Stay cozy and fashionable in the colder months with this modern men’s crochet button-down top. Extra sizes (XL and XXL) included!
Materials
Impeccable Yarn Solid in Ecru (750, 800, 850, 900, 950, 1000)yds
Impeccable Yarn Solid in Soft Taupe (400, 450, 500, 550, 600, 650)yds
17mm Buttons (6)
Crochet 5mm (H) hook
Stitch Markers
tapestry needle
optional measuring tape
Abbreviations
- Ch = chain
- Sl st = slip stitch
- Sc = single crochet
- Hdc = half-double crochet
- Inc = increase
- Dec = decrease
- F/o = fasten off
Gauge
- 8 st ~ 4 rows ~ 2in
- Sizing/directions denoted by (XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL)
Model is 5′ 11″ and wears a size L
FAQs
How do I get an increase of two going from Round
11 to Round 12?
A: In the previous round (11), you added a hdcinc to the very first and very last stitches.
These are not separated by a chain-1. In Round
12, you are making a “sc, ch1, sc” over this
hdc-inc, which will add a stitch with the ch-1
separating the two scs. This will be your
“increase” for the round, and as you are
“increasing” at the first and last stitches of the
round, your stitch count will go up by two.
You repeat rounds 11 and 12, adding 2 stitches
with every round, until you reach 125 stitches.
After “Round (41, 45, 49, 53, 57, 61)” how do I
decrease down to 111 stitches from 125?
A: In the following round, you are skipping
over the first and last chain-1 spaces and
making two single crochets in the first two
and last two hdc-stitches. This leaves you
with two single crochets, not separated by a
chain, at the end of the round (a decrease of
two). The round after that, when you make
your starting hdc + 1 ch, you are not going
to work into that 2nd single crochet, but
instead, skip over that single crochet and
make a hdc into the 2nd single crochet
stitch from your hook. This is essentially
another decrease, because you are skipping
over a stitch completely. So you will lose
another two stitches this round, after
ignoring one of those single crochets at the
start and end of the round. Then you
alternate between those two rounds until
your count reaches 111 stitches.
Back Panel
Round 1: With white, ch 58. Turn, hdc in 2nd ch
from hook. *Ch 1, skip over one ch and hdc in 2nd
ch from hook. Repeat from * across, ending with a
hdc in the last ch from hook. (57)
Round 2: Ch 1 (does not count as st), turn, sc in
next st from hook. *ch 1, sc in next hdc-st from
hook. Repeat from * across, ending with a sc in
the last hdc-st. (57)
Round 3: Ch 1 (does not count as st), turn, hdc in
next st from hook. *ch 1, hdc in the next sc-st from
hook. Repeat from * across, ending with a hdc in
the last sc-st. (57)
Rounds 4-9 (6 rounds total): Continue to
alternate between rounds 2 and 3.
Round 10: Ch 55. Turn, sc in the 2nd ch from
hook. *ch 1, skip over 1 ch and sc in the 2nd ch from hook. Repeat from * until you reach your
Round 9. then, continue to ch 1 and sc in the next
hdc-st from hook, ending with a sc in the last hdcst of the round. (111)
Round 11: Ch 1 (does not count as st), turn, hdcinc in the next st from hook. *Ch 1, hdc in the
next sc-st from hook. Repeat from * across,
ending with a hdc-inc in the last sc-st of the
round. (113)
Round 12: Ch 1 (does not count as st), turn, sc
in the next st from hook. *Ch 1, sc in the next
hdc-st from hook. Repeat from * across, ending
with a sc in the last hdc-st of the round. (115)
Rounds 13-18 (6 rounds total): Continue to
alternate between rounds 11 and 12. (125)
Round 19: Ch 1 (does not count as st), turn, hdc
in next st from hook. *ch 1, hdc in the next sc-st
from hook. Repeat from * across, ending with a hdc in the last sc-st. (125)
Round 20: Ch 1 (does not count as st), turn, sc in
next st from hook. *ch 1, sc in next hdc-st from
hook. Repeat from * across, ending with a sc in
the last hdc-st. (125)
Round 21: Switch to brown yarn, ch 1 (does not
count as st), turn, hdc in next st from hook. *ch 1,
hdc in the next sc-st from hook. Repeat from *
across, ending with a hdc in the last sc-st. (125)
Round 22: Ch 1 (does not count as st), turn, sc in
next st from hook. *ch 1, sc in next hdc-st from
hook. Repeat from * across, ending with a sc in
the last hdc-st. (125)
Round 23: ch 1 (does not count as st), turn, hdc
in next st from hook. *ch 1, hdc in the next sc-st
from hook. Repeat from * across, ending with a
hdc in the last sc-st. (125)
Rounds (24-39, 24-43, 24-47, 24-51, 24-55, 24-
59): Continue to alternate between rounds 22
and 23. (125)
Round (40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60): Switch to white
yarn, ch 1 (does not count as st), turn, sc in next
st from hook. *ch 1, sc in next hdc-st from hook.
