Crochet Pattern Women's Romantic Victorian Flared Sleeve Blouse Top #1074

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Women's Romantic Victorian Flared Sleeve Blouse Top

What you’ll make: A hip-length, fitted crochet blouse in an open treble-lace pattern with set-in sleeves, front button fastening and a decorative lace insert panel. Written in three sizes to fit bust 34 (36, 38) in, with finished length approx 22½–23½ in and sleeve seam 17 in.

Yarn: Fingering-weight / 4-ply yarn with good stitch definition; approx 12 (13, 14) × 50 g balls (or equivalent yardage) depending on size. Smooth wool or wool/nylon sock-type yarns work best to show the shell pattern clearly.

Needles & notions: 3.50 mm crochet hook; 4 small buttons for front fastening; tapestry needle for seaming and weaving in ends; optional stitch markers for tracking armhole and neck shaping.

Tension (gauge): 6 stitches to 1 in over main treble-lace pattern using 3.50 mm hook, after light blocking (approx 24 sts to 10 cm / 4 in). Always work and block a swatch; change hook size if needed to match gauge.

Recommended yarn:

West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 Ply (75% wool / 25% nylon), 6 (7, 7) × 100 g balls.

Also suitable (currently available):

Rowan Sock, DROPS Fabel, Stylecraft Life 4 Ply, Cascade Heritage, Opal 4-ply sock yarn, Regia 4-ply.

Construction notes: Pieces are worked flat from the lower edge: back and fronts in all-over lace with shaped armholes and front opening, then neck shaping worked separately on each side. Sleeves are worked from cuff to armhole with matching lace and a shaped sleeve head, then set in. Cuffs, neckband, and front edgings are crocheted on, with a shell edging worked around the insert; spaces in the lace form buttonholes. Pattern is written in UK crochet terms with US equivalents given in the abbreviations.

Skill level: Intermediate – suited to confident crocheters comfortable with working lace from written instructions, shaping within pattern, and seaming.

Images / Credits: Copyright Marle & Row, 2025.