Navajo Indian Jacket

Navajo Indian Jacket

Materials list:

DarkBlue

Light Blue

White

Black Red heart yarn worsted weight

I crochet hook

Abbreviations: (ch) chain

(dc) double crochet

(sc) single crochet

(sts) stitches

NOTE*All single crochets are made in black loop of stitches.

All double crochets are made in front loop of st in second

row from the one being worked on. Do Not turn work.

On the jacket there will be no fringe as on the afghan, I

Just crochet over the ends as I go along .

NOTE**

This size should fit 10-12 if you want to make it larger, just increase your diamonds on both back and front.

Using Navajo pattern there will be 3 full diamonds on back.

54 rows to underarm, not including black border at bottom.

82 rows in all to top of back including black border.

At the beginning of each row the yarn is attached to the knot of the previous row. ( left handers be sure to make a right-handed knot.

BACK:

Using an I hook and BLACK yarn, ch 64.

Rows 1 thru 5: Sc in each stitch across

Row 6: 2 sc, 1 dc,*(19 sc, 1 dc,) repeat from * across end with 2 sc. The sc of the previous row (the one behind the dc) is left unworked.

Row 7: Using Dark Blue, 3 sc, 1 dc, (17 sc, 1 dc, 1 sc, 1 dc) repeat from * across. End with 3 sc.

Row 8: 4 sc, 1 dc, *(15 sc, 1 dc,3 sc, 1 dc) repeat from * across. End with 4 sc.

Row 9: 5 sc, 1 dc,*( 13 sc, 1 dc, 5 sc, 1 dc) repeat from * across.

End with 5 sc.

Row 10: Using LIGHT BLUE. 6 sc, 1 dc,*(11 sc, 1 dc, 7 sc 1 dc) repeat from * across. End with 6 sc.

Row 11: 7 sc, 1 dc,*(9 sc,1 dc, 9 sc,1 dc) repeat from * across.

End with 7 sc.

Row 12: 8 sc,1 dc,*(7 sc, 1 dc,11 sc, 1 dc) repeat from * across. End with 8 sc.

Row 13: using WHITE , 9 sc, 1 dc, *(5 sc, 1 dc, 13sc, 1 dc,) repeat from * across. End with 9 sc.

Row 14: 10 sc,1 dc, *( 3 sc, 1 dc, 15 sc, 1 dc) repeat from * across. End with 10 sc.

Row 15: 11 sc, 1 dc, *( 1 sc, 1 dc, 17 sc, 1 dc) repeat from * across. End with 11 sc.

Row 16: using BLACK, 12 sc, 1 dc,*( 19 sc, 1 dc,) repeat from * across. End with 12 sc.

Repeat rows 15, 14, 13, Repeat rows 12, 11, 10, repeat rows 9,8,7,Repeat row 6, then begin pattern again with row 7.

There will be ½ diamond, 3 full diamonds, and ½ diamond from neck to bottom of jacket.

There will be ½ diamond, 3 full diamonds ½ diamond across with of back.

FRONT: (make 2) Chain 39: work in pattern st.

SLEEVE: Ch 44 work in pattern st for desired length, ending with black border.

COLLAR: Sc around neck edge using same color sequence, ending with black. If you do not increase your sts around the collar, this will cause it to have a rolled collar effect, which looks nice.

Belt with Black Ch 200, work sc across in same color sequence, doing one row of each color.