Repeat from * across, ending with a sc in the last
hdc-st. (125)
Round (41, 45, 49, 53, 57, 61): ch 1 (does not
count as st), turn, hdc in next st from hook. *ch 1,
hdc in the next sc-st from hook. Repeat from *
across, ending with a hdc in the last sc-st. (125)
Round (42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62): Ch 1 (does not
count as st), turn, sc in the next st from hook.
Skip over the next ch and sc directly in the next
sc-st from hook. *Ch 1, sc in the next hdc-st from
hook. Repeat from * across, ending with a sc,
skip over the last ch of the round and sc in the
last hdc-st of the round. (123)
Round (43, 47, 51, 55, 59, 63): Ch 1 (does not
count as st), turn, hdc in the next st from hook. Ch
1, hdc in the 2nd sc-st from hook. *Ch 1, hdc in
the next sc-st from hook. Repeat from * across,
ending by skipping over the 2nd-to-last sc of the
round and making a hdc in the last sc of the
round. (121)
For the next four rounds, continue to alternate
between the previous two rounds. (111)
Round (48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68): Ch 1 (does not
count as st), turn, sc in the next hdc-st from hook.
ch 1, sc in the 2nd hdc-st from hook). *Ch 1, sc in
the next hdc-st from hook. Repeat from * across.
Then, f/o and weave in ends. (110)
Round (49, 53, 57, 61, 65, 69): Sl st into your very
first st from the previous round. ch 1 (does not
count as st), hdc in the same space. *ch 1, hdc in
the next sc-st from hook. Repeat from * across
until you’ve made a total of 57 st.
Round (50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 70): Ch 1 (does not
count as st), turn, sc in the next hdc-st from hook.
ch 1, sc in the 2nd hdc-st from hook). *Ch 1, sc in
the next hdc-st from hook. Repeat from * across.
(57)
Round (51, 55, 59, 63, 67, 72): Ch 1 (does not
count as st), turn, hdc in next st from hook. *ch 1,
hdc in the next sc-st from hook. Repeat from *
across, ending with a hdc in the last sc-st. (57)
For the next six rounds, continue to alternate
between the last two rounds. F/o and leave
long tail for sewing.
Front Panel (make 2)
Round 1: With white, ch 112. Turn, sc in the 2nd
ch from hook. *Ch 1, sc in the 2nd ch from hook.
Repeat from * across, ending with a sc in the last
ch. (111)
Round 2: Ch 1 (does not count as st), turn,hdc in the next st from hook. *Ch 1, hdc in the next
sc-st from hook. Repeat from * across, ending with
two hdc in the last sc-st. (112)
Round 3: Ch 1 (does not count as st), turn, sc in
the next hdc-st from hook. *ch 1, sc in the next
hdc-st from hook. Repeat from * across, ending
with a sc in the last hdc-st of the round. (113)
Rounds 4-9 (six rounds total): Continue to
alternate between rounds 2 and 3. (119)
Round 10: Ch 1 (does not count as st), turn, hdc
in next st from hook. *ch 1, hdc in the next sc-st
from hook. Repeat from * across, ending with a
hdc in the last sc-st. (119)
Round 11: Ch 1 (does not count as st), turn, sc in
next st from hook. *ch 1, sc in the next hdc-st from
hook. Repeat from * across, ending with a sc in
the last hdc-st. (119)
Round 12: Switch to brown. Ch 1 (does not
count as st), turn, hdc in next st from hook. *ch 1,
hdc in the next sc-st from hook. Repeat from *
across, ending with a hdc in the last sc-st. (119)
Round 13: Ch 1 (does not count as st), turn, sc
in next st from hook. *ch 1, sc in the next hdc-st
from hook. Repeat from * across, ending with a
sc in the last hdc-st. (119)
Round 14: Ch 1 (does not count as st), turn, hdc
in next st from hook. *ch 1, hdc in the next sc-st
from hook. Repeat from * across, ending with a
hdc in the last sc-st. (119)
Rounds 15-16: Repeat the last two rounds (119)
Round 17: Switch to white yarn, ch 1 (does not
count as st), turn, sc in the next st from hook. Ch
1, sc in the 2nd hdc-st from hook. *Ch 1, sc in the
next hdc-st from hook. Repeat from * across.
