Materials

• US G (4.00 mm) crochet hook
• Size #3 light weight/DK yarn
  • 2 colors
  • I used Mary Maxim Simply Natural
  • Specifics listed in the Finished product dimensions section
• Yarn needle

Gauge

• 16 hdc x 12 rows = 4″ (blocked)
• 3 rows of hdc + 3 rows of Hdcc = 2″ – 2.25″ high
  

  

Terms/ Stitches used

• RS: right side
• Ch: chain
• St: stitch
• Slip st: slip stitch
• Hdc: half double crochet
• Hdc2tog: hdc 2 sts together
• Hdcc: half double crochet cluster (explained below)

Notes

• Hdcc (half double crochet cluster): (this stitch is worked into two stitches) yarn over, insert your hook into the first st, pull up a loop, yarn over, insert your hook into the next st, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through all 5 loops on your hook, ch 1. This stitch is worked like a hdc2tog and a ch 1 that count together as one stitch. When working into this stitch, you will work into the hdctog and the ch 1 space.
• This pattern is worked in sections: the Body, the Seaming, the Lapel, and the Sleeves. The Body is worked flat in rows and the Lapel and Sleeves are worked in the round with the slip st into the first st.
• The ch-2 at the beginning of the rows Body does count as a stitch.
• The ch-2 at the beginning of the rnds Lapel does counts as a stitch.
• The ch-2 at the beginning of the rnds Sleeves does not count as a stitch.
• The multiple of the body portion is 2. If you’d like to make it larger or smaller, just add or subtract in 2s.
• Color A is white (Mary Maxim Simply Natural in Eggshell) and color B is pink (Mary Maxim Simply Natural Phlox).

Finished product dimensions (measurements may vary by gauge and yarn used)

-Securing-

To create the sleeves, stitch together the first 26 and the last 26 sts on the first row of the Body section. Flip your piece and seam together the first 26 and the last 26 sts on the last row of the Body section. (an example above where the seam is in blue)
Weave in your ends. Don’t snip the ends until you know if you’re going to have a gap from your sleeves.

–Sleeves–

Start on the color A side.
(RS) Rnd 1: A: Create a slipknot on your hook, and start in the first unworked st to the left of the seam you made to make your sleeves, hdc into the next 52 (68, 84, 100) sts, slip st into the first st — 52 (68, 84, 100) hdc
Rnds 2 – 5: Ch 2 (counts as a hdc here and throughout the hdc rows of the sleeves), turn, hdc into the next 51 (67, 83, 99) sts, slip st into the first st — 52 (68, 84, 100) hdc
Rnd 6: Ch 2, turn, hdc into the next st, hdc2tog the next 2 sts, hdc into the next 48 (64, 80, 96) sts, slip st into the first st — 51 (67, 83, 99) hdc
Rnd 7: Ch 2, turn, hdc into the next st, hdc2tog the next 2 sts, hdc into the next 47 (63, 79, 95) sts, slip st into the first st — 50 (66, 82, 98) hdc
Rnd 8: Ch 2, turn, hdc into the next st, hdc2tog the next 2 sts, hdc into the next 46 (62, 78, 94) sts, slip st into the first st — 49 (65, 81, 97) hdc
Rnd 9: Ch 2, turn, hdc into the next st, hdc2tog the next 2 sts, hdc into the next 45 (61, 77, 93) sts, slip st into the first st — 48 (64, 80, 96) hdc
Rnd 10: Ch 2 (does not count as a stitch for the next 6 rows), turn, Hdcc into the next 48 (64, 80, 96) sts, slip st into the first st — 24 (32, 40, 48) Hdcc
Rnds 11 – 15: Ch 2, turn, Hdcc into the next 24 (32, 40, 48) sts, slip st into the first st — 24 (32, 40, 48) Hdcc
Fasten off, weave in all your ends.
Repeat rnds 1 – 15 on the other sleeve in color B.

-Lapel-

(RS) Rnd 1: Create a slipknot on your hook and begin with color A on 39 (45, 51, 57) row end, *hdc into the row end, hdc twice into the next row end,* repeat from * to * 78 (90, 102, 114) times, changing colors when you reach the B color section, slip st into the first st — 234 (270, 306, 342) hdc
Rnds 2 – 3: Ch 2 (counts as a hdc here and throughout the Lapel), turn, hdc into the next 233 (269, 305, 341) sts, changing colors when you get to the next color section, slip st into the first st — 234 (270, 306, 342) hdc
Fasten off, weave in all your ends.