Limehouse garden top !

A lacy flower pattern in the shoulder sections and around the bottom gives pretty, feminine detail to the solid-stitch body of this sweet little top that can easily go from casual to dressy.

FINISHED SIZES: Instructions given fit size small; changes for medium, large, X-large, 2X-large and 3X-large are in [ ].

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Bust: 37 inches (small) [41¹/₂ inches (medium), 46 inches (large), 50¹/₂ inches (X-large), 55 inches (2X-large), 59¹/₂ inches (3X-large)]

MATERIALS: Tamm Diamante super fine (fingering) weight acrylic/nylon yarn (3¹/₂ oz/470 yds/100g per skein): 3 [3, 4, 4, 5, 5] skeins #1383 leaf green

Size D/3/3.25mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

Tapestry needle

GAUGE

Working in V-st pattern: 10 V-sts = 4 inches; 14 rows = 4 inches

Take time to check gauge.

PATTERN NOTES

Back is worked to underarm and then fastened off. Front is worked same as Back, and then Shoulders and Sleeves are added and later attached to Back.

Chain-8 at beginning of row counts as first treble crochet and chain-4 unless otherwise stated.

Chain-7 at beginning of row counts as first treble crochet and chain-3 unless otherwise stated.

Chain-3 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCHES

2-treble cluster (2-tr cl): Holding back last lp of each st on hook, 2 tr as indicated in instructions, yo, pull through all lps on hook.

3-treble cluster (3-tr cl): Holding back last Ip of each st on hook, 3 tr as indicated in instructions, yo, pull through all lps on hook.

Petal: 3-tr cl (see Special Stitches) as indicated in instructions.

Side petal: Ch 4, 2-tr cl in 4th ch from hook.

V-stitch (V-st): 2 dc as indicated in instructions.

Shell: 3 dc as indicated in instructions.

TOP

Back

Row 1: Ch 98 [110, 122, 134, 146, 158], sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn. (97 [109, 121, 133, 145, 157] sc)

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first st, [ch 3, sk next 3 sts, sc in nextst] across, turn. (24 [27, 30, 33, 36, 39] ch-3 sps)

Row 3: Ch 8 (see Pattern Notes), 2-tr cl (see Special Stitches) in 4th ch from hook, petal (see Special Stitches) in each of next 2 sts, side petal (see Special Stitches), trin next st, [side petal, petal in each of next 2 sts, side petal, tr in next sc] across, turn.

Row 4: Ch 7 (see Pattern Notes), *(petal, ch 3) twice in next petal**, tr in next tr, ch 3, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, tr in 4th ch of beg ch-8, turn.

Row 5: Ch 1, sc in first tr, *[ch 3, sc in next petal twice, ch 3, sc in next tr, rep from * across, ending sc in 4th ch of beg ch-7, turn. (8 [9, 10, 11, 12, 13] flower motifs)

Row 6: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [3 sc in next ch-3 sp, sc in next sc] across, turn.

Row 7: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), [sk next sc, V-st (see Special Stitches) in next sc] across to last 2 sc, sk next sc, dc in last sc, turn. (2 dc, 47 [53, 59, 65, 71, 77] V-sts)

Rows 8-52: Ch 3, V-st in sp between 2 dc of each V-st across to last st, dc in top of beg ch 3. At end of last row, fasten off. Work should measure about 15 inches.

Front

Work as for Back, do not fasten off at end of last row.

Left Shoulder & Sleeve

Row 53: Ch 1, sc in each of first 37 [37, 49, 49, 61, 61] dc, leave rem sts unworked, turn.

Row 54: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [ch 3, sk next 3 sc, sc in next sc] across. (9 [9, 12, 12, 15, 15] ch-3 sps)

Row 55: Rep row 3.

Row 56: Rep row 4.

Row 57: Ch 1, sc in each tr and petal across, working 3 sc in each ch-3 sp.

Next rows: [Rep rows 54-57 consecutively for flower motif] 8 [9, 9, 9, 10, 10] times. At end of last row, leaving long end for sewing, fasten off.

Right Shoulder & Sleeve

With RS facing, sk next 11 [17, 11, 17, 11, 17] V-sts, join (see Pattern Notes) in next dc, beg with row 53 and work same as for Left Shoulder & Sleeve.

Assembly

Sew side seams.

Sew last sc row of Shoulders to Back to correspond to Front.

Neck Edging

Rnd 1: With RS facing, join in first st on Back after Shoulder, ch 1, sc in same st and in each of next 23 [35, 23, 35, 23, 35] sts, 100 [108, 108, 108, 116, 116] scalong Left Shoulder, 24 [36, 24, 36, 24, 36] sc along Front neck, 100 [108, 108, 108, 116, 116] scalong Right Shoulder, join in first sc. (248 [288, 264, 288, 280, 304] sc)

Sizes Small, Large & 2X-Large Only

Rnds 2-5: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, join in beg sc.

Sizes Medium & X-Large Only

Rnd [2]: Ch 1, sc in each of first 10 sc, sc dec (see Stitch Guide) in next 2 sc, [sc in each of next 10 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc around, join in beg sc. ([264, 288 sc)

Rnds [3-5]: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, join in beg sc.

Size 3X-Large Only

Rnd [2]: Ch 1, *[sc in each of next 11 sc, sc dec (see Stitch Guide) in next 2 sc] twice, sc in each of next 10 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc, rep from * around, join in first sc. ([280] sc)

Rnds [3-5]: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, join in beg sc.

All Sizes

Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in first sc, sk next sc, shell (see Special Stitches) in next sc, [sk next sc, sc in next sc, sk next sc, shell in next sc] around, join in beg sc. Fasten off.

Sleeve Edging

Rnd 1: With RS facing, join in first st of flower motif at underarm, ch 1, evenly sp sc around armhole edge as given for Neck Edging, join in first sc. (100 [108, 108, 108, 116, 116] sc)

Rnds 2 & 3: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, join in beg sc.

Rnd 4: Rep rnd 6 of Neck Edging.

Bottom Edging

Rnd 1: With RS facing, working on opposite side of starting ch on row 1 of Front and Back, join in first ch after side seam, ch 1, sc in each ch around, and at same time, inc 2 sts if necessary to achieve a multiple of 4 sts.

Rnds 2-5: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, join in first sc.Rnd 6: Rep rnd 6 of Neck Edging.