(117)
Round 18: Ch 1 (does not count as st), turn, hdc
in the next st from hook. *Ch 1, hdc in the next scst from hook. Repeat from * across, end with one
ch and one sc-st left unworked at the end of the
round. (115)
Rounds 19-21 (3 rounds total): continue to
alternate between rounds 17 and 18. (109)
Round 22: Ch 1 (does not count as st), turn, hdc
in next st from hook. *ch 1, hdc in the next sc-st
from hook. Repeat from * across, ending with a
hdc in the last sc-st. (109)
Round 23: Ch 1 (does not count as st), turn, sc in
next st from hook. *ch 1, sc in next hdc-st from
hook. Repeat from * across, ending with a sc in
the last hdc-st. (109)
Rounds 24-28 (five rounds total): Alternate
between rounds 22 and 23. (109)
Round 29: Ch 1 (does not count as st), turn, sc in
the next st from hook. Sc in each ch and hdc-st
across. (109)
Round 30: Ch 1 (does not count as st), turn, hdc
in each st across. (109)
F/o and weave in ends.
Use your tapestry needle to sew the first round of
your back panel to the first round of one of your
back panels, starting at the bottom and working
upwards, stopping when all of your back panel’s
first round is connected to the front panel.
Then, sew the last round of the back panel to the
first round of your other front panel, starting at the
bottom and working upwards until all of your back
panel’s last round is connected to the front panel.
Weave in ends.
Then, Sew the top edge of rounds 1-16 of each
front panel to the top edges of rounds 10-25 and
rounds (38-47, 42-51, 46-55, 50-59, 54-63, 58-67)
of the back panel. This will create the two holes for
the sleeves. Weave in all ends when finished.
Collar
Round 1: Ch 13. Turn, hdc in 2nd ch from hook.
Hdc in each ch across. (12)
Round 2: Ch 1 (does not count as st), turn, hdc in
each st across. (12)
Rounds 3-54: Repeat Round 2. F/o and leave
very long tail for sewing.
Sew the edges of the collar to the neckline,
starting at round 27 of one of the front panels and
working all the way to round 27 of the other front
panel. When you reach the end, weave in ends.
Sleeves (make 2)
Round 1: Sl st into any st on the sleeve hole. Ch
1 (does not count as st), sc in the next st from
hook. *ch 1, skip over the next ch and sc in the
next st from hook. Repeat from * around, ending
with a sl st into your first sc of the round. (88)
Round 2: Ch 1 (does not count as st), hdc in the
next st from hook. Do not ch 1, hdc in the next scst from hook. *ch 1, hdc in the next sc-st from
hook. Repeat from * around, ending with a ch-1
and sl st into your first st. (87)
Round 3: Ch 1 (does not count as st), sc in the
next st from hook. Ch 1, sc in the 2nd hdc-st from
hook. *Ch 1, sc in the next hdc-st from hook.
Repeat from * around. (86)
Rounds 4-23 (20 rounds total): Continue to
alternate between rounds 2 and 3. (66)
Round 24: Ch 1 (does not count as st), hdc in the
next st from hook. *Ch 1, hdc in the next sc-st
from hook. Repeat from * around, ending with a
ch-1 and sl st into your first st. (66)
F/o and weave in ends. Repeat this process on
the other sleeve hole.
Attach six buttons to the right side of the top, spacing them out evenly on the last round of the front panel. To wear buttoned, push the button through the stitches of the last round of the opposite front panel.