Crochet Black Lace Top with Crystal Embellishments

You’ll Need

200g of black lace yarn (32% cotton, 32% acrylic, 36% polyamide; 65m/50g);

50g of black 100% viscose yarn (500m/100g), work in 2 threads of yarn;

Crochet hook 3 and 4;

29 crystals.

Size

S.

Stitches Control

4 pattern repeats x 4.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 65 chain sts + 4 chain sts with crochet hook 4 and make 19 rows of main pattern according to the scheme, then finish your work.

Front

Make in the same way as the back. For decorative loops, make 15 knots of 5-6 cm long and work on the right side of the work. After making 19 rows from the beginning of work, do not work on the central 10 pattern repeats for the neck-hole. Make 1 row of pattern on 3 pattern repeats from both sides and finish your work.

Sleeves

Make 60 chain sts + 1 chain st increase with black viscose yarn and crochet hook 3. Make the 1^st row on its base in the following way: 1 half-crochet and 2 single crochets for the sleeve cap. Make 50 double crochets in the 2^nd row, decreasing 4 crochets. Then, decrease double crochet as follows: 46 sts left in the 3^rd row, 40 crochets in the 4^th row, 33 crochets in the 5^th row, 28 crochets in the 6^th row, 23 crochets in the 7^th row, and 18 crochets in the 18^th row. Finish your work.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams, sew 3 pattern repeats for the shoulder. Sew up the sleeves. Fasten all the edges with 1 row of single crochets. For straps, make 6 chains of 15-16 cm long with main yarn and crochet hook 4. Attach crystals along the lower edges of sleeves.