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New Primavera Flower Tunic

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New primavera flower tunic
Do you remember my post about New Primavera Square, in which I was talking about how I had started a poncho? Yes, I started a poncho, but somehow it turned out into a tunic. And I’m pretty happy with the result! This is my first tunic ever, which I made without any pattern, just playing around with the squares, using trial and error method, which works quite well for me. Almost all of my color combinations and designs are results of using this method. I’m not afraid of errors. I consider them just as indicators that something didn’t work. Let’s do it again, to see what will work! It’s that simple.
New Primavera flower granny square free pattern
For this tunic I used 100% cotton yarn “Golf” from St. George, and 3.5 mm crochet hook. The yarn is 125m/50g. The square measures approximately 12 x 12 cm (4.7″ x 4.7″)

 

My New Primavera granny square is almost the same as the old Primavera flower square. I just make some small changes, because I wanted a little bigger square, which in the end proved unnecessary, because the tunic turned out a little to big for me. If I used my old Primavera square it would probably suite me better.
New primavera square
I made this crochet chart and written pattern in case you’d like to use the square for one of your own crochet projects. It’s very easy and quick to make, and you can use it for variety of things, like blankets, pillows, bags, scarfs… And one more good thing. It looks good in two colors as well as in 4 colors (old Primavera Flower square)

Color A is gold, color B is brown

Begin with a magic ring.
Rnd 1: Color A
ch-4 in ring (counts as dc and ch-1), * dc in ring, ch-1; repeat from * 6 more times. Close the ring. Join with slip st to initial ch-4 space (8 dc)
Rnd 2: Color A
Make Beginning Popcorn, then ch-4; * Popcorn in next ch-1 space, chain-4; repeat from * six more times, join with slip stitch to Beginning Popcorn. (8 Popcorn stitches with ch-4 between each Popcorn)
Rnd 3: Color B
Join color B in any ch-4 spaces of the second round, make beginning Cluster (tr3tog – treble crochet three together), ch-3, tr3tog in same ch-4 space, ch-3, * (tr3tog, ch-3, tr3tog) in next ch-4 space, ch-3; Repeat from * 6 more times; Join with slip st to top of beginning Cluster (16 tr3tog with ch-3 between each tr3tog)
Rnd 4: Color B
Make slip st to next ch-3 space, ch-3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in same space, ch-1, * 3 dc in next ch-3 space, ch-1, (3 tr, ch-3, 3 tr) in next ch-3 space, ch-1, (3 dc in next space, ch-1) twice; repeat from * 2 more times, 3 dc in next space, ch-1, (3 tr, ch-3, 3 tr) in next space, ch-1, 3 dc in next space, ch-1, join with slip st to top of initial ch-3.
Rnd 5: Color B
Make slip st in 2 next dc, (sc in next ch-1 space, ch-5) twice, * (sc, ch-5, sc) in next ch-3 space of the corner, (ch-5, sc in next ch-1 space) four times, ch-5; Repeat from * 2 more times, (sc, ch-5, sc) in next ch-3 space, (ch-5, sc in next ch-1 space) twice, ch-5, join with slip st to first sc or make an invisible join.

New Primavera Tunic
When I joined all the squares together, the collar looked a little, I don’t know, maybe boring, or somehow unfinished, so I added 6 additional rows. In that way I decreased the collar and added a little finishing touch, which in my opinion raised the collar and the whole tunic to a higher level. I made a crochet chart for the collar, and wrote the pattern, so who knows, maybe some of you will find it useful.

New Primavera tunic chart
Row 1: sc in ch-5 space, ch-4
Row 2: sc, hdc, dc, ch-1, dc, hdc, sc in ch-4 space
Row 3: sc in ch-1 space, ch-3
Row 4: 5 sc in every ch-3 space
Row 5: sc in third sc, ch-4
Row 6: sc, hdc, dc, Picot-3, dc, hdc, sc in each ch-4 space

In case you aren’t familiar with my “old” Primavera flower square, you can find the detailed step-by-step tutorial with lots of photographs here.
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This is the end of the story about poncho, I mean, tunic. Till the next story, have a beautiful, colorful and creative week!
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Comments

    • Thank you very much for the detailed description of the pattern..I think I will try it soon

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  6. The tunic turned out lovely! And I'm not saying this just because you used brown shades. 😉
    Thank you very much for sharing the square.

