Little girls romantic summer coat

Auniquemasterpiecewithtotalfascinationguarantee!Crochetingthispieceisalotoffunasyou
workwithavarietyofcolors,patternsandshapes.Thankstoitsshapethecoatcanbewornbyyour
kidforseveralyears:asalongcoatfora1.5yearoldorasajacketwithsleevesfora7yearold.

SKILLLEVEL:experienced

GAUGE

FINISHEDSIZE
Instructionsaregivenforasinglesizewhichis
equivalent to 12 24 months or 86 92 cm.
However,asmentionedabove,thecoatcanfit
amucholderkid.
Hintsforothersizes:useathickeryarnand/or
alargerhooktohavealargersizeorathinner
yarn and/or a smaller hook for a smaller size.
Alternatively, you can request the calculation
foryourdesiredsizefrommeIllmakeitfor
youatnoextracost!:

22stitches=10cm
6rowsofdc=5cm
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FINISHEDGARMENTMEASUREMENTS
Themeasurementsareshownfortherighthalf
ofthecoatwithouttheshelledges.Onelayer
of shells adds 3 cm to the length; 3 layers of
shellsadd6cm.
8 cm

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GENERALNOTE:
When working in rounds, use a sl st to join
eachrowintoaround.
Inthebeginningofarow,use1chstinplace
ofasc,use3chstinplaceofadcand4chst
inplaceofatc.

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20 cm

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38 cm

Insomediagrams,adjacentrowsareshownin
differentcolorstofacilitatetheunderstanding
ofthepatterns.
17 cm

MATERIALS
Versaillessupersoftyarn(50g/196meterper
skein)oranysoftyarnofcomparabledensity).
1skeineach

whitewithpastelparts
multicolor
lilac
rose
apricot
mint
lightblue
lightyellow

Crochet hook 3.5 mm or another size needed

toobtaingauge.

The front and back of the coat are crocheted

as a single piece. The sleeves are crocheted
separatelyuptothearmholeshaping.Then,at
the breast level, all parts are crocheted as a
singlepiecetilltheend.
MAINPART
Start working on the main part by making a
stripe of flowers. The remainder of the main
partbelowtheflowerstripeiscrochetedinthe
downward direction. The remainder of the
mainpartabovetheflowerstripeiscrocheted
intheupwarddirection.
Crochet 12 flowers (2 of each color except
white and multicolor) according to the
diagram on page 3. The initial chain and the
first 2 rows are done with the corresponding
color;theremaining2rowsaredoneinwhite.

Optional:4(5)[6]matchingbuttons.

Explanationtothediagram:

Row1:chain3andjointhemintoaringwithaslst
Row2:8scintothering
Row3:(a5foldpopcorndc,chain2)intoeachst
A 5fold popcorn dc is done as follows: Work 5 dc in the
same stitch, drop loop from hook, insert hook from front
tobackinthetopofthefirstdcofgroupandpulldropped
loopthroughstitch(seethepicture).

Row4:(sc,chain5)intoeachch2space
Row5:(sc,hdc,dc,hdc,sc)intoeachch5space

1 row (front row)

2 row (front row)

3 row (front row)

Theflowersarejoinedintoastripebyworkingachainofstitcheswithslstintoflowerpetalsmiddle
stitches as shown in the diagram below. First, the flowers are joined horizontally and, then,
vertically.Intheverticalchains,bothflowersarejoinedwithasingleslst.
Thelengthoftheresultingstripeshouldbe145st(12flowersx12ch.st+1edgest.).

Continue by working towards the bottom of

thecoat.

ch2,skip2st)intothebackloopsoftherow,
previoustorow1oftheshells(seephoto).

Row1(white):scineachchst(=145st).Donot
turnthework!
Row 2 and 3 (lilac): dc in each st of the
previousrow,turnthework.
Rows 47: Repeat row 2 and 3 with the rose
andwiththelightbluecolor(=145st).

Work 2 more layers of shells in light yellow

andinapricot,respectively.Remembertoshift
each row of shells so that the middle of the
newshellappearsexactlybetweenthe2shells
ofthepreviousrow(seephoto).

Join the mint color and work a layer of shells

according to the diagram. Note that the right
andtheleftsidesofthediagramshowhowto
start and how to end the row whereas the
middle part shows the repeating pattern. You
should have the total of 16 shells (9 st x 16 +1
edgest=145st)
Workingbehindtheshells,workarowof(dc,

Now,continueworkingtowardsthetopofthecoat.
Row1(white):*scineachof11chst,skip1chst;repeatfrom*tilltheendoftherow(=133st).Do
notturnthework!
Row2and3(lilac):dcineachstofthepreviousrow,turnthework.
Rows47:Repeatrow2and3withtheroseandwiththelightbluecolor(=133st).
Rows811:proceedaccordingtothediagrambelow,withrows8and10inmintandrows9and11in
lightyellow.Eachrowisafrontrow,i.e.,youshouldnotturnthework.Notethattherightandthe
leftsidesofthediagramshowhowtostartandhowtoendeachrowwhereasthemiddlepartshows
therepeatingpattern.
Explanationtothediagram:

pattern

Row1:2scaremadeinbetweenthe2
dc of the previous row. Make sure to
insert the hook between the two dc
and not into the stitch itself (see the
photo).

next row of dc
4 row (front row)
3 row (front row)

Row 5 (the first row after the

pattern): each 4th dc is made in
between the pair of joint dc and not
intothestitchitself(seethephoto).

