MINI-SQUARES JACKET
Square smile
Pat Strong’s jacket ticks all the boxes for us – it ’s sophisticated, it ’s warm and it features a snazzy pattern!
Warm fabric and zip front
YOU WILL NEED
■ West Yorkshire Spinners Croft Aran (100% Shetland wool, 100g/166m) Yarn A Lerwick (637) Yarn B Laxfirth (639) Yarn C Ollabery (568)
■ A 5mm (US H/8) hook
■ A 55 (55: 60: 60)cm open-ended zip (purchase after garment completion to ensure correct size)
For yarn stockists contact West Yorkshire Spinners www.wyspinners.com
TENSION
17sts and 18.5 rows to measure 10x10cm (4x4in) over stitch pattern using a 5mm hook or size needed to obtain stated tension
ABBREVIATIONS
FPsstr
(Front Post sextuple treble) Yrh 6 times, insert hook from front to back to front around post of st, yrh, pull up a loop, (yrh, pull through 2 loops) rep until 1 loop remains; FPsstr are always worked with Yarn A around dc from Yarn A row 9 rows below
FPttr (Front Post triple treble) Yrh 3 times, insert hook from front to back to front around post of st, yrh, pull up a loop, (yrh, pull through 2 loops) rep until 1 loop remains; FPttr are always worked with Yarn B around dc from Yarn B row 5 rows below For a full list, see page 88