 dc in the next dc ;
*ch 3, sk next
ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, [2 dc in the next dc ; dc in the next
dc ; 2 dc in the next dc]* ;
rep *to* till the last 4 dc ; 2 dc in next dc ; dc
in the last 3 dc. Turn.
Row 36 : sc in the 1st 5 dc ;
*ch 2, dc in the next sc ; ch 2,
sc in the next 5 dc* ;
rep *to* till the end.
Turn.
Row 37 : dc in the 1st sc
;
ch 3, sk next sc, sc in the next sc ;
*ch 3, sk next 2 sc,
[2 dc in the next
ch-2 sp ;
dc in the next dc ; 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp] ;
ch 3, sk next 2 sc,
sc in the next sc* ;
rep *to* till the last 5 sc ;
ch 3, sk next 2 sc, sc in
the next sc ;
ch 3, sk next sc, dc in the last sc. Turn.
We have now reached the corner
of our armhole and we will start our armhole shaping from this row on.
Row 38 : sc in the 1st
dc ;
ch 1, hdc in the 1st sc ;
ch 1, hdc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 2,
sk next dc, dc in the next 3 dc ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sk next sc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next 3
dc* ;
rep *to* till the the last 3 dc ;
ch 2, hdc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 1,
sc in the next sc ; ch 1, sc in the last dc.
Turn.
Row 39 : sl-st till the in the 1st 3-dc set , dc in the 1st
2 dc ;
ch 1, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
*(ch 3, sk next sc, sc in the next ch-3
sp) ;
rep (to) once ;
ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next dc ;
ch 3, sk next dc,
sc in the next ch-3 sp* ;
rep *to* till the last 3 dc ;
ch 1, sk next dc, dc in
the last 2 dc. Turn.
Row 40 : sl-st into the 2nd dc ; dc in the same dc ; sc in the 1st
ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp ; ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, 3 dc in the
next dc ;
ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp* ;
rep *to* till the end
;
ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp ; sk last ch-1 sp , dc in the next dc. Turn.
Row 41 : sl-st into the 1st
ch-3 sp , sc in the same 1st ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp,
[2 dc
in the next dc ; dc in the next dc ; 2 dc in the next dc] ;
ch 3, sk next ch-3
sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp* ;
rep *to* till the last [to] ;
ch 3, sc in the
last ch-3 sp. Turn.
Row 42 : dc in the 1st sc ; sk next ch-3 sp and sc in the
next 5 dc ;
*ch 2, sk next ch-3 sp, dc in the next sc ;
ch 2, sk next ch-3 sp,
sc in the next 5 dc* ;
rep *to* till the last 5 dc ;
sk last ch-3 sp, dc in the
last sc. Turn.
Row 43 : ch 3, sk next 2 sc, sc in the next sc ;
*ch 3, sk next 2 sc,
[2 dc in the next ch-2 sp ; dc in the next dc ; 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp] ;
ch
3, sk next 2 sc, sc in the next sc* ;
rep *to* till the last 5 sc ;
ch 3, sk
next 2 sc, sc in the next sc ; sk next sc, dc in the last sc. Turn.
Row 44 : dc in the 1st
dc ; ch 1, sk next sc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the
next 3 dc ;
ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ; ch 3, sc in the next
ch-3 sp* ;
rep *to* till the last ch-3 sp ; ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the next
last ch-3 sp ;
ch 1, sk last sc, dc in the last dc. Turn.
Row 45 : dc in the 1st dc
; sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next dc ;
ch 3, sk next
dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
(ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp) ;
rep (to) once* ;
rep *to* till the last 3 dc ;
ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next dc ;
ch 3, sk
next dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ; dc in the last dc. Turn.
Row 46 : sl-st into the 1st
dc ; 2 dc in the 1st dc ;
*ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next
ch-3 sp ;
(ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp) ; ch 3, 3 dc in the next dc* ;
rep
*to* till the last dc, 2 dc in that last dc.
Turn.
Row 47 : dc in the 1st 2
dc ;
*ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the
next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, [2 dc in the next dc ; dc in the next dc ; 2 dc in the
next dc]* ;
rep *to* till the last 2 dc ;
dc in the last 2 dc. Turn.
Row 48 : sk the 1st
dc, sc in the next dc ;
ch 1 , dc in the next sc ;
*ch 2, sc in the next 5 dc ;
ch 2, dc in the next sc* ;
rep *to* till the last 2 dc ;
ch 1, sc in the next dc
; sk last dc. Turn.
We will use a dc 2-tog in the
following row.
