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Little Girl's Romantic Summer Coat
Little Girl's Romantic Summer Coat
Auniquemasterpiecewithtotalfascinationguarantee!Crochetingthispieceisalotoffunasyou
workwithavarietyofcolors,patternsandshapes.Thankstoitsshapethecoatcanbewornbyyour
kidforseveralyears:asalongcoatfora1.5yearoldorasajacketwithsleevesfora7yearold.
SKILLLEVEL:experienced
GAUGE
FINISHEDSIZE
Instructionsaregivenforasinglesizewhichis
equivalent to 12 24 months or 86 92 cm.
However,asmentionedabove,thecoatcanfit
amucholderkid.
Hintsforothersizes:useathickeryarnand/or
alargerhooktohavealargersizeorathinner
yarn and/or a smaller hook for a smaller size.
Alternatively, you can request the calculation
foryourdesiredsizefrommeIllmakeitfor
youatnoextracost!:
22stitches=10cm
6rowsofdc=5cm
SYMBOLSANDABBREVIATIONS
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FINISHEDGARMENTMEASUREMENTS
Themeasurementsareshownfortherighthalf
ofthecoatwithouttheshelledges.Onelayer
of shells adds 3 cm to the length; 3 layers of
shellsadd6cm.
8 cm
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GENERALNOTE:
When working in rounds, use a sl st to join
eachrowintoaround.
Inthebeginningofarow,use1chstinplace
ofasc,use3chstinplaceofadcand4chst
inplaceofatc.
8 cm
20 cm
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38 cm
Insomediagrams,adjacentrowsareshownin
differentcolorstofacilitatetheunderstanding
ofthepatterns.
17 cm
MATERIALS
Versaillessupersoftyarn(50g/196meterper
skein)oranysoftyarnofcomparabledensity).
1skeineach
whitewithpastelparts
multicolor
lilac
rose
apricot
mint
lightblue
lightyellow
Optional:4(5)[6]matchingbuttons.
Explanationtothediagram:
Row1:chain3andjointhemintoaringwithaslst
Row2:8scintothering
Row3:(a5foldpopcorndc,chain2)intoeachst
A 5fold popcorn dc is done as follows: Work 5 dc in the
same stitch, drop loop from hook, insert hook from front
tobackinthetopofthefirstdcofgroupandpulldropped
loopthroughstitch(seethepicture).
Row4:(sc,chain5)intoeachch2space
Row5:(sc,hdc,dc,hdc,sc)intoeachch5space
Theflowersarejoinedintoastripebyworkingachainofstitcheswithslstintoflowerpetalsmiddle
stitches as shown in the diagram below. First, the flowers are joined horizontally and, then,
vertically.Intheverticalchains,bothflowersarejoinedwithasingleslst.
Thelengthoftheresultingstripeshouldbe145st(12flowersx12ch.st+1edgest.).
ch2,skip2st)intothebackloopsoftherow,
previoustorow1oftheshells(seephoto).
Row1(white):scineachchst(=145st).Donot
turnthework!
Row 2 and 3 (lilac): dc in each st of the
previousrow,turnthework.
Rows 47: Repeat row 2 and 3 with the rose
andwiththelightbluecolor(=145st).
Now,continueworkingtowardsthetopofthecoat.
Row1(white):*scineachof11chst,skip1chst;repeatfrom*tilltheendoftherow(=133st).Do
notturnthework!
Row2and3(lilac):dcineachstofthepreviousrow,turnthework.
Rows47:Repeatrow2and3withtheroseandwiththelightbluecolor(=133st).
Rows811:proceedaccordingtothediagrambelow,withrows8and10inmintandrows9and11in
lightyellow.Eachrowisafrontrow,i.e.,youshouldnotturnthework.Notethattherightandthe
leftsidesofthediagramshowhowtostartandhowtoendeachrowwhereasthemiddlepartshows
therepeatingpattern.