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  8. Hi, I love this tunic and I am beginning one for me. I have a question for you. How did you join the granny squares together? I can see you joined them by the 5 chains, but I can’t figure how. I’d love to hear from you. Thanks.

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    • Hi Simone,
      Thanks! I’m so glad that you like the tunic and decided to make one for yourself! ? I used join-as-you-go method for joining my squares. I made ch-2, then join to the other square with slip stitch, and then again ch-2. Hope this will help you!
      Hugs,
      Dragana

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      • Thank you for your quick reply. I am still making the squares (I love the way they look) and when I get to the point to join them, I will work as you said. Thanks again, hugs,

        Simone.

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        • No, you don’t need to finish your squares first, and to join them together later. You won’t be able to join them later if you complete all the rows. You have to join them as you go, which means that you have to make only one complete square. The first one. The rest of the squares you will complete and at the same time join them together. If you don’t know how join-as-you-go method works, go to YouTube and watch some tutorials, don’t waste time and yarn to crochet squares which you won’t be able to use later.

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          • Oh… I got it… now everything makes sense. Good thing I had made just a few, now I am unraveling the outside part to join them “as you go”. It’ll be my first time using this method. I am having some youtube lessons first. Thank you for the tip!!!

  9. This is so beautiful – I am going to make one for myself this winter – thanks for sharing this pattern…

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  10. Thank you so much for sharing!
    The square is beautiful, and I love the pictures and diagrams. I find it much quicker and easier to read diagrams than consentrating on written instructions.
    I hope you don’t mind me asking how many squares you needed to finish the tunic? Did you join the sleeve squares diagonally, or does it just look like it on the photo?
    Again, thank you:-)

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    • You’re welcome! I’m glad you like it! I didn’t write down how many squares I used for the tunic, and I don’t have it anymore, so I can’t count the squares. No, I didn’t join the sleeve squares diagonally.

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  11. Good afternoon Dada from Scotland UK,
    Oh how pretty is this “poncho”, i love how your beautiful tunic turned out and could have offered up the body that would fit it, lol. I am normally making for everyone else and rarely do i knit or crochet for myself but this is going to be the exception to that rule and i am not even going to change the colour scheme as it is beautiful as it is and will go lovely with my camel trousers as well as boring old black. Thank you flower for sharing with such kindness your design,
    love and crafty hugs
    Norah (glenochil village, Scotland)

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    • Dear Norah,

      Thank you! I’m so glad to hear that you decided to make this poncho or tunic for yourself! Please send me a picture when you finish it, I would like to see it! ?

      Hugs,
      Dragana

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  12. I am wanting to crochet the Primavera tunic but I can’t find anything that tells me how much of each yarn I need to purchase. Please tell me how much so I can get started. I am planning to use two different colors of yarn. Thank you for all your beautiful creations

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  13. This is such a beautiful tunic; I can’t wait to make it. I also loved your pattern for the “original” Primavera Granny Square. You have such lovely photos and clear, precise instructions. Some of the best I have seen. I think you should write a book!

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  14. Simplemente, HERMOSA!
    Muchas ganas de intentarlo. Veremos de estrenarlo en la recién venida Primavera!
    MUCHAS GRACIAS!

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  16. Good morning! This is beautiful! I’m making one for my daughter…then maybe me, too! Can you give an idea of the way you did this? Looks like 4 squares across the front all the way down…how many across the back? One square above for the shoulders, then two for the width of the sleeve? Thanks for a lovely pattern!

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  17. Hello, will it be possible to give a lay out of blocks for the final tunic and
    what method used to crochet blocks together? Thank you in advance for this stunning pattern

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    • Hi Sonja,

      I made this tunic a long time ago, and I don’t have it anymore. I can only say that I join it using join-as-you-go method. Thanks for your kind words!

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