Double crochet 2-tog : dc 2-tog : [yo, insert hk in st or ch-sp, yo and pull up a lp ; yo and draw through 2 lps] 2 times (3 lps on hk) ;
{yo, draw through 2 lps on hk} 2 times. One dc 2-tog made.
This video tutorial at https://youtu.be/1_oPlUfN5eg shows you how to use the dc 2-tog to decrease.
Sometimes we work the dc 2-tog in the same stitch, to use as a decorative stitch. Visit this video tutorial at https://youtu.be/lLUXOJ1sY9w
Row 49 : dc 2-tog over the 1st
2 dc, (skipping over the ch-1 sp between them) ;
2 dc in the next ch-2 sp
;
*ch 3, sk next 2 sc, sc in the next sc ; ch 3, sk next 2 sc,
[2 dc in the
next ch-2 sp ; dc in the next dc ; 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp]* ;
rep *to* till
the last ch-2 sp ;
2 dc in that same ch-2 sp ;
dc 2-tog over the last 2 dc, (sk
the last ch-1 sp between the last 2 dc).
Turn.
Row 50 : dc in the 1st
dc ;
ch 1, sc in the 1st ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, sk next sc, sc in the next
ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next 3 dc ;
ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the
next ch-3 sp* ;
rep *to* till the the last 3 dc ;
ch 1, sk next 2 dc , dc in
the last dc. Turn.
Row 51 : dc in the 1st
dc ; ch 1, sc in the 1st ch-3 sp ;
(ch 3, sk next sc, sc in the next
ch-3 sp) ;
*ch 3, sk next dc, dc in the next dc ; ch 3, sk next dc, sc in the
next ch-3 sp ;
rep (to) 2 times* ;
rep *to* till the last 3 dc ; ch 3, sk next
dc, dc in the next dc ; ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp ; rep (to) once ; ch 1, dc
in the last dc. Turn.
Row 52 : dc in the 1st
dc ; sc in the 1st ch-3 sp ;
*ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, 3 dc in the
next dc ;
ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 3, sc in the next
ch-3 sp* ;
rep *to* till end ;
ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the last ch-3 sp ;
ch 1, dc in the last sc. Turn.
Row 53 : ch 3, (2 hdc in the next dc ; dc in the next dc ; 2
dc in the next dc) ;
*ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, [2 dc in the next dc ;
dc in the
next dc ; 2 dc in the next dc] ;
ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp*
;
rep *to* till the last 3 dc ;
ch 3, 2 dc in the next dc ; dc in the next dc ;
2 hdc in the next dc ; dc in the last dc.
Turn.
And YES! We’ve reached the last
row of our sleeve.
Row 54 : sl-st in the 1st 4 st , sc in the next dc ;
*ch 2,
sk next ch-3 sp, dc in the next sc ;
ch 2, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in the next 5 dc*
;
rep *to* till the ch-3 sp ;
sc in the last dc , leaving the last 4 sts
un-worked. Turn.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Finishing : Attach the shoulders and sides of the top.
Then attach in the sleeves. Weave in all ends.
Border : A neat tie-up of all loose ends as well as a light border
around necklines, base of tops and armholes always makes a project look so much
nicer. In our case, we need only to worry about the necklines as we’ve started
with a neat fdc row.
You could do a row of picot
around the fdc start rounds of the arm as well as base of the dress and I’d
suggest you use a 3-ch picot, which would be (ch 3, sl-st into the 1st
ch) , and I’d also suggest you do this every alternate stitch all around.
For the neckline, here’s what I
suggest.
Start : with a round of sc loosely spaced all around the neckline. Join
with a sl-st to the 1st sc.
Round 1 : Sc in each sc till end, ensuring that at the corners, you do
a sc 3-tog to keep the neck rounded and tight.
Note : By “tight” I mean
that when working around necklines, at the edges, if we do not do that
‘together’ stitch, then that little bit will puff out and not sit flat. So we
decrease at all corners and keep the border flat and ‘tight’
Round 2 : Rep Round 1, continuing to ensure that you do your sc-tog and
keep the neckline rounded yet tight.
In our following round, if you
opt to do a picot, then here goes..
How to work a picot stitch : Traditionally for a ch-3 picot, you work (ch 3, sl-st in 3rd ch from hook). For a ch-5 picot, you will do (ch 5, sl-st in 5th ch from hook).
Here’s a great video https://youtu.be/8s3zVaBcn4s
We will work a ch-3 picot is (ch 3, sl-st
into the 3rd ch from hk).
Round 3 : Rep Round 1, adding a 3-ch picot every alternate stitch.
Fasten off and weave in all
ends.
And that’s done.. yet another
project superbly executed ! Big pats on the back all around !!
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