Crochet Blouse with Geometric Shape and Hexagonal Motif

Size: 40 (EU 40 / US 10 / UK 12)

400 g yarn (66% cotton, 34% viscose; 334 m/100 g); crochet hooks size 2.0 mm and 2.5 mm (US B/1 and C/2, UK 14 and 12); sew-on acrylic rhinestones.

Sample with double crochets: 13 rows and 26 stitches = 10 x 10 cm

Before starting, create a full-size pattern template according to your own measurements.

Begin with the front part, working from the center outward.

For this, crochet single crochets into a ring made of 7 chain stitches and continue working in rounds (right side only) following chart 1 until the neckline.

Continue in back-and-forth rows (right and wrong side) up to the armhole.

Proceed to crochet the straps, which are the continuation of the front panel.

Make the back piece in the same way according to the chart.

Steam the finished pieces and sew them together with mattress stitch at the shoulders and sides.

The edging of the lower edge and neckline is made using a finer crochet hook.

Work the sleeves from individual motifs according to chart a, joining them as you go along and attaching to the armhole as per chart b.

Edge the sleeve cuffs following chart c.

Decorate the finished blouse with rhinestones along the rays of the central star motif (front and back) and around the neckline.