Patchwork Bolero

YARN

• 2 x 50g balls Filatura di Crosa Millefili 100 per cent Egyptian cotton in colour # 273 lilac (A)

• 1 x 50g ball each in 283 Apple Green, 94 Royal Blue, 306 Dark Blue, 99 Orange, 298 Yellow, 303 Pinkish Purple, 304 Turquoise, 69 White, 155 Pale Blue, 271 Pink, 97 Aqua Green, 302 Blue

NEEDLES

• Crochet hook size 2.25mm

• Yarn needle

MEASUREMENTS

Size: Small/medium

Bust: 66.5cm

Length: 38cm

TENSION

One patch = approx. 9 x 9 cm

SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS

 ch: chain; dc: double crochet (UK = treble); sc: single crochet (UK = double); dc3tog: double crochet 3 together – * Yo, insert hook in next st, yo and draw up a loop, yo, draw yarn through first 2 loops on hook; rep from * twice more, yo and draw yarn through all loops on hook. dc4tog: double crochet 4 together – * Yo, insert hook in next st, yo and draw up a loop, yo, draw yarn through first 2 loops on hook; rep from * three more times, yo and draw yarn through all loops on hook.

GETTING STARTED

Pattern Stitches Picot: Chain 4, 1 sc in base stitch where the chain of 4 comes from.

Reverse single crochet (Rev sc): (RS) Work as for single crochet, from left to right.

SPECIAL PATTERNS

Patch A

With 1, ch 6, sl st in first ch to join. Work in the ring as follows:

Round 1: (RS) Ch 1 (counts as sc), 11 sc, sl st in first ch to join. Round 2: With 2, ch 1, * 2 dc in each of next 2 sc, 1 sc in next sc; rep from * 3 more times, end with sl st in first ch instead of sc.

Round 3: With 3, ch 7 (counts as sc + ch-6 space), skip next 4 dc, * 1 sc in next sc, ch 6, skip next 4 dc; rep from * twice more, sl st in first ch to join.

With 4, join yarn with sl st in