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Bright and Beautiful Crochet Tunic

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Bright and Beautiful Crochet Tunic

Work up this Bright and Beautiful Crochet Tunic for a stylish piece of spring or summer clothing. The beautiful design on this crochet shirt is light and airy so that you can keep cool on even the warmest of days.

I also just can't get enough of this bold blue color that makes it seem like a bright and happy crochet tunic pattern. Feel just as bold as the color by wearing this fun crochet pattern all summer long!

Pair it with a nice sweater for the office chills so that you can still be fashionable. What a fantastic and versatile pattern. Get started with the full pattern right below.
 

Crochet HookG/6 or 4 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet Gauge1 repeat = 3" (7.5 cm); 8 rows = 4" (10 cm)

Finished SizeFinished Bust Measurement: S 36" (91 cm); M 42" (106.5 cm); L 48" (117 cm); XL 54" (137 cm); 2/3XL 60" (152 cm); 4/5XL 66" (167.5 cm) -- Finished Length Measurement: S 26" (66 cm); M 27" (68.5 cm); L 27" (68.5 cm); XL 28" (71 cm); 2/3XL 28" (71 cm); 4/5XL

Materials List

  • Caron Simply Soft Light - Capri (0007) 4 (5, 5, 6, 7, 7) balls
  • Crochet Hook: G/6 (4 mm)
  • Yarn Needle
  • Stitch Markers

Pattern

Box Stitch Pattern

  1. Ch multiple of 10 + 2

  2. Set-up row Sc in 2nd ch from hook, *skip 4 ch, ch 3, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next ch, skip 4 ch, ch 3, sc in next ch; repeat from * across, turn.

  3. Row 1 Ch 1, sc in each st and 3 sc in each ch-3 sp across, turn.

  4. Row 2 Ch 3, skip 4 sc, *(dc, ch 1) in each of next 4 sc, dc in next sc, skip 3 sc, dc in sc from 2 rows below, skip 3 sc; repeat from * across, ending last dc in last sc of row, turn.

  5. Row 3 Ch 3 (counts as dc), *ch 3, sc in 2nd ch-1 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, skip ch-1 sp, dc in next dc; repeat from * across working last dc in top of ch-3 turning ch, turn.

  6. Row 4 Ch 1, sc in dc, *ch 3, (dc, ch 3, dc) in 2nd ch-3 sp, ch 3, sc in dc; repeat from * across working last sc in top of ch-3 turning ch, turn. Repeat Rows 1-4 for Boxed Waves pattern.

Back

  1. Ch 62 (72, 82, 92, 102, 112).

  2. Work set-up row—6 (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) repeats. 

  3. Work in Boxed Waves pattern until piece measures 18 (19, 18, 19, 18, 19)" [45.5 (48, 45.5, 48, 45.5, 48) cm]. 

  4. Place markers at each edge for underarm. Continue in pattern until piece measures 26 (27, 27, 28, 28, 29)" [66 (68.5, 68.5, 71, 71, 73.5) cm] from beginning, ending with Row 1. 

  5. Fasten off, leaving long tail for shoulder seam.

Front

Work the same as Back.

Finishing

  1. Sew shoulder seams, leaving 9 (9, 10, 10, 11, 11)" [23 (23, 25.5, 25.5, 28, 28) cm] open for neck. Adjust neck width as desired. 

  2. Sew side seams leaving open above markers for armholes. Block gently by dampening and laying flat to dry.

  3. Using yarn needle, weave in ends.

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