FRONT

Work as for back to **. Dec at each end of next and alt rows until 54 (60, 66) sts rem. Work 13 (19, 19) rows.

Shape Neck: 1st Row: K 21 (23, 26), turn. Cont on these 21 (23, 26) sts, dec at neck edge in alt rows until 15 (17, 19) sts rem. Work 3 rows.

Shape Shoulder: Cast off 5 (6, 6) sts at beg of next row and foll alt row. Work 1 row. Cast off. Slip next 12 (14, 14) sts on to stitch holder and leave. Join yarn to rem sts and work other side to correspond.

SLEEVES

Using 3.25 needles, cast on 61 sts. Work in patt as for back until work measures 13 (16, 19) cm from beg, ending with a purl row.

Shape Top: Keeping patt correct, cast off 2 sts at beg of next 2 rows.

Dec at each end of next and alt rows until 39 (35, 31) sts rem, then in every row until 21 sts rem. Cast off.

NECKBAND

Join shoulder seams. With right side facing, using 2.75 needles, knit up 69 (73, 79) sts evenly around neck incl sts from stitch holders.

1st Row: Purl.

2nd Row: K1, y fwd, k 2 tog, rep from to end (eyelet row for ribbon).

3rd Row: Purl.

4th Row: Knit.

Rep rows 1 to 4 incl once, then 1st row once (noting that eyelet row will form picot edge). Cast off loosely.

MAKE UP

With a slightly damp cloth and warm iron, press lightly. Join side and sleeve seams. Sew in sleeves. Fold neckband along second row of holes to form picot edges and sl-st in position. Sew underlap in position. Sew on buttons. Thread ribbon around neck, wrists and underarm leaving ends to tie. Press seams.

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For around $35 make this white magic crochet top.

FRONT

Work as for Back until there are 16 (17, 18, 19) rows less than Back, thus working last row on wrong side. Shape neck. Next row. Patt 44 (48, 53, 58), Dec A, turn.

Cont in patt on these 45 (49, 64, 59) sts and dec at neck edge (as before) in every row until 32 (35, 39, 43**) sts rem,

Work 2 rows. Fasten off **

Miss next st (centre st), join yarn to rem 46 (50, 55, 60) sts Dec A, patt to end. Rep from to .

SLEEVES

Using 3.50mm hook, make 46(46, 48, 48), ch.

1st row. Miss 1 ch, 7. do. in each ch to end. 1

2nd row. 1ch. 1dc in each do to end … 45 (45, 47, 47) dc. Rep 2nd row twice,

Change to 4.00mm hook and beg patt.

1st row. (1dc 1ch) in first dc, l ch, miss 1dc 1tr in next dc, rep from to end.

2nd row. (1dc, 1ch) in first tr, 1tr in next, ch sp, 1ch, 1tr in next ch sp, rep from * to turning ch, 1tr in top of turning ch.

3rd row. (1dc, 1ch, 1tr) in first tr, 1ch, 1tr in next ch sp, rep from to end, working 2tr in top of turning ch … 47 (47, 49, 49) sts.

Cont in patt as for Back and working extra sts into patt, inc one tr at each end of every row until there are 63

(71, 77, 85) sts, then in alt rows until there are 82 (87, 91, 95) sts. Cont in patt until work measures 41cm (or length desired), working last row on wrong side.

Fasten off.

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Decorate your home with these beautiful lavender and green hand-made crocheted bobble-style cushions.

Finished size of cushions. Approximately 40cm x 34cm.

Abbreviations. Cable: (this is worked over 6 stitches) miss the first 3 stitches, work in a ttr in each of the next 3tr, then work a ttr in each of the missed stitches, starting at the first missed stitch (eg. 3, 2, 1, 6, 5, 4); ch: chain; cl cluster: (1tr in each of the next 5tr leaving the last stitch of each tr on hook, then pull thread through all stitches); dc: double crochet; dtr: thread around hook twice, then pull thread through twice; tr: treble; 1tr/rf: wrap the thread around the book, insert the hook in front and from right to left around the stem of the next treble and complete the stitch normally; 1tr/rb: wrap the thread around the hook, insert the hook from behind and front right to left and around the stem of the next treble, and complete the stitch normally; ttr: thread around hook 3 times, then pull through 3 times.

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