Emerald tunic with openwork pattern

Beautiful tunic with ties on the sleeves, crocheted.

Dimensions: 34/36 (38/40) 42/44

You will need: 650 (700) 750 g emerald yarn Secondo (75% polyacrylic. 25% sheep wool, 162 m/50 g); hook No. 5; rubber thread.

Openwork pattern: the number of loops is a multiple of 6 2 +1 air. lifting point. Knit according to the pattern. Start with loops before rapport, repeat repeat loops, end with loops after repeat. Perform 1 time from the 1st to the 4th row, then repeat the 3rd and 4th row.

Ties (2 pieces): use emerald + rubber thread to tie a chain of 50 (54) 58 air. p. and tie it 1 r. Art. b/n.

Knitting density: Art. b/n: 28 p. and 32 r. = 10 x 10 cm; openwork pattern: 26 p. and 10 r. = 10×10 cm.

Back: tie a chain of 134 (146) 158 air. p. + 1 air. p. rise and knit with an openwork pattern. After 50 cm from the cast-on edge, knit a 4.5 cm st for a strip. b/n, while in the 1st r. perform 108 (120) 132 art. b/n. Next, knit with an openwork pattern, while in the 1st r. perform 134 (146) 158 art. b/n. After 23 cm from the strip, leave an average 22 cm for the neckline and finish both sides separately. Finish the work 27 cm from the strip.

Before: knit like a back, but with a deeper neckline. To do this, leave an average 22 cm after 15 cm from the strip and finish both sides separately.

Sleeves: tie a chain of 98 (104) 110 air. p. and knit with an openwork pattern. Finish the work 58 cm from the cast-on edge.

Assembly: perform shoulder seams; sew in sleeves, make side seams and sleeve seams. At a distance of 9 cm from the bottom edge, gather the sleeves with ties (see photo).