Knitting and Crocheting Stylish Swimtrunks and Bra

You’ll Need:

100g of yarn (98% cotton, 2% elastane; 160m/50g);

Knitting needles size 3;

Crochet hook size 2.5.

Size:

S.

Used Patterns:

Stockinette stitch: in right-side rows – knit sts, in wrong-side rows – purls.

Instructions:

Swimtrunks

Front:

Cast on 18 sts and make 8 cm with stockinette stitch.

Back:

Cast on 18 sts and work with stockinette stitch, increasing 1 st from both sides in every 2^nd row. When you reach 80 sts, knit 4 rows straight. Bind off the sts and make up the seam.

Fasten the edges with the crochet hook: *1 double crochet, 2 chain sts*; repeat from * to *. Create 5 rows of arches from 20 chain sts along the upper part of the front detail. Decrease 1 st in every row until 3 arches are left. Leave your work.

Bra

Cast on 35 sts and create the first half of the bra. Knit 34 rows with stockinette stitch straight. Then, knit 3 together the middle sts. Repeat these steps until 5 sts remain on the needle. Fasten the detail around with the crochet hook:

1^st row: *1 double crochet, 2 chain sts*; repeat from * to *;

2^nd row: lower edge – 2 single crochets in every st; sides - *triple crochets, 4 chain sts, skip 1 base crochet*; repeat from * to *.

Make the second half of the bra in the same way. Leave the details.

Assembly and Relief Part

Make a ring from yarn.

1^st row: 70 single crochets in the center of the ring;

2^nd row: *20 chain sts, skip 5 base sts, 1 single crochet*; repeat from * to *;

3^rd row: *7 chain sts, 2 single crochets in the center of the arch of the previous row*; repeat from * to *;

4^th row: 7 single crochets in every st of the previous row.

While making the 4^th row, connect the previously left details with the ring. Create straps for the upper and bottom parts of the swimsuit.