Alka and Arts: Crochet Wrap Dress 24: Crochet Kimono

Beautiful Crochet Kimono

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Hi friends,
This week I made this crochet Kimono. It looks so cute and I am so much exited that when I can try it on my grand daughter 😄.

It is very simple and it takes 100 gms wool. I used 4 ply Vardhamaan wool and 3.5 mm crochet hook.

It's size is; height 11" and width 10".

Pattern:
Cut the yarn 2-3 ft and keep aside, we shall need it when we start sleeves.
I started it from back side with 45 chains (chs). Actual 45+3 chs

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R1: dc 1 in each ch starting from 4th ch. Fig 2.
R2: ch3 turn, dc 1 in each st (45 sts)
Repeat row 2 till the height is 7". See fig 3.
Now take the piece of yarn we have already kept aside in the beginning. Make 32 chs and join by slip st to other end where working yarn is not there.
Then with working yarn make 32 + 3 chs Fig 4.
(We count sleeves rows again from 1,2,3 .....)
R1: dc 1 in each of the 32 chs starting from 4th ch, dc 1 in each st (45 sts) then dc 1 on each of the 32 chs we newly cast on other side. (Total 32+45+32= 109 dcs). Fig 5.

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R2: ch 2 turn, hdc 1 on each of the next 10 sts, dc 1 in all sts till last 10 sts remain, hdc 1 in each of them.
R3: ch 2 turn, hdc 1 on each of the next 15 sts, dc 1 in all sts till last 15 sts remain, hdc 1 in each of them.

See fig 6, I place marker to remember that 15 sts remain now.

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Then go on doing dc 1 in each st till the height of the sleeve (armhole) is 4". See fig 7.
Then also place 2 markers dividing 45 basic sts in three groups of 15 sts each as in fig 7. Out of these three parts two parts are for shoulders and middle one is for neck.

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Now we shall work only on 32 one sleeve+ 15 sts of one shoulder=47 sts as in fig 8.

Next row: dc 1 on each sttill last 2 sts on neck side, then dc2 in next st, dc 1 in last st (1st increased).

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Thus increase 1 st on neck side in each row. See fig 9

Repeat this row till there are 3 rows left for the complete height of the sleeve (here I make total 10 rows for sleeve's height 4"). In next row instead of dcs make hdc in last 15 sts all other dcs. See fig 10. Increasing 1 st on neck side should be continued.

Next row, make 10 hdc on wrist side and all other dcs.

Last row of sleeve make all dcs. Fig 11. Cut off the yarn if you are on wrist side.

We make 2 rows with 15 and 10 hdc in order to shape the wrist.

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Join yarn at armhole side and make dc 1 on each st again increasing 1 st at neck side. See fig 12.

If necessary also increase 4-5 st one by one on armhole side after each 3-4 rows gradually. Count number of rows properly and increase on armhole side as necessary so that last 2 rows should be without increase and our stitches should be 45 as we have started with. See fig 13.

Then start at neck side and make other front part. Finally it will look as in fig 14.

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Now sew the under arm sleeve and back with one front similarly other side.

I have made two small flowers as a pom pom. They are very simple.

Pattern: Round 1:

Magic loop with ch 1 and 10 scs.

R2:(ch2, dc 1, tr1 in same st, dc 1 ch2 sl st in next st),fig 1,one petal, make such 5 petals and close by taking the st on back side and bind off. See fig 16.

Then make 4 pieces of chs st as per necessary length and sew two to one front and inner side. Attach flowers to two chs and sew them on front side as in fig 1.

About patch work, I will write in next post.

Hope that this video may help you to make this.