COLLARED SHIRT

Everyone looks laid-back in a casual button-down. Try this on-trend version by Fran Morgan

UNISEX DESIGN

YOU WILL NEED

■ Caron Simply Soft (100% acrylic, 170g/288m)

Yarn A Dark Country Blue (9711)

Yarn B Bone (9703) See table for measurements and Yarn A and B quantities 1 ball of each:

Yarn C Pistachio (0003)

Yarn D Pumpkin (9765)

■ A 4.5mm (US 7) hook

■ A 5mm (US H/8) hook

■ 6 buttons, 10mm

For yarn stockists contact Wool Warehouse 01926 882818 www.woolwarehouse.co.uk

TENSION

13 sts and 7 rows measure 10x10cm (4x4in) over treble crochet using a 5mm hook, or size needed to obtain correct tension

ABBREVIATIONS

ftr (foundation treble) Ch4 (counts as first st), *insert hook in last ch from hook, yrh and pull up a loop, yrh and pull through 1 loop (loop will sit at base of ftr), (yrh and pull through 2 loops) twice; rep from * inserting hook in loop at base of prev ftr

For a full list, see page 86

Channel your inner Harry Styles with a loose and stripy short-sleeved top that suits men, women and everyone in between.

NOTES

Shirt is worked in rows in a side-to-side construction. The Fronts and Back are worked in one piece and seamed at the shoulders. The Sleeves are worked from the armhole space. Due to the construction, the row tension will denote the bust measurement and the stitch tension the length.