Touch-me-not

The garment is divided into the yoke, neckline edging, front-back difference, sleeve division, body and sleeves. First, crochet the yoke and neckline edging, then work the front-back difference and sleeve division, next crochet the body at the corresponding positions, and finally crochet the sleeves at the armholes.

Note: Hand-measured with a 1-2 cm margin of error. Since everyone's tension varies, the sample size is for reference only.

Yarn: Alpaca
Tools: 2.5mm Crochet Hook

The tutorial demonstrates with the size S as an example; for other sizes, please refer to the corresponding diagrams.

Structure Diagram

Gauge Swatch

Chart Key

ch: chain

sl: slip stitch (tighten it or not)

dc: double crochet

sc: single crochet

tr: treble crochet

ch3 sl picot: chain 3, and then join with one slip stitch into both the front loop of the previous stitch and the front leg strand of the previous stitch.

dc2-in-1: 2 double crochets into the same stitch

dc2tog: double crochet 2 stitches together

Note: 
1. This pattern is making in Chinese crochet pattern terms, and the stitch name is written using American terminology. All measurements in charts are in cm.

Part 1 Yoke & Neckline Edging A​ 01' 14'' ​

Work the yoke using foundation chain, working back and forth. Note: First crochet round 1 of the yoke, don't cut the yarn, take color 1 to crochet the neckline edging. This part should be about 2cm high when completed, then finish the remaining part of the yoke. Please refer to the video demonstration. 

 Part 2 Front-back Difference ​& Sleeve Division B​ 34' 48'' ​ and Body C​ 42' 18'' ​

Divide the last round of the yoke into back body, sleeves, front body and sleeves, then crochet the height difference section at corresponding positions. After completing, continue crocheting in rounds for the body. For details, please refer to the video demonstration. 

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Part 3 Sleeves D​​ 46' 18'' ​​

The sleeves are divided into left and right sleeves, which are formed at the armholes on both sides after completing the body. Note that the right sleeve is identical to the left sleeve except for the stitch pickup order in the first round. Please refer to the video demonstration for details.

Left Sleeve

Right Dleeve