Turn motifs into colourwork animals with this fabulous tank top by Emma Guess
RUFFLED EDGES
YOU WILL NEED
■ Stylecraft Special DK (100% acrylic, 100g/295m) Yarn A 2 balls in Cream (1005) Yarn B 1 ball in Denim (1302) See table for measurements and yarn quantities of Yarns A and B 1 ball of each: Yarn C Copper (1029) Yarn D Black (1002)
■ A 5mm (US H/8) hook
For yarn stockists contact Stylecraft 01484 848435 www.stylecraft-yarns.co.uk
TENSION
Squares measure 13 (15: 13: 15)cm across diagonal edge
ABBREVIATIONS
puff st (Yrh, insert hook in st indicated, yrh and pull up a loop to height of tr) twice, yrh and pull through all loops on hook
For a full list, see page 78
With just a few colour changes, a simple granny square transforms into a graceful swan! Now that’s some crochet magic.
NOTES
Top is made from Squares. All Squares are worked in rounds with RS facing throughout. There are Construction Diagrams on page 79, which you will need to refer to when joining the Squares together.
SWAN TOP BODY SQUARES (MAKE 18 (18: 24: 24))
Using Yarn A, make a magic loop.
Round 1 (RS) Ch3 (counts as tr throughout), 7tr in loop, ss to top of beg ch-3. [8 sts] Round 2 (RS) Ch2 (does not count as st throughout), 2 puff sts in each st around, ss to top of beg puff. [16 sts] Round 3 Ch2, 2-tr cl in first st, ch1, (3-tr cl, ch1) in each st around, ss to top of beg cl.
[16 sts, 16 ch-1 sps] Round 4 Ch3, 2tr in first ch-1 sp, 3tr in next 3 ch-1 sps, (3tr, ch1, 3tr) in next ch-1 sp, 3tr in next 3 ch-1 sp, 3tr in next ch-1 sp, ch1, change to Yarn B, 3tr in same sp as last 3-tr group, 3tr in next 3 ch-1 sps, (3tr, ch1, 3tr) in next ch-1 sp, 3tr in next 3 ch-1 sp, 3tr in same ch-1 sp as beg 3-tr group, ch1, ss to top of beg ch-3. [60 sts, 4 ch-1 sps] Fasten off Sizes S and L only.
SIZES M AND XL ONLY
Change to Yarn A.
Round 5 Ch1, dc in ch-1 sp, dc in each st to next ch-1 sp, (dc, ch1, dc) in ch-sp, dc in each st to next ch-1 sp, dc in ch-sp ch1, change to Yarn B, dc in same sp, dc in each st to next ch-1 sp, (dc, ch1, dc) in ch-sp, dc in each st to next ch-sp, dc in same ch-sp as beg dc, ch1, ss to beg dc.
Fasten off.
HEAD SQUARES (MAKE 16 (16: 28: 28))
Using Yarn B, Make a magic loop.
Round 1 (RS) As Round 1 of Body Square. [8 sts] Round 2 (RS) Ch2, 2 puff sts in first st, change to Yarn A, 2 puff sts in next 5 sts, change to Yarn D, 2 puff sts in next st, change to Yarn C, 2 puff
sts in final st, change to Yarn B, ss
