FREE PATTERN: Green Apple Bolero

Materials:
● Yarn: Anna 16 by Seam, Lace: 100% Cotton 579 yards (529 m) / 100 grams
● Hook: 1.75-2.0 mm

Finished Size: Small/Medium. To fit bust sizes 33”-36” (85-90cm) and upper arm circumference 12” (30cm).
Gauge: 2” x 2” (5cm x 5cm) = 1 square motif


Abbreviations (US):
ch — chain, ch sp — chain space, dc — double crochet, sc — single crochet, sl st — slip stitch, st(s) — stitch(es), tc — treble crochet, () — work directions in brackets as many times as specified.

«Apple» motif (Make 49 for back, 42 for front sides: 91 motifs in total)
Round 1: Make a magic ring. Ch 3 (counted as first dc), 23 dc in ring. Join with sl st to top chain of ch-3.
Round 2: (Ch 5, skip next st, 1 sc in next st) — 11 times, ch 2, skip next st, 1 dc.
Round 3: (Ch 5, 1 sc in ch sp, ch 5, 1 sc in ch sp, ch 7, 1 sc in ch sp) — 4 times.

«Half -Apple» motif: (Make 6)
Row 1: Make a magic ring. Ch 3 (counted as first dc), 14 dc in ring. Turn motif.
Row 2: Ch 5, 1 sc in next st, (ch 5, skip next st, 1 sc in next st) — 5 times, ch 2, 1 dc in last st. Turn motif.
Row 3: (Ch 7, 1 sc in ch sp, ch 5, 1 sc in ch sp, ch 5, 1 sc in ch sp) — 2 times, ch 7, 1 sc in last ch sp.

Fasten off for the first motif only. Proceed to 'Join as Motif Layout: you go' for the rest of the motifs.

Crochet one ready motif (A), start the second one (B), on the round 3 repeat (ch 5, sc in a chain space, ch 5, sc in a ch sp, ch 7, sc in a ch sp) - 2 times, ch 5, sc in a ch sp, ch 5, sc in a ch sp, ch 3, sl st in a ch sp (on angle) of first motif A, ch 3 and go back with sc in a ch sp (motif B), repeat it one more time. You get two angle joined motifs.

If you need to join 3 or 4 angles, repeat (ch sp, ch 5, sc in a ch sp, ch 3, sl st in a ch sp (on angle) of first motif A, ch 3 and go back with sc in a ch sp (motif B) — 3 or 4 times, and ( ch 5, sc in a chain space, ch 5, sc in a ch sp, ch 7, sc in a ch sp) — 1 or 0 times.

Do not forget to join shoulders, underarms and sides (arrows on the bottom picture). If you lost some joinings, you can join them later, with a needle.

Motif Layout:

Lace:

Join thread at space between any two 5 chain spaces. 

Round 1: Make ch 3, dc 6 in st, ch 2 and sc in

7ch space, (ch 7, sc in the next 7 ch space, ch 2, dc 7 in a st (between 5 chain spaces), ch 2, sc in 7 ch

space) — work round and repeat until you return to the start. Make finally ch 2 and join with sl. st.

Round 2: ch 4, (dc 1 + ch 1) — 5 times, 1 dc, ch 3, sc in a ch space, (ch 3, (dc 1 +ch 1) — 6 times, dc 1,

ch 3, sc in a ch space) — repeat and work round, make ch 3 and join with sl. st.

Round 3: (ch 3 and sc in each ch between dc of the previous row) — 5 times, ch 3, sc in a sc of previous

row, ch 3 — repeat to the end. Join with sl. st.