Hello Everyone!
It’s Friday again and I’m here with another plus sized inclusive crochet crop top. This one I made with a few different shades of this new yarn I got for my birthday, it’s called alara from iceyarns and I’ll be including a link for it in the supplies list.
This top uses the alpine stitch which is a fun combination of single crochet rows and front post double crochet rows that makes the lovely texture you can see on the top. It provides a lot of coverage while still being super breathable.
This pattern will be more of a guide on how to make this top for yourself than an actual pattern since it’s made as a long rectangle that sews shut in the back then you add a top and bottom border and shoulder straps.
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Let’s get hooking.
Supplies
about 4 50 gram balls of a weight 3 yarn. I used alara from ice yarns in light turquoise, turquoise, and dark turquois.
4mm crochet hook.
3.75mm crochet hook.
Stitch markers.
Darning needle.
Scissors. I like the clover yarn cutter.
Soft tape measure.
Abbreviations
Ch- Chain
Sc- Single crochet
DC- Double crochet
FPDC- Front post double crochet
Slst- Slip stitch
Notes
Like I said above this will be less of a pattern and more of an instruction guide on how to make it for yourself due to how it is shaped.
The gauge I had for my top was 9 stitches=2 inches. You can use any weight of yarn you would like to make this top but I heavily suggest making a gauge swatch first to know what your base chin should be.
For sewing shut I used a whip stitch but you can use whatever stitches you are comfortable with.
Crop Top Crochet Pattern
To begin your top use your soft tape measure to measure around your bust. Write that number down. For me my bust is about 52 inches.
The yarn I used has a fair amount of stretch so I took 5 inches off my bust measurement so it would fit relatively closely. I suggest taking at least 2 inches off if you’re using 100% cotton, if you’re using an acrylic cotton blend I suggest at least 3-5 inches.
Make a gauge swatch and figure out how many stitches fits into 1 inch for you. Now take that number and multiple it by how many inches you seed your top to be. For me it was 47 inches so I did 47*4.5 (4.5 is how many stitches went into an inch for me)
Take the number you got from your multiplication, my stitch count was 211. Add 1 for your turning chain so for my size I would ch 212.
Row 1- Work 1 sc in the second ch from hook and in each ch across.
Row 2- Ch 2, work 1 DC in each stitch across.
Row 3- Ch 1, sc in each stitch across.
Row 4- Ch 2, DC in the first stitch *FPDC in the next DC from your previous DC row. DC in the next stitch of your current row.* (That’s the alpine stitch repeat) Repeat across* make sure you have at least 1 DC at the end of the row so don’t end on a FPDC.
Row 5- Ch 1, sc in each stitch across.
Row 6- Ch 2, DC in the first stitch *FPDC in the next DC of your previous DC row. (This will be the DC not the FPDC.) DC in the next stitch* Repeat * across.
Measure your chest from the point in which you want your top to start to where you want it to end. For me that was 10 inches, so i divided that by 5 which is the amount of color changes I wanted. If you were using solid colored you can skip this step.
For it to be 10 inches I needed each color to be 2 inches long. So I repeated rows 5-6 until my first color was 2 inches.
Once you’re first color is as long as you want it to be make sure you end having just worked a single crochet row. Tie off, Join your next color and repeat rows 5-6 until that color is as long as you want it to be. Repeat until it reaches your final length.
Sew your 2 ends shut so it makes a closed circle.
Border
Use your 3.75mm hook for this part.
Tie onto the side bottom of your top near where you did your seam.
Ch 5. work 1 sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across. *Slst to the next 2 stitches on the bottom of your top.
Turn your work, work 1 sc in each sc stitch.
Ch 1 at end of stitches, turn and work 1 sc in each stitch down.*
Repeat all the way around your top. sew your first and last row together once they meet.
For the top chain 8 and repeat it the same way.
Weave in your ends.
Straps
Put the tube on and with a stitch marker mark on one side where you want your strap to be.
Take the top off and count how many stitches that is from your seam. Once you get that number count from your seam in the opposite direction and place a stitch marker so that your straps are evenly places.
Count how many stitches are between your 2 stitch markers. Cut that number in half and count that number from your seams. For me I had 22 stitches between my stitch markers so I counted 11 stitches each way from my seam. Place a stitch marker this shows where to put your straps in the back.
Using your 3.75mm hook tie onto the top of your top, next to your seam. You will be working into the tops of the sc rows you just worked.
Work 1 sc into the top of each sc row until you reach your stitch marker. *Sc into the top of the stitch your marker is in, chain 26, work 1 sc in each ch stitch you just worked. Once you reach the bottom of your chain stitches go back to working 1 sc into the top of each sc row until you reach your next marker.* Repeat * around. Once you reach your first sc slst into it. Tie off, weave in ends.
Put your top on and tie your straps so they have a cute little bow on the top of your shoulder.
You’re done now and you can wear your cute new top! And make it in every color so you it will fit every pair of pants you have!
Before we go…
I hope you all enjoyed today’s pattern, if the way it’s written confuses you at all feel free to leave a comment and ill address your questions as fast as I can. Writing a pattern this way is a little new to me and I’d like you all to easily understand the project.
If you would like to make other summer tops you can find another easy top shaped like this one here, you can also see my crunch time halter top, or my into the forest halter top if you want to try out different styles.
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This top was a lot of fun for me to make the alpine stitch is one of my favorites to work, it’s just fun to make and I love watching it work up I think the design it makes is absolutely stunning. It works up pretty quickly too and can be made in any weight of yarn making it perfect for using up what you got in your stash.
Once again I hope you all enjoyed today’s pattern and as always happy hooking!