DIY Crochet Bolero

Bolero jackets come in all shapes and sizes. Some bolero jackets are form fitted, and have either short or long sleeves. Others are more shawl-like, and while they may have sleeves, they flow and are more unstructured. The easiest way to crochet a bolero jacket is to pick a flower or square pattern. This will provide you with the most flexibility in both size and shape, which you can determine as you go. Once you understand the basic structure of a bolero jacket, the possibilities are endless.
These are the steps to crochet bolero:
Step 1
Pick a yarn and appropriate crochet hook by checking a chart.
Step 2
Pick a crochet square or flower pattern.
Step 3
Crochet at least 40 squares, and four half-squares. Make more if you want to make a long sleeve jacket, less if you want to make a sleeveless jacket.
Step 4
Lay out the squares for the back by placing five squares across and four down. These 20 squares are the base of your back. You can add another row of five if you want the jacket to be a bit longer in the back.
Step 5
Place four squares that start only on the upper two rows of the above rows that you created. These will make your sleeves. The amount of these rows that you place will determine your sleeve length.
Step 6
For the front of the jacket, skip two rows down from where the squares for the back ended add four squares and four half squares to make the front.
Step 7
Start to sew all these squares together with a simple slip stitch. You will have a large, flat, funny shaped blanket.
Step 8
Fold it in half and try it on to make sure it fits. Add more squares if needed and then sew together the seams of the sleeves and the sides of the jacket.
Step 9
Add more squares to lengthen your sleeves, the back, or the front, as desired, and add or subtract half squares for decoration.
Step 10
You can choose to leave the bolero jacket open, add a button, which you will just slip into one of the holes in a square, or add ribbons or yarn to create a tie for the front.

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