154 – Crochet Blouse

154 – Crochet Summer Blouse Tutorial

This is a beautiful summer blouse and free crochet pattern. You can see step by step video explanation and written instructions. You need to know how to crochet Slip Stitch (ss), Chain Stitch (ch), Single Crochet (sc), Double Crochet (dc), 4dc shell with ch-2 space (2dc+2ch+2dc in one space).

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You will need:

Size hook 3,5 mm and 4 mm
Cotton Yarn: 300 g (125 m – 50 g),
6 balls of blue Cotton Yarn. Each ball contains 50 g, 137 yds/ 125 m
1 m = 1,0936 jardi (yds)
Size:
Shoulder Width: 39 cm /15,5″
Length: 58 cm / 23″
Bust Size: 94 cm /37″
Terminology:
Stitch (st)
Skip (sk)
Round (Rnd)
Slip Stitch (ss)
Chain Stitch (ch)
Single Crochet (sc)
Double Crochet (dc)
4dc shell with ch-2 space (2dc+2ch+2dc in one space)
4dc shell with ch-1 space (2dc+1ch+2dc in one space)

Instructions:
Start 110 chains in a circle (Size hook 3,5 mm)
Row 1: 1 ch, 110 Single Crochet in a circle
Row 2: 2ch, 35dc, 2ch, 20dc, 2ch, 35dc, 2ch, 20dc, 2ch, ss, tie it together
Row 3: 2ch, 35dc, 4dc shell with ch-2 space, 20dc, 4dc shell with ch-2 space,
35dc, 4dc shell with ch-2 space, 20dc, 4dc shell with ch-2 space,
ss, tie it together
Row 4: 2ch, *2dc, ch, sk st – repeat, dc,
4dc shell with ch-2 space,
dc, ch, sk st, *2dc, ch, sk st – repeat, dc,
4dc shell with ch-2 space,
dc, ch, sk st, *2dc, ch, sk st – repeat, dc,
4dc shell with ch-2 space,
dc, ch, sk st, *2dc, ch, sk st – repeat, dc,
4dc shell with ch-2 space,
dc, ch, sk st, ss, tie it together
Rows 5-8: as Row 3
Row 5: 2ch, 39dc, 4dc shell with ch-2 space,
28dc, 4dc shell with ch-2 space,
43dc, 4dc shell with ch-2 space,
28dc, 4dc shell with ch-2 space,
4dc, ss tie it together
Row 6: 2ch, 41dc, 4dc shell with ch-2 space,
32dc, 4dc shell with ch-2 space,
47dc, 4dc shell with ch-2 space,
32dc, 4dc shell with ch-2 space,
6dc, ss tie it together
Row 7: 2ch, 43dc, 4dc shell with ch-2 space,
36dc, 4dc shell with ch-2 space,
51dc, 4dc shell with ch-2 space,
36dc, 4dc shell with ch-2 space,
8dc, ss tie it together
Row 8: 2ch, 45dc, 4dc shell with ch-2 space,
40dc, 4dc shell with ch-2 space,
55dc, 4dc shell with ch-2 space,
40dc, 4dc shell with ch-2 space,
10dc, ss, tie it together
Row 9: as Row 4

FRONT
In the next 3 rows add one more stitch on each side
Row 1: 2 ch, 2dc shell, 63dc, 2dc shell in last stitch, Total 67dc
Row 2: 2 ch, 2dc shell, 65dc, 2dc shell in last stitch, Total 69dc
Row 3: 2 ch, 2dc shell, 67dc, 2dc shell in last stitch, Total 71dc, 7ch
BACK
Rows 1-9: 2 ch, 65dc
Row 9: at the end of row crochet 7 chains
Put together FRONT and BACK

Crochet Circle
Front (71st) + Back (65st) + (2 x 7ch= 14ch) = 150 stitches
Crocheting in the round – 11 Rows -150 stitches
Pattern (6 stitches, 150:6=25 patterns in one rnd)
Size Hook 4 mm
Rnd 1: 3ch, skip 2st, 4dc shell with ch-1 space, skip 2st, *1dc, skip 2st, 4dc shell with ch-1 space, skip 2st – repeat entire Rnd
Rnd 2-13: 3ch, 4dc shell with ch-1 space, *dc over dc, 4dc shell with ch-1 space – repeat entire Rnd
Rnd 14: 3ch, 4dc shell with ch-1 space, *2dc shel, 4dc shell with ch-1 space – repeat entire Rnd
Rnd 15-21: 3ch, 4dc shell with ch-1 space, *2dc, 4dc shell with ch-1 space – repeat entire Rnd
Last Rnd: 2ss, 5sc, 2ss, 5sc, 2ss…repeat entire Rnd 

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