Cool Down Shirt

This is the listing for the **Cool Down Shirt** PDF crochet pattern! When purchasing this pattern you will get access to a PDF with written instructions on how to make this shirt yourself! It is an advanced-beginner-friendly pattern that is quite simple in its construction but super fun to work up! It's a comfortable, airy shirt that works great as is but can also be layered for colder weather! Although it may be a simple and basic construction the stitch combination used makes the shirt look really intricate and detailed. This is a cropped shirt, but by making more starting chains you can easily modify the length of the body as well as the sleeves. Below you'll find some technical information about this pattern: **SIZING** - This is a graded pattern with 9 sizes based on measurements from the Women Size Chart by the Craft Yarn Council. The sizes represent your chest circumference measurement. - The chest circumference of the *shirt* for sizes (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9): (86,97,106,117,129,134,146,157,168) cm or [34,40,42,46,51,53,57,62,66] inches. - The shirt is meant to have 7-12 cm (2.8-4.7 inches) of positive ease, meaning that it should be bigger than your body and fit quite loosely around the chest. **MATERIALS USED** - Crochet hook 3.5 mm (or hook needed to obtain gauge) - Crochet hook 3.0 mm (or 0.5 mm smaller than your main hook) - Fingering weight (weight 1) cotton or cotton blend yarn - I used Mandarin Petit by Sandnes Garn (180 m/50 g) - For sizes (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) you'll need approximately (1116,1222,1306,1440,1589,1736,1851,2024,2163)m of yarn. - Blocking mat/towel + pins - Yarn needle/Darning needle - Measuring tape - Stitch markers - Scissors **TECHNIQUES USED (US TERMS)** - Chain(s) – ch(s) - Slip stitch(es) – slst(s) - Yarn over slip stitch(es) – yoslst(s) - Half double crochet(s) – hdc(s) - Single crochet(s) – sc(s) - End of row – eor - Back loop only – blo - Front loop only – flo **GAUGE** - 10*10 cm (4*4 inches) = 20 stitches * 14 rows - The gauge swatch is made using alternating rows of hdc+sc in blo and yoslsts in flo. **DIFFICULTY** - 2.5/5 - The construction of this shirt is fairly simple and the same stitch combo is used throughout the entire design. - The shirt is crocheted vertically and it's therefore not very forgiving if you make mistakes in your stitch count (which is why it's a 2.5 instead of a 2). **COOL DOWN COLLECTION** This pattern is part of the "Cool Down Collection". If you want to purchase the pattern for the Cool Down Pants as well then there is a separate listing with *both* patterns included, whereas this listing *only* includes the pattern for the Cool Down Shirt. **OTHER** - This pattern may not be copied, shared or sold. It is for personal use only! - I am so happy and proud of this design! I really really hope you'll love it and please don't be afraid to ask any questions *at all* as I am more than willing to assist you. Thank you so much for reading this entire description!