Crochet Instructions for a Stylish Cotton Top

You’ll Need:

200g of dark-blue Puntino yarn (100% cotton; 160m/50g);

Crochet hook 3.

Size:

Used Patterns

Main pattern: the quantity of stitches is multiple of 14 + 7 + 3 chain stitches increase. Work according to Scheme 1. Start with stitches before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, and finish with stitches after pattern repeat.

Fringe A: make 40 chain stitches + 3 chain stitches increase and work according to Scheme 2. Make 1^st-19^th rows once, then, repeat 10^th-19^th rows.

Note: make 1 slip stitch in the arch of the previous row at the end of the 9^th and 19^th rows in the places marked with arrows.

Fringe B: make 18 chain stitches + 4 chain stitches increase and make it in the same way as Fringe A, but according to Scheme 3. Make 1^st-19^th rows once, then, repeat 2^nd-19^th rows.

Stitches Control:

Main pattern: 17.5 stitches x 8 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

For the stripe, make 40 chain stitches + 3 chain stitches increase and make Fringe A 86 cm = 69 rows long. Then, make 147 (161) double crochets along the side edge of the stripe, then work with the main pattern. In 18 cm = 14 rows of the stripe, make 1 row of double crochets and finish your work. Make side seams.

For straps, make 16 chain stitches + 3 chain stitches increase and make Fringe B of 35 cm = 28 rows long for each strap. Sew straps to the front and back from both sides of the central 19 cm.