Summer lace
Test your crochet skills!
Want a project to really get your hook into? Try your hand at this lacy top
Light, loose and with elegant drape, this open-backed garment is a real showstopper. Hooked in soft grey cotton that will go with all your summer tops, the front is made of lacy floral motifs, while the back and sleeves are worked in a fine mesh, and the whole thing is finished off with the prettiest border.
You will need
▪ Drops You # 9 in Grey (shade 103) x 7 (8: 9: 10) balls
▪ 3mm (UK 11, US C/2) hook
▪ 2 press studs
Measurements
▪ See sizing guide
Tension
▪ Motif tension: Rounds 1-4 measure 10cm (4in) diam after blocking using a 3mm (UK 11, US C/2) hook. Finished motif should measure 22 (24: 27: 29)cm or 8½ (9½: 10½: 11½)in square after blocking (see pattern note)
▪ Mesh pattern tension: 20sts and 14 rows to 10cm (4in) over mesh pattern st using a 3mm (UK 11, US C/2) hook
Abbreviations
▪ Dtr3tog: (Yrh twice, insert hook in the next stitch, yrh and pull up loop, [yrh and draw through 2 loops] twice) 3 times, yrh and draw through all loops on the hook
▪ Dtr4tog: As above, working () 4 times
▪ For standard abbreviations see page 90
About this yarn
Drops You # 9
100% cotton
137m per 50g
Machine wash at 40?C
70p, for stockists
