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Crochet an Olivier cardigan

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Body

(worked in one piece to armholes)

Motif Band

Make and join 13 [15:17:19] Motifs to form one long strip.

Main Section

With 2.50 mm hook, attach yarn to corner ch sp of an end Motif of Motif Band, 1 ch (does NOT count as st), work 152 [176:208:232] dc evenly along one long edge of Motif Band, turn. (This is 12 dc for each Motif, minus [minus:plus:plus] 4 dc.) Next row (WS) : 3 ch (counts as first tr), miss dc at base of 3 ch, 1 tr into each dc to end, turn. 152 [176:208:232] sts.
Next row: 3 ch (counts as first tr), miss tr at base of 3 ch, 1 tr into each tr to end, working last tr into top of 3 ch at beg of previous row, turn.
This row forms tr fabric.
Now shape skirt section as follows:
Next row: 3 ch (does NOT count as st), miss tr at base of 3 ch, 1 tr into next tr - 1 st decreased, *1 tr into each of next 15 [18:22:25] tr**, (tr2tog over next 2 tr) twice, rep from * to end, ending last rep at **, tr2tog over last 2 sts, turn. 136 [160:192:216] sts.
Work 0 [1:1:2] rows.
Next row: 3 ch (does NOT count as st), miss tr at base of 3 ch, 1 tr into next tr - 1 st decreased, *1 tr into each of next 13 [16:20:23] tr**, (tr2tog over next 2 tr) twice, rep from * to end, ending last rep at **, tr2tog over last 2 sts, turn. 120 [144:176:200] sts.
Work 0 [1:1:2] rows.
Next row: 3 ch (does NOT count as st), miss tr at base of 3 ch, 1 tr into next tr - 1 st decreased, *1 tr into each of next 11 [14:18:21] tr**, (tr2tog over next 2 tr) twice, rep from * to end, ending last rep at **, tr2tog over last 2 sts, turn. 104 [128:160:184] sts.

2nd, 3rd and 4th sizes only

Work 1 row.
Next row: 3 ch (does NOT count as st), miss tr at base of 3 ch, 1 tr into next tr - 1 st decreased, *1 tr into each of next [12:16:19] tr**, (tr2tog over next 2 tr) twice, rep from * to end, ending last rep at **, tr2tog over last 2 sts, turn. [112:144:168] sts.

3rd and 4th sizes only

Work 1 row.
Next row: 3 ch (does NOT count as st), miss tr at base of 3 ch, 1 tr into next tr - 1 st decreased, *1 tr into each of next [14:17] tr**, (tr2tog over next 2 tr) twice, rep from * to end, ending last rep at **, tr2tog over last 2 sts, turn. [128:152] sts.

4th size only

Work 1 row.
Next row: 3 ch (does NOT count as st), miss tr at base of 3 ch, 1 tr into next tr - 1 st decreased, *1 tr into each of next 15 tr**, (tr2tog over next 2 tr) twice, rep from * to end, ending last rep at **, tr2tog over last 2 sts, turn. 136 sts.

All sizes

Work 0 [0:2:2] rows, ending after a WS row. 104 [112:128:136] sts.

Shape right front

Next row (RS) : 3 ch (counts as first tr), miss tr at base of 3 ch, 1 tr into each of next 22 [24:28:30] tr and turn, leaving rem sts unworked.
Work on this set of 23 [25:29:31] sts only for Right Front.
Next row (WS) : 3 ch (counts as first tr), miss tr at base of 3 ch, tr2tog over next 2 tr - 1 st decreased, 1 tr into each st to end, turn.
Next row: 3 ch (counts as first tr), miss tr at base of 3 ch, 1 tr into each st to last 3 sts, tr2tog over next 2 tr - 1 st decreased, 1 tr into top of 3 ch at beg of previous row, turn. Working all decreases as set by last 2 rows, dec 1 st at armhole edge of next 2 [2:4:4] rows. 19 [21:23:25] sts.
Work 0 [1:0:1] row, ending after a RS [WS:RS:WS] row.

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