PROFILE: LUCY CROFT
YOU WILL NEED
Yarn and Colors Must-Have (100% cotton, 50g/125m) Cold Green (093) See table for quantities and measurements A 4.5mm (US 7) hook 8 stitch markers For yarn stockists contact Wool Warehouse 01926 882818 www.woolwarehouse.co.uk
TENSION
Rib – 24 rows of dc in back loop only measure 10cm (4in) length using a 4.5mm hook Filet – 8.5 mesh squares and 9 mesh rows measure 10x10cm (4x4in) using a 4.5mm hook
ABBREVIATIONS
For a full list, see page 92
Designer Pony McTate says: “Looking for an edgier crochet project? Try this street-inspired top with its cool skull design. It’s a straightforward make even if you’re new to garments or filet crochet. Worked in breezy cotton, it has a loose fit for relaxed summer wear. And it’s reversible!” There’s a very handy chart to help you with the filet skull on page 54.
NOTES
You can wear the garment with the skull at the front or the back. The Front and Back are worked separately from the bottom up, worked into the row ends of a stretchy rib made of dc in the back loop only. A simple collar is worked in rows once the panels are seamed at the shoulders. The sleeves are worked in rows from the armholes and are minimally shaped using filet half-squares.
RIB Ch13.
Row 1 (RS) Working in the back loops only, dc in second ch from the hook, dc in each st across, turn. [12 sts]
Row 2 (WS) Ch1 (does not count as st), dc in back loop only in each st across, turn. [12 sts] Rows 3-129 Repeat Row 2.
For sizes M and L only
Repeat Row 2 for another - ( 12: 24) rows. [129 ( 141: 153) total rows] At the end of the final row, do not turn or fasten off. The next row is worked into the row ends of the rib.
FRONT
Foundation row (RS) 2dc in same st as last st of Rib Row 129 ( 141: 153), *skip next row end, 2dc in next row end; repeat from * to end, turn. [130 ( 142: 154) sts]
Row 1 (WS) Ch5 (counts as tr, ch2 throughout), skip 2 sts, tr in next st (mesh square made), *ch2, skip 2 sts, tr in next st; repeat from * to end, turn. [43 ( 47: 51) mesh squares]
Row 2 Ch5, skip ch-2 sp, tr in next tr, * ch2, skip ch-2 sp, tr in next tr; repeat from * to end, working last tr into third ch of previous ch-5, turn. [43 ( 47: 51) mesh squares]
Rows 3-13 Repeat Row 2. Rows 14- 43 form the skull pattern: refer to the Chart on page 54. To work a solid block, tr in each of the next 3 sts. Always start each row with ch5 (counts as tr, ch2), and you can read each row of the Chart in either direction, as the Chart is symmetrical.
Rows 14- 43 Follow Chart, working an