How to crochet a boys Jacket

 

How to crochet a boys Jacket

 

Materials

Yarn (recommended for crochet 4mm)

Crochet hook (size 3.5mm)

Stitch Markers 

Buttons

Yarn needle

Scissors

 

SIZE: 2 – 3 years

 

INSTRUCTIONS

 

Colour beige

ROW 1: Make chain of 54.

ROWS 2 - 23: Go up with 3 chains. Make 1 double crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows.

Front of the Jacket

Mark stitches 20 – 14 - 20

ROWS 1 - 22: Go up with 3 chains. Make 1 double crochet for each stitch of the previous row.

Repeat from row 1 to row 22 of the other half of the front.

Two Sleeves

Fold the knit from the front.

From the shoulders down count 8 rows and mark with 1 stitch marker.

Join the rest of the knit to the bottom of the jacket (each side) with single crochet

Finishes

Make single crochet all the way around the front of the jacket including the collar and bottom (beige colour)

Colour blue

ROW 1: Go up with 3 chains. 1 double crochet for each stitch of the previous row all the way around (front part, collar and bottom part of the jacket) Close each row with a slip stitch.

ROW 2: Go up with 3 chains, make 1 double crochet taking the double crochet from the previous row from the back part (back post double crochet). Repeat the sequence until the end of the row. Close each row with a slip stitch.

Cut the yarn.

Locate the part of the collar and calculate the part that you want to be free, mark with stitch markers on each side making sure it is even.

ROW 3: Go up with 3 chains, make 1 double crochet taking the double crochet from the previous row from the back part (back post double crochet) until you get to the stitch markers.

ROW 4: Flip the piece from the other side, Go up with 3 chains, make 1 double crochet taking the double crochet from the previous row from the front part (front post double crochet). 

Sew the buttons to the coat.

Buttonhole

ROW 5: Make a single crochet to the other front part where the buttonholes will be made. Locate where the buttonholes should go and make 1 Slip stitch, then go up with 8 chains and insert the crochet in the same stitch make a slip stitch. Continue making single crochets as far as the next buttonhole goes and repeat the sequence.

Two Sleeves

Colour beige

ROWS 1 – 9: Go up with 3 chains, make 1 double crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows. Close each row with a slip stitch.

ROW 10: Go up with 3 chains, make decreases until the end of the row. Close row with a slip stitch.

Change of colour: blue

ROW 11: Go up with 3 chains, make 1 double crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Close row with a slip stitch.

ROWS 12 – 14: Go up with 3 chains, make 1 double crochet taking the double crochet from the previous row from the front part (front post double crochet).  Repeat until the end of the rows. Close each row with a slip stitch.

Do the same for the other sleeve.