Crocheting a Stylish Cotton Top: Step-by-Step Instructions

You’ll Need

700g of 100% cotton yarn in mélange sandy color;

Crochet hooks 4 and 5.

Size

M.

Note

Work in 2 threads of yarn, starting from the upper part.

Instructions

Back

Make 61 chain sts with crochet hook 5 and work according to scheme 1, repeating the 2^nd-8^th rows. Finish your work at 96 cm height after making 8 pattern repeats, completing the 8^th row of the scheme.

Right Front

Make 31 chain sts with crochet hook 5 and work according to scheme 1. Finish your work at the same height as the back.

Left Front

Make in symmetry to the right front.

Sleeves

Make 31 chain sts with crochet hook 5 and work according to scheme 2. At 32 cm height, decrease 3 x 1 st in every row from both sides. At 60 cm height, after making 5 pattern repeats, finish your work.

Assembly

Sew 1 pattern repeat of back and front for each shoulder seam, leaving the remaining pattern repeats for the neck hole. Make seams and sew up the sleeves into the armholes. Fasten the front and neck hole with 4 rows of single crochets, making 3 single crochets from every corner st. For straps, make 2 chains of 30 cm each and fasten with 1 row of single crochets. Sew the straps to the front.