Sea Breeze Top
TOP MOTIF STRIPE Make 2.
Rep Bottom Motif Stripe using light mint for rnds 4 and 5 and a combination of other colors for rnds 1, 2 and 3.
BODY FRONT Lower
Note: The top of each Star Motif has 21 sts when including corner ch-sp. For sizes Small, Large and X-Large count double crochet row edging ends as 2 or 3 sts as needed when working first row. Row 1 (RS): Join light mint in top right corner of Stripe and work row 1 of Net Pattern needed (see
Pattern Stitches) evenly sp over 74 [84, 92, 98, 105] sts and chs along stripe edge, turn. (38 [43, 47, 50, 53] dc, 36 [41, 45, 48, 52] ch-1 sps)
Rows 2 & 3: Continue in Net Pattern. At end of last row, change color to sky blue in last st.
Rows 4–6: Continue in Net Pattern. At end of last row, change color to light grey in last st.
Rows 7–9: Continue in Net Pattern. At end of last row, fasten off.
Upper
Row 1 (RS): Join sky blue in top right corner of Stripe and work row 1 of Net Pattern needed evenly sp over 74 [84, 92, 98, 105] sts and chs along stripe edge, turn. (38 [43, 47, 50, 53] dc, 36 [41, 45, 48, 52] ch-1 sps) Rows 2 & 3: Continue in Net Pattern. At end of last row, change color to light grey in last st. Rows 4–6: Continue in Net Pattern.
Sizes Medium, Large, X-Large & 2X-Large Only
With ice blue, work [1,2, 3, 3] row(s) in Net Pattern.
Size 2X-large Only
Row [10]: With light mint continue in Net Pattern.
All Sizes
Fasten off.
BODY BACK
Rep as for Body Front.
SLEEVE Make 2. Motif Stripe
Make 3 Star Motifs, using sky blue for rnds 4 and 5 and a combination of other colors for rnds 1, 2 and 3. With RS tog, whipstitch along edges of squares to assemble Stripe.
Sleeve Body
Note: In Sleeve, ch-1 sp counts as a st for final st count.
Row 1 (RS): Join light grey in top right corner of Stripe, working along tops of Motifs, (ch 3, dc) in first st, dc in next st, [ch 1, sk next st, dc in next st] across, dc in last st, turn. (64 sts)
Row 2: (Ch 3, dc) in first st, dc in next st, [ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in sk dc] across to last 4 dc, [ch 1, dc in next dc] twice, dc in last 2 dc, turn. (65 sts)
Row 3: (Ch 3, dc) in first st, [ch 1, sk next st, dc in next dc] across, changing color to ice blue in last st, turn. (66 sts)
Row 4: ( Ch 3, dc) in first st, [ch 1, sk next ch, dc in next dc] across, dc in last dc, turn. (67 sts)
Row 5: (Ch 3, dc) in first st, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in next dc, [ch 1,
sk next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in sk dc] across to last 4 dc, [ch 1, dc in next dc] 3 times, dc in last dc, turn. (68 sts)
Size Small Only Fasten off. Sizes Medium, Large, X-Large & 2X-Large Only
Row [6]: (Ch 3, dc) in first st, dc in next dc, [ch 1, dc in next dc] across, changing color to light mint in last st, turn. ([69] sts) Row [7]: Rep row 3. ([70] sts) Row [8]: (Ch 3, dc) in first st, [ch 1, dc in next dc] twice, [ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in sk dc] across to last 5 dc, [ch 1, dc in next dc] 4 times, dc in last dc, turn. ([71] sts)
Size Medium Only
Row [9]: (Ch 3, dc) in first st, dc in next dc, [ch 1, sk next ch, dc in next dc] across, dc in last dc. Fasten off. ([72] sts)
Sizes Large, X-large & 2X-large Only
Row [9]: (Ch 3, dc) in first st, dc in next dc, [ch 1, sk next ch, dc in next dc] across, dc in last dc, changing color to sky blue in last st, turn. ([72] sts) Row [10]: Rep row 6. ([73] sts) Row [11]: (Ch 3, dc) in first st, ch 1, dc in next dc, [ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in sk dc] across to last 4 dc, [ch 1, sk next st, dc in next dc] 3 times, turn. ([74] sts)
Size Large Only
Row [12] : Rep row 4. Fasten off. ([75] sts)
Sizes X-Large & 2X-Large Only
Row [12]: Rep row 4, changing color to light grey in last st. ([75] sts) Row [13]: Rep row 9. ([76] sts) Row [14]: (Ch 3, dc) in first st, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in next dc, [ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in sk dc] across to last 5 dc, [ch 1, sk next st, dc in next dc] 4 times, turn. ([77] sts)
Size X-Large Only
Row [15]: Rep row 3. Fasten off. ([78] sts)
Size 2X-Large Only
Row [15]: Rep row 3, changing color to ice blue in last st. ([78] sts) Row [16]: Rep row 4. ([79] sts) Row [17]: (Ch 3, dc) in first st, dc in next dc, [ch 1, dc in next dc] twice, [ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in sk dc] across to last 5 dc, [ch 1, dc in next dc] 4 times, dc in last dc, turn. ([80] sts)
Row [18]: Rep row 6. Fasten off. ([81] sts)
ASSEMBLY
Whipstitch Body Lower and Upper parts tog. Sew shoulder seams, leaving center 13 inches open for neck opening. Fold Sleeves in half and sew to Body, centering shoulder seam. Sew Sleeve seams and seams of Front and Back Body.