Palto. Master Polina Krainova

📘 Decoding Symbols:

📏 Characteristics of the Pattern:

• Repeating pattern rapport: 4 stitches wide

• Height of the rapport: 2 rows

• Crochet in rows (the pattern specifies even and odd rows)

🔁 Crochet Principle:

1. Start with a chain of air stitches (the number is a multiple of 4 + 2 for symmetry).

2. Then alternate:

   • 2 front relief sts. with yarn over (insert hook behind the front wall of the previous row's post),

   • 2 back relief sts. with yarn over (insert hook behind the back wall of the post).

3. This creates vertical stripes with a "ribbing" effect.

📸 Photo on the right:

• Top photo — front side (clear relief stripes)

• Bottom photo — back side (also neat)

🔹 What are relief stitches with yarn over?

These are voluminous posts that wrap around the leg of the previous row's post, not the top braid as usual.

✳️ Types of Relief Stitches:

🧶 How to Crochet Relief Stitches Step by Step:

🔸 1. Front Relief Stitch with Yarn Over:

1. Make a yarn over.

2. Insert the hook from front to back and again forward, wrapping around the "leg" of the previous row's post.

3. Pull through the working yarn (3 stitches on the hook).

4. Yarn over and pull through 2 stitches twice, like a regular yarn over stitch.

📌 It looks as if the post "comes" forward.

🔸 2. Back Relief Stitch with Yarn Over:

1. Make a yarn over.

2. Insert the hook from back to front and back — wrap around the post's leg from behind.

3. Pull through the working yarn (3 stitches on the hook).

4. Yarn over and pull through 2 stitches twice.

📌 This post "goes" into the depth of the crochet.

🔁 How to Alternate:

In your pattern:

• 2 front relief sts. with yarn over

• 2 back relief sts. with yarn over

• Repeat until the end of the row.

📌 In the next row crochet according to the pattern: front over front, back over back.

✋ Tips:

• It’s better to use a hook half a size larger than for regular yarn — the pattern is dense.

• The yarn should not be fluffy — then the relief will be clearly visible.

• Practice on 20 stitches (for example, 2 front, 2 back × 5 times + 2 air for rise).