2 row (front row)

1 row (front row)
previous row of dc

Rows1213(lightblue):thesameasrows23.

Rows1415(rose):thesameasrows23.
Row16(lilac):thesameasrow1.
Startingfromthenextrow,themainpartandthesleevesarecrochetedasasinglepiece.
SLEVES
Crochet6flowers(1ofeachcolor)thesamewayyoudidforthemainpart.Forthefirstsleeve,join
thelilac,therose,andtheapricotflowerintoastripeaccordingtothediagram.Thelengthofthe
ringshouldbe36st(3flowersx12chst)onthebottomand42st(3flowersx14st)onthetop.
Join the stripe into a ring by joining each pair of flowers with a vertical chain of stitches. For the
secondsleeve,dothesamewiththeother3flowers.
Fromthispoint,bothsleevesarecrochetedidentically.Workinrounds(joiningeachrowintoaring
withaslst).
Continuebyworkingtowardsthebottomofthesleeve.
Row1(white):scineachchst(=36st).Donotturnthework!
Row2(lilac):dcineachstofthepreviousrow.Donotturnthework!
Rows3and4:Repeatrow2withtheroseandwiththelightbluecolor(=36st).
Make3layersofshellslikeforthemainpart(onelayerhasthelengthof4shells).Sinceyouworkin
rounds,youdonotneedtoadjustthepatternatthebeginningorattheendoftherow.Therefore,
startatthepointspecifiedinthediagram.
Now,continuebyworkingtowardsthetopofthesleeve.
Row1(white):scineachchst(=42st).Donotturnthework!
Row2(lilac):dcineachst,2dcinthelastst(=43st).Donotturnthework!
Rows3and4:Repeatrow2withtheroseandwiththelightbluecolor(=45st).
Rows5and6:workrow1and2ofthediagram,withrow1inmintandrow2inlightyellow.Since
youworkinrounds,youdonotneedtoadjustthepatternatthebeginningorattheendoftherow.
Rows7and8(lightblue):dcineachst,2dcinthelastst.Turnthework.
Row9and10:Repeatrows7and8withtherosecolor.
Row11:Repeatrow7withthelilaccolor(=50st).

1 row (front row)

2 row (front row)

3 row (front row)

eve

sle
5 row (back row)
4 row (front row)
3 row (back row)
2 row (front row)
1 row (back row)
previous row of dc
34th st

1st st

main part

JOININGMAINPARTWITHSLEEVES
Fold the main part to form the back and the
front parts, marking the positions for
attaching the sleeves at the 34th dc from the
beginning and from the end of the last row.
Thediagramshowstheremainingrowsatthe
exampleoftherighthandfrontandthefront
halfoftherightsleeve.

a layer of shells. Attach the rose color to the

side edge of the righthand front just above
the bottom shells and proceed according to
thediagramasfollows:

Row1(lilac):workabackrowofdc(seerow1
in the diagram below) joining the parts as
follows:lefthandfront,leftsleeve,back,right
sleeve,righthandfront.
Row2(lightyellow):seethediagram.
Row3(rose):seethediagram.

Row 2: According to the diagram. However,

firstyouneedtoestimateatwhichpositionto
startthepattern.Thegoalistohavetheendof
the top shell right at the upper end of the
edge, as shown in the diagram on the next
page.Sincetheshellpatternhasthelengthof
9 st (+1 st for the first and the last shell), you
need to count down the edge to find the
positionofthefirstshellatthebottom.Dothe
same for the neckline to assure the symmetry
ontherightandontheleftfrontparts.
Row3:accordingtothediagram.Fastenoff.
Row4(multicolor):accordingtothediagram
asafrontrow.

Startingfromrow4,allevenrowsaredoneas
front rows with white color and all uneven
rowsasbackrowsinmulticolor.
The total number of rows depends on the
desiredsizeoftheneckopening.
EDGESHELLS:
The opening of the coat (i.e., both side edges
infrontandtheneckedge)aredecoratedwith

Row1:scalongtheedge,theneckopeningand
the other edge around as follows: 1 sc along a
scorachst,2scalongadcand3scalongatc.
Turnthework!

pattern
4 row (front row)
3 row (front row)
2 row (back row)
1 row (front row)

bottom edge

CORDWITHFLOWERENDS
Twist a cord from 8 strands of any color of
your choice. The length of the finished cord
shouldbeabout1meter.Pullthecordthrough
the spaces of the last dc row around the
neckline. Crochet 2 flowers according to the
diagram and attach them to the ends of the
cord.
If you wish to attach buttons, distribute the
desirednumberalongtheedgesothatyoucan
usethechainspacesintheoppositeshelledge
asbuttonholes.