Explanationtothediagram:
pattern
Row1:2scaremadeinbetweenthe2
dc of the previous row. Make sure to
insert the hook between the two dc
and not into the stitch itself (see the
photo).
next row of dc
4 row (front row)
3 row (front row)
Rows1213(lightblue):thesameasrows23.
Rows1415(rose):thesameasrows23.
Row16(lilac):thesameasrow1.
Startingfromthenextrow,themainpartandthesleevesarecrochetedasasinglepiece.
SLEVES
Crochet6flowers(1ofeachcolor)thesamewayyoudidforthemainpart.Forthefirstsleeve,join
thelilac,therose,andtheapricotflowerintoastripeaccordingtothediagram.Thelengthofthe
ringshouldbe36st(3flowersx12chst)onthebottomand42st(3flowersx14st)onthetop.
Join the stripe into a ring by joining each pair of flowers with a vertical chain of stitches. For the
secondsleeve,dothesamewiththeother3flowers.
Fromthispoint,bothsleevesarecrochetedidentically.Workinrounds(joiningeachrowintoaring
withaslst).
Continuebyworkingtowardsthebottomofthesleeve.
Row1(white):scineachchst(=36st).Donotturnthework!
Row2(lilac):dcineachstofthepreviousrow.Donotturnthework!
Rows3and4:Repeatrow2withtheroseandwiththelightbluecolor(=36st).
Make3layersofshellslikeforthemainpart(onelayerhasthelengthof4shells).Sinceyouworkin
rounds,youdonotneedtoadjustthepatternatthebeginningorattheendoftherow.Therefore,
startatthepointspecifiedinthediagram.
Now,continuebyworkingtowardsthetopofthesleeve.
Row1(white):scineachchst(=42st).Donotturnthework!
Row2(lilac):dcineachst,2dcinthelastst(=43st).Donotturnthework!
Rows3and4:Repeatrow2withtheroseandwiththelightbluecolor(=45st).
Rows5and6:workrow1and2ofthediagram,withrow1inmintandrow2inlightyellow.Since
youworkinrounds,youdonotneedtoadjustthepatternatthebeginningorattheendoftherow.
Rows7and8(lightblue):dcineachst,2dcinthelastst.Turnthework.
Row9and10:Repeatrows7and8withtherosecolor.
Row11:Repeatrow7withthelilaccolor(=50st).
eve
sle
5 row (back row)
4 row (front row)
3 row (back row)
2 row (front row)
1 row (back row)
previous row of dc
34th st
1st st
main part
JOININGMAINPARTWITHSLEEVES
Fold the main part to form the back and the
front parts, marking the positions for
attaching the sleeves at the 34th dc from the
beginning and from the end of the last row.
Thediagramshowstheremainingrowsatthe
exampleoftherighthandfrontandthefront
halfoftherightsleeve.
Row1(lilac):workabackrowofdc(seerow1
in the diagram below) joining the parts as
follows:lefthandfront,leftsleeve,back,right
sleeve,righthandfront.
Row2(lightyellow):seethediagram.
Row3(rose):seethediagram.
Startingfromrow4,allevenrowsaredoneas
front rows with white color and all uneven
rowsasbackrowsinmulticolor.
The total number of rows depends on the
desiredsizeoftheneckopening.
EDGESHELLS:
The opening of the coat (i.e., both side edges
infrontandtheneckedge)aredecoratedwith
Row1:scalongtheedge,theneckopeningand
the other edge around as follows: 1 sc along a
scorachst,2scalongadcand3scalongatc.
Turnthework!
pattern
4 row (front row)
3 row (front row)
2 row (back row)
1 row (front row)
bottom edge
CORDWITHFLOWERENDS
Twist a cord from 8 strands of any color of
your choice. The length of the finished cord
shouldbeabout1meter.Pullthecordthrough
the spaces of the last dc row around the
neckline. Crochet 2 flowers according to the
diagram and attach them to the ends of the
cord.
If you wish to attach buttons, distribute the
desirednumberalongtheedgesothatyoucan
usethechainspacesintheoppositeshelledge
asbuttonholes.