Lightweight Crochet Summer Top Pattern For Hangout
Unleash your creativity with our Free Crochet Lightweight Summer Top Pattern—crochet a breezy, stylish top and make a summer fashion statement!
This delightful pattern offers everything you need to create a breezy, fashionable top that’s perