Crafting Swim Trunks and Matching Bra: A Complete Guide

You’ll Need:

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

Knitting needles size 3;

Crochet hook size 2.5.

Size:

S.

Used Patterns

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

Instructions

Swim Trunks

Front

Cast on 18 stitches and make 8 cm of stockinette stitch.

Back

Cast on 18 stitches and work with stockinette stitch, increasing 1 stitch in every 2^nd row from both sides. After getting 80 stitches, knit 4 rows straight. Bind off the stitches loosely. Sew up the seam.

Fasten the edges with * 1 double crochet, 2 chain stitches*, repeat from * to * to the whole length with the help of a crochet hook. Make 5 rows of arches of 20 chain stitches along the upper part of the detail. Decrease 1 stitch in every row. As a result, there are 3 arches left. Leave your work.

Bra

Cast on 35 stitches and make the first half of the bra. Knit 34 rows with stockinette stitch straight. Then, knit 3 together on the middle 3 stitches. Repeat these actions until there are 5 stitches left on the knitting needle. Fasten around by means of the crochet hook:

1^st Row: * 1 double crochet, 2 chain stitches*; repeat from * to *;

2^nd Row: bottom edge – 2 single crochets in every stitch; sides - * 1 triple crochet, 4 chain stitches, skip 1 base crochet*; repeat from * to *.

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

Assembly

Make a ring, twisting 10 swirls around the 4 fingers, then, work according to the following description:

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

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

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

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

Connect the previously left details with the ring, while making the 4^th row. Make straps for the upper and bottom parts of the swimsuit.