Tunic with floral motifs
Tunic sizes: 36/38 (40/42).For you will need: 350 (400) g of Lampone coral yarn (70% cotton, 30% polyacrylic, 135 m/50 g); hooks No. 3.5, No. 4.5 and No. 5; knitting needles No. 3.5. Flower square, knit according to the pattern in circular rows. For each square, knit a chain of 6 ch. p. and close 1 sl st. into a ring. Make 7 rounds. rows according to the pattern, starting each round. row with the given number of ch. p. instead of the 1st p. and ending according to the pattern with 1 sl st. or 1 dc in the last ch. p. of the replacement or in the 1st p. of the round. row, respectively. If necessary, go to the beginning of the next round, row, making a sl st. Main pattern: Knit according to the chart directly on the flower squares. Work once from the 1st to the 3rd row, then repeat the 2nd and 3rd rows. Strap pattern: edge, * 1 front st, 2 purl sts, 1 front st, repeat from *, edge. Knitting density Main pattern with crochet hook No. 3.5: 26.5 sts and 10 rows = 10 x 10 cm; Main pattern with crochet hook No. 4.5: 24.5 sts and 10 rows = 10 x 10 cm; Main pattern with crochet hook No. 5: 21.5 sts and 10 rows = 10 x 10 cm; Flower square with crochet hook No. 4.5: 15 x 15 cm.
BACK/FRONT:With hook No. 4.5 make 4 flower squares, sew into a strip and crochet the upper edge according to the diagram with the main pattern with hook No. 5 = 128 sts. For size 36/38, after 15 cm from the beginning of the main pattern, knit with hook No. 4.5 and after 30 cm with hook No. 3.5. For size 40/42, after 30 cm from the beginning of the main pattern, knit with hook No. 4.5. After 45 (48) cm from the beginning of the main pattern, finish the work. ASSEMBLY: make shoulder seams on both sides for a length of 10 (12) cm. For the sleeve strips, cast on a total of 82 (86) sts on both sides from the shoulder seam for a length of 16 (17) cm and knit 4 cm with the strip pattern, then close all the loops according to the pattern. Sew side seams and sleeve strip seams.
