This Spanish sleeve crochet blouse pattern is designed for makers who love dramatic silhouettes and elegant movement in their garments. Worked from the top down, the blouse features a flattering V neckline, a comfortable yoke construction, and eye catching flared Spanish sleeves that bring softness and flow to the design.
Crochet Spanish Sleeve Blouse
The pattern allows easy length and size customization, making it adaptable for everyday wear or statement styling. With contrast puff stitch accents and a clean neckline finish, this blouse blends classic crochet structure with modern fashion appeal.
Project Overview
- Skill level intermediate
- Yarn approximately 100g 340m acrylic yarn
- Hook 5 mm
- Contrast yarn small amount for accents
- Sizes and starting chains
- Small 53 chains
- Medium 64 chains
- Large 85 chains
Yoke Construction Top Down
- Create the base chain according to your size and add 3 chains for height
- For medium size use 64 plus 3 chains
- Work the first row in double crochet to set up the yoke
- Divide stitches as follows for medium size
- Front section worked with a V stitch increase of 1 double crochet chain 2 1 double crochet
- Sleeve section worked with 15 double crochets
- Back section worked with 30 double crochets
- Second sleeve section worked with 15 double crochets
- Place V stitch increases at each corner using 1 double crochet chain 2 1 double crochet in the same stitch
- Continue working back and forth rows
- Increase at all four corners
- Add increases at the beginning and end of each row to shape the V neckline
- Continue until the yoke measures 16 rows or fits comfortably
Body Construction
- Once the two front panels meet join them with a slip stitch to form a round
- Continue working in the round using double crochet stitches
- When reaching the underarm skip over the sleeve stitches
- Join the front and back sections directly to create the armhole opening
- Continue crocheting evenly in rounds
- Work until the body reaches your desired blouse length
Spanish Sleeve Flare
- Attach yarn at the armhole opening
- Work the first flare row using the pattern 2 double crochet chain 1 skip 1 around
- In the next row work 2 double crochet into each chain 1 space
- Switch to contrast yarn for the accent row
- In each space work a puff stitch made with four yarn overs pulled through together
- Chain 2 after each puff stitch
- Switch back to the main yarn color
- Work 3 double crochet into each contrast chain 2 space
- Continue with 7 rows of the 2 double crochet chain 1 pattern
- Repeat one more contrast puff stitch row
- Finish with one row of double crochet in the main color
- Add a final single crochet border in the contrast color
Neckline Finishing
- Attach main yarn at the back of the neckline
- Work around the opening using half double crochet chain 1 pattern
- Switch to contrast yarn
- Work half double crochet into the spaces created by the previous row
- At the V point skip the chain stitches to maintain a sharp neckline shape
- Finish with one final round of single crochet in every stitch to stabilize the neckline
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