A sweet crochet crisscross matinee coat uk format pattern, a quick design, you will needing some crochet knowledge, requiring three small buttons to fasten, I’m sure you will love making it.

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Crochet CrissCross Matinee Coat uk CNC25

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Abbreviations
WS.    Wrong Side
RS.     Right Side
ch.     Chain
dc.     Double Crochet
tr.      Treble Crochet
rpt.    Repeat
ss.      Slip Stitch
Inc.    Increase

Base of ch. Work into first stitch

3ch counts as first tr

Size to fit: 18 Inch chest 3-6 month Baby

Length from shoulder approx 11.5 Inches

Sleeve length under arm seam measures approx 5.5 Inches

Materials
For great results it is always best to use the recommended yarn I have used:-
70 grams of Stylecraft Special DK in colour 1
50 grams of Stylecraft Special DK in colour 2

OR an equivalent yarn i.e

2.50oz of Worsted Weight #3 in color 1
1.75oz of Worsted Weight #3 in color 2

4.50mm & 4.00mm Clover crochet hooks, 3 small buttons

TENSION – 5dc & 5 rows of dc measures approx 1 inch using 4.50mm hook

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Crochet crisscross matinee coat uk

Worked in one piece starting with yoke.

With colour 1 and 4.50mm hook make 53ch, (RS) 1dc into 2nd ch from hook, 1dc into each of next 6ch, 3dc into next ch, 1dc into each of next 9ch, 3dc into next ch, 1dc into each of next 16ch, 3dc into next ch, 1dc into each of next 9ch, 3dc into next ch, 1dc into each of next 7ch. Turn. (60dc)

2nd Row – 1ch, 1dc into base of 1ch, 1dc into each dc to end. Turn.

3rd Row – (Inc Row) 1ch, 1dc into base of 1ch, 1dc into each of next 7dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 11dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 18dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 11dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 8dc. Turn. (68dc)

4th Row – Rpt 2nd Row.

5th Row – (Inc Row) 1ch, 1dc into base of 1ch, 1dc into each of next 8dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 13dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 20dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 13dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 9dc. Turn. (76dc)

6th Row – Rpt 2nd Row.

7th Row – (Inc Row) 1ch, 1dc into base of 1ch, 1dc into each of next 9dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 15dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 22dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 15dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 10dc. Turn. (84dc)

8th Row – Rpt 2nd Row.

9th Row – (Inc Row) 1ch, 1dc into base of 1ch, 1dc into each of next 10dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 17dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 24dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 17dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 11dc. Turn. (92dc)

10th Row – Rpt 2nd Row.

11th Row – (Inc Row) 1ch, 1dc into base of 1ch, 1dc into each of next 11dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 19dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 26dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 19dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 12dc. Turn. (100dc)

12th Row – Rpt 2nd Row.

13th Row – (Inc Row) 1ch, 1dc into base of 1ch, 1dc into each of next 12dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 21dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 28dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 21dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 13dc. Turn. (108dc)

14th Row – Rpt 2nd Row.

15th Row – (Inc Row) 1ch, 1dc into base of 1ch, 1dc into each of next 13dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 23dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 30dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 23dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 14dc. Turn. (116dc)

16th Row – Rpt 2nd Row.

17th Row – (Inc Row) 1ch, 1dc into base of 1ch, 1dc into each of next 14dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 25dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 32dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 25dc, 3dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 15dc. Turn. (124dc)

18th Row – (Divide for Armholes and Inc) 1ch, 1dc into base of 1ch, 1dc into next dc, * 2dc into next dc, 1dc into each of next 2dc, * rpt from * to * 4 more times, miss 27dc, (armhole) 1dc into next dc, rpt from * to * 11 more times, 2dc into next dc, 1dc into next dc, miss 27dc, (armhole) 1dc into each of next 2dc, rpt from * to * to end. Fasten off. Turn. (92dc)

19th Row – Working into back loop of stitch for this row only, join in colour 2, make 1ch, 1dc into base of 1ch, 1dc into each dc to end. Turn.

20th Row – Working through the both loops of stitch from now on, make 1ch, 1dc into base of 1ch, 1dc into each dc to end. Turn.

Commence Skirt
21st Row – 3ch, * miss 1dc, 1tr into each of next 2dc, working across last 2tr made, work 1tr into last missed dc, (this creates the cross), * rpt from * to * to last dc, work 1tr into dc. Turn. (30 crossed groups)

22nd to 26th Rows – 1ch, 1dc into base of 1ch, 1dc into each st to end. Turn. (92dc)

Rpt 21st to 26th Rows until 44 rows have been worked in all or work measures approx 11 Inches from shoulder. Fasten off. Turn.

Sleeves x 2 – With WS facing rejoin colour 1 to first un-worked dc under arm, 1ch, 1dc into base of 1ch, 1dc into each of next 26dc, ss to first dc on beginning of row. Turn. (27dc) (we will close the small hole you created from slip stitching to first dc later in the finishing section of the pattern)

Starting with 1ch, 1dc into base of 1ch, work 26 more rows of 1dc into each dc, slip stitching to first dc and turning at the end of each row.

Next Row – 1ch, (1dc, 3ch, 1dc) into next dc, * miss 1dc, (1dc, 3ch, 1dc) into next dc, * rpt from * to * to last dc, miss 1dc, ss to first dc on beginning of row. Fasten off.

With neck towards you, working downwards on coat, return to loose loops on the bottom of the yoke (the one’s you created on the 19th Row), join in colour 1 and work 1ch, 1dc into base of 1ch, (1dc, 3ch, 1dc) into next dc, * miss 1dc, (1dc, 3ch, 1dc) into next dc, * rpt from * to * to last dc, work 1dc into last dc. Fasten off.

Button/Buttonhole Bands – With RS facing and 4.00mm hook, join colour 1 to base of right hand side of front edge, make 1ch, 1dc into base of 1ch, work 42 more dc evenly into row ends to neck edge, 3dc into corner, 1dc into each ch around neck, 3dc into corner, 43dc evenly into row ends down second front edge. Turn.

Starting with 1ch, 1dc into base of 1ch, work 1dc into each dc to neck edge. Turn.

Work one more row in dc on these stitches. Fasten off.

Buttonhole Row – Return to neck edge on opposite front, make 1ch, 1dc into base of 1ch, * make 2ch, miss 1dc, 1dc into each of next 7dc, * rpt from * to * once, make 2ch, miss 1dc, 1dc into each dc to end. Turn. (3 buttonholes made)

Starting with 1ch, 1dc into base of 1ch, work 1dc into each dc and 2ch space to end. Fasten off.

Finishing – With WS facing close small gaps underarm, weave in all loose ends of yarn and trim, turn through to RS sew on buttons to correspond with buttonholes.

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