Crunch Time Crop Top Free Crochet Pattern

Hello Everyone!

It’s Friday once again and the day after my birthday! Now even though I prefer to hang out at home with my fiancée for my birthday I do still like to get a little dressed up, and that was the reason for this weeks top. I found these super funky pants on sale (yes they’re the pants in the picture) and decided I needed something to match them because oh boy do I love me some loud pants.

This top like the others is a part of my plus size inclusive collection and designed plus size then sized down for the lower sizes. This makes the pattern focus more on support for my plus size readers.

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Let’s get hooking.

Supplies

4mm crochet hook

3.75mm crochet hook

150 grams of a weight 2 yarn. I used denim from Ice Yarns.

Stitch marker

Scissors. I like the clover yarn cutter.

Darning needle. For sewing pieces together and weaving in ends.

Abbreviations

Ch- Chain

DC- Double crochet

HDC- Half double crochet

Slst- Slip stitch

Sc- Single crochet

BLO- Back loop only

Halter Top Pattern

Stomach Band

Using a 4mm crochet hook

Ch 5

Row 1- DC in the third ch from hook and in each ch across. (3)

Rows 2-50- Ch 2, DC across.

Row 51- Ch 1, work 2 HDC in the first stitch. 1 HDC in the next stitch, 2 HDC in the last stitch. (5)

Row 52- Ch 1, HDC in each stitch across.

Row 53- Ch 1, work 2 HDC in the first stitch, 1 HDC in each remaining stitch until you have 1 stitch remaining. Work 2 HDC in the last stitch. (7)

Row 54- Ch 1, work 1 HDC in each stitch across.

Row 55- Repeat row 53 (9)

Row 56- Ch 1, work 1 HDC in each stitch across.

Row 57- Repeat row 53 (11)

Row 58- Ch 1, work 1 HDC in each stitch across.

Row 59- Repeat row 53 (13)

Row 60- Ch 1, work 1 HDC in each stitch across.

Row 61- Repeat row 53 (15)

Row 62- Ch 1, work 1 HDC in each stitch across.

Row 63- Repeat row 53 (17)

Row 64- Ch 1, work 1 HDC in each stitch across.

Row 65- Repeat row 53 (19)

Row 66- Ch 1, work 1 HDC in each stitch across.

Row 67- Repeat row 53 (21)

Row 68- Ch 1, work 1 HDC in each stitch across.

Row 69- Ch 1, *HDC in the next stitch, Slst in the next (make sure you work your slst very loosely you will need to HDC into it in the next row.)* Repeat * across.

Rows 70-131 (Or until it fits comfortably from one side of your rib cage to the other.)- Repeat rows 68-69

Row 132- Ch 1, HDC decrease in the first 2 stitches, work 1 HDC until you have 2 stitches left. HDC decrease in the last 2 stitches. (19)

Row 133- Ch 1, work 1 HDC in each stitch across.

Row 134- Repeat row 132 (17)

Row 135- Ch 1, work 1 HDC in each stitch across.

Row 136- Repeat row 132 (15)

Row 137- Ch 1, work 1 HDC in each stitch across.

Row 138- Repeat row 132 (13)

Row 139- Ch 1, work 1 HDC in each stitch across.

Row 140- Repeat row 132 (11)

Row 141- Ch 1, work 1 HDC in each stitch across.

Row 142- Repeat row 132 (9)

Row 143- Ch 1, work 1 HDC in each stitch across.

Row 144- Repeat row 132 (7)

Row 145- Ch 1, work 1 HDC in each stitch across.

Row 146- .Repeat row 132 (5)

Row 147- Ch 1, work 1 HDC in each stitch across.

Row 148- Repeat row 132 (3)

149-198- Ch 2, DC in each stitch across.

Do not tie off.

Border

Using the 3.75mm hook

Ch 1 at the end your final row and working into the side of each stitch work 2 HDC into the side of each DC stitch. Work 1 HDC into the side of each HDC and crunch stitch rows.

At the end of your band ch 1, work 1 HDC into the top of your first row. Ch 1 at the end and repeat your border down this side.

Ch 1 at the end of this side, work 1 HDC into the top of each stitch on your last row, ch 1 and slst into the first stitch of your border.

Cups

Make 2

Ch 16

Row 1- work 1 sc in second ch from hook and in each ch up until you have 1 remaining. Work 3 sc in the last ch stitch (place a stitch marker in the second stitch of your increase). Work 1 sc in the BLO of the chain stitches down the other side. (31)

Row 2- Ch 1, turn your work, work 1 sc in each stitch until you reach your stitch marker. Remove marker, work 3 stitches into the stitch your marker was in, replace marker back into second stitch of the increase. Work 1 sc in each remaining stitch. (33)

Rows 3-(8 Xsmall)(11 small)(14 medium)(17 large)(20 Xlarge)(23 2X)(26 3X)- Repeat row 2.

Row (9 Xsmall)(12 small)(15 medium)(18 large)(21 Xlarge)(24 2X)(27 3X)- Ch 1, *HDC in the next stitch, slst in the next (make sure you slst loosely you will need to HDC into in in the next row.)* Repeat * until you reach the stitch marker. Remove stitch marker, work 3 stitches into marker continuin on the alternate HDC and slst pattern. Place marker back into second stitch of increase. Repeat * for the rest of the row.

Row (10 Xsmall)(13 small)(16 medium)(19 large)(22 Xlarge)(25 2X)(28 3X)- Ch 1, HDC in each stitch until you reach your marker. Remove marker work 3 HDC in the space your marker was in replace marker in the second stitch of your increase. HDC in each remaining stitch.

Rows (11 Xsmall)(14 small)(17 medium)(20 large)(23 Xlarge)(25 2X)(28 3X)-(15 Xsmall)(18 small)(21 medium)(24 large)(27 Xlarge)(29 2X)(32 3X)- Repeat the last 2 rows. You will be ending on a crunch stitch row.

Tie off. Weave in ends. Leave stitch marker at top of cups.

For working these cups in custom sizes work your chain stitch so that it goes from the bottom of your breast to your nipple. Work the rest of the rows exactly the same until it fits you comfortably.

Top ties

Tie on in the stitch next to your stitch marker (you will need to repeat this on the opposite cup when done)

Row 1- Ch 2 and DC into the same stitch you tied onto to. DC in the stitch your stitch marker is in, DC in the next stitch.

Rows 2-30- Ch 1, DC in each stitch.

Tie off leaving a long (12 inches+) for sewing them onto your band.

Sewing on the cups.

Fold your stomach band in half and mark the half way point with a stitch marker.

You will be sewing you cups in starting at the stitch marker for both of them.

Sew cups on using a mattress stitch. You will most likely be sewing into your increase rows this is fine and gives the cups more coverage.

Sew together the center of you cups going up 6-12 stitches depending on how closed you would like it to be I did 7.

Weave in ends.

You’re top is ready to wear!

Before we go….

As always I hope you all liked today’s pattern. I’ve really been enjoying wearing crop tops with some high waisted pants so be expecting more of this style and other cropped tops in the near future. My birthday was yesterday and I got a bunch of different cotton blends from Iceyarns that I can’t wait to test out and show off.

I plan on bringing more plus sized tops for year round wear so if you liked what you’ve seen today follow my Facebook page to see new posts when they are released. If you make a project using once of my patterns join my Facebook group and show it off, I would absolutely love to see what all of you make.

If you liked today’s pattern you can see my other plus sized inclusive crochet patterns that I have available like my into the forest crop top, easy peasy crochet crop top, or my lilac beach bralette.

Once again I hope you all enjoyed today’s pattern and as always happy hooking!