Stole Blouse Pattern

Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "DAWN" NYLON or NYLON POMPADOUR or "CLOVER LEAF" NYLON or NYLON POMPADOUR or "DAWN" BRAEBURN SPORT YARN Size 12—11 ozs. Buttercup or Canary Size 14—12 ozs. Size 16—13 ozs. Steel crochet hook No. 2 6 Buttons

Gauge: 7 dc = 1 inch. Directions are given for size 12. Sizes 14 and 16 are given in brackets.

Starting at neck edge, ch 161 (for all sizes), 1 dc in 4th st from hook, 1 dc in next st of ch, work a double knot st (knot st: * draw up ¾ inch loop on hook, yarn over hook and pull through, forming a ch st, sc over single loop of st (single knot st), repeat from * once for double knot st, skip next 3 sts of ch, 1 dc in each of next 3 sts of ch, * double knot st, skip next 3 sts of ch, 1 dc in each of next 3 sts of ch, repeat from * across remaining sts of ch (26 Knot sts), turn.

2nd Row—Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in each of next 2 dc, * work a single knot st, sc in center sc of next double knot st of previous row, work a single knot st, 1 dc in each of next 3 dc, repeat from * across row, working last dc in 3rd st of ch.

3rd Row—Ch 3, decrease in next 2 sts (to decrease: * yarn over hook, insert in next st, pull through and work off 2 loops, repeat from * once, yarn over and pull through all loops at one time), * work a double knot st, skip next double knot st, 1 dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in next dc, repeat from * across row ending with double knot st, 1 dc in each of next 2 dc, 2 dc in 3rd st of ch, turn.

4th Row—Ch 3, 1 dc in each of next 3 dc, * single knot st, sc in center sc of next double knot st, single knot st, 1 dc in each of next 4 dc, repeat from * across row ending with single knot st, sc in center sc of next double knot st, single knot st, dc in next dc, 1 dc in 3rd st of ch, turn.

5th Row—Ch 3, * double knot st, 1 dc in each of next 4 dc, repeat from * across row, ending with double knot st, 1 dc in each of next 3 dc, 2 dc in 3rd st of ch, turn.

6th Row—Same as 4th row, but working ch 3, 4 dc at the beginning of row and 1 dc in 3rd st of ch at end of row.

7th Row—Ch 3, * double knot st, 1 dc in each of next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc, repeat from * across row ending with double knot st, 1 dc in each of next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc in 3rd st of ch.

8th Row—Same as 4th row, but working ch 3, 6 dc at the beginning of row, 5 dc in each dc panel, ending row with dc in 3rd st of ch.

9th Row—Ch 3, skip double knot st, * 1 dc in each of next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in each of next 2 dc, double knot st, repeat from * across row ending with 1 dc in each of next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in each of next 3 dc, 2 dc in 3rd st of ch.

10th Row—Same as 4th row, but working ch 3, 8 dc at the beginning of row, 6 dc in each dc panel, ending row with 6 dc in last dc panel, turn.

11th Row—Ch 3, skip 1 dc, 1 dc in each of next 4 dc, * double knot st, 1 dc in each of next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in each of next 2 dc, repeat from * across row, ending with double knot st, 1 dc in each of next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in each of next 4 dc, 2 dc in 3rd st of ch, turn.

12th Row—Same as 4th row, but working ch 3, 10 dc at the beginning of row, 7 dc in each dc panel, ending row with 1 dc in each of next 4 dc, turn.

13th Row—Ch 3, skip 1 dc, 1 dc in each of next 2 dc, * double knot st, 1 dc in each of next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in each of next 3 dc, repeat from * across row ending with double knot st, skip next 3 dc, 2 dc in 3rd st of ch (26 knot sts), turn.

14th Row—Same as 4th row, but working ch 3, 1 dc at the beginning of row, 8 dc in each dc panel, ending row with 1 dc in each of the last 3 dc, turn.

15th Row—Ch 3, skip 1 dc, 1 dc in next dc, * double knot st, 1 dc in each of next 4 dc, 2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in each of next 3 dc, repeat from * across row, ending with 1 dc in next dc, 1 dc in 3rd st of ch, turn.

Working in pattern continue to increase 1 dc in center of each dc panel every other row, at the same time decreasing 1 st at the beginning of same row and increasing 1 st at the end of same row. Continue to work in this manner until there are 15 (16, 17) dc in each of the dc panels and there are 27 (29, 31) rows.

Next 2 Rows—Work even in pattern omitting the increases in each of the 15 (16, 17) dc panels, but continue to decrease and increase in the 2 end panels, cut yarn leaving an end. Thread into needle and sew last 2 sts made over the first 2 sts of row, overlapping sts when sewing, there should be 15 (16, 17) sts in the connected panel, this is right side of work.

Next Round: With right side of work toward you, attach yarn in the 9th (10th, 11th) dc of the 7th panel after the panel that opening was connected. From here on this will be start of each round, ch 3, 1 dc in each of next 6 (6, 7) dc of same panel, * single knot st, sc in center sc of next double knot st, single knot st, 1 dc in each of next 15 (16, 17) dc, repeat from * 4 times, single knot st, sc in next double knot st, single knot st, 1 dc in each of next 7 (7, 8) dc, ch 4, skip next 8 (9, 9) dc of same panel, next 6 double knot sts, dc in 8th (8th, 9th) dc of next panel, 1 dc in each of next 7 (8, 8) dc of same panel, * single knot st, sc in center sc of next double knot st, single knot st, 1 dc in each of next 15 (16, 17) dc, repeat from * 5 times, single knot st, sc in center sc of next double knot st, single knot st, 1 dc in each of next 8 (9, 9) dc of next panel, ch 4, join in 3rd st of ch, do not turn this or the following rounds.

Next Round—Ch 3, 1 dc in each of next 6 (6, 7) dc, * double knot st, 1 dc in each of next 15 (16, 17) dc, repeat from * 4 times, double knot st, 1 dc in each of next 7 (7, 8) dc, 1 dc in each of the 4 sts of ch, 1 dc in each of next 8 (9, 9) dc, finish round to correspond, join.

Next 5 Rounds: Work even in pattern having 15 (16, 17) dc in each dc panel and 19 (20, 21) dc in each underarm panel.

Next Round: Work in pattern, decreasing 1 st in center of each dc panel, 14 (15, 16) dc in each panel, 18 (19, 20) in each under arm panel. Work 1 round even.

Next Round: Work in pattern, decreasing 1 st in center of each dc panel. Work 2 rounds even.

Continue in the above manner decreasing 1 st in center of each dc panel every 3rd round until there are 8 (9, 10) dc in each panel and 12 (13, 14) dc in each underarm panel. Work even in pattern for 8 (10, 12) rounds or length desired, cut yarn.

FINISHING: With right side toward you, attach yarn at underarm and work 1 dc in each of 4 sts of ch, 3 dc over end st of next row, work even in pattern across sleeve cap, 3 dc over end st of next row, join in 1st dc, cut yarn. Work other sleeve in same manner.

With right side toward you, attach yarn at lower edge of center opening and work 60 (64, 68) sc up right side, 3 sc in corner st, 1 sc in each st of ch around neckline, 3 sc in corner st, 60 (64, 68) sc down left side, join, do not turn.

Next Row—1 sc in each of next 4 sc, * ch 4, skip 3 sc, 1 sc in each of next 7 (8, 9) sc, repeat from * 4 times, ch 4, skip 3 sc, 1 sc in next sc (6 buttonholes), continue working in sc around neck and left front, working 3 sc in center st at each corner, join.

Working up right front only, work 1 sc in each sc and 1 sc in each st of the ch 4 for buttonholes, cut yarn.

Attach yarn at lower edge of left side and work 2 rows of sc over 60 (64, 68) sts, cut yarn. Sew buttons in position.

STOLE: Ch 61 (64, 67), sc in 2nd st from hook, 1 sc in each remaining st of ch, turn.

Next Row—* Work a double knot st (drawing loops up 1 inch only), skip 2 sc, sc in next sc, repeat from * across row, 20 (21, 22) knot sts, turn.

Next Row—Work 3 single knot sts, sc in center sc of next double knot st, * double knot st, sc in center sc of next double knot st, repeat from * across row.

Repeat last row until work measures 5 inches from the beginning.

Continue in the above manner but drawing loops up 4 inch for remainder of stole. Work even until stole measures 46 (48, 50) inches from the beginning, cut yarn.

Attach yarn in first st of starting ch, 1 sc in same space, * ch 4, skip 3 sts, 1 sc in each of next 8 (8, 9) sts, repeat from * 4 times, ch 4, skip 3 sts, 1 sc in each remaining st, ch 1, turn.

Next Row—1 sc in each sc and 1 sc in each st of ch of buttonholes. Without cutting yarn and working across long edge, 1 sc in end st of each sc row, single knot st, sc in center sc of next double knot st, * double knot st, sc in center sc of next double knot st, repeat from * across side and lower end, working opposite side to correspond, cut yarn.

This free pattern originally published in Sweaters of Nylon or Wool