Crocheting a Stylish Girl's Top







You'll Need:
90g of 100% acrylic yarn (200m/50g);
Crochet hooks 3 and 3.5;
Needle;
Scissors.
Size
Chest Measurements: 63 cm (for a girl of 7 years old) + 5 cm = 68 cm.
Stitches Control
12 rows = 11.6 cm;
23 sts = 13.5 cm.
Instructions
Make a chain of 116 chain stitches with crochet hook 3.
Crochet to the top around, but with turning 29 rows = 28 cm.
Divide your work into 4 parts: = 116/4 = 29 sts. This is the quantity of stitches in each part of the bodice.
Bodice Construction
The bodice consists of 10 rows = 10 cm. Make decreases in each row after the 1st crochet (01 crochet = 3 chain sts increase) and before the last double crochet.
Row Instructions
1st row: 3 chain sts, 2 double crochets with one top, 23 double crochets, 2 double crochets with one top, 1 double crochet (27);
2nd row: 3 chain sts, 3 double crochets with one top, 19 double crochets, 3 double crochets with one top, 1 double crochet (23);
3rd row: 3 chain sts, 2 double crochets with one top, 11 double crochets, 2 double crochets with one top, 1 double crochet (21);
4th row: 3 chain sts, 3 double crochets with one top, 13 double crochets, 3 double crochets with one top, 1 double crochet (17);
5th row: 3 chain sts, 2 double crochets with one top, 11 double crochets, 2 double crochets with one top, 1 double crochet (15);
6th row: 3 chain sts, 3 double crochets with one top, 7 double crochets, 3 double crochets with one top, 1 double crochet (11);
7th row: 3 chain sts, 2 double crochets with one top, 5 double crochets, 2 double crochets with one top, 1 double crochet (9);
8th row: 3 chain sts, 3 double crochets with one top, 1 double crochet, 3 double crochets with one top, 1 double crochet (5);
9th row: 3 chain sts, 3 double crochets with one top, 1 double crochet (3);
10th row: 2 chain sts, 2 double crochets with one top (1).
Make an elastic cord from 25 slipped stitches on the 1st and 3rd parts of the bodice. This will be your straps.
Fasten your top with a "shrimp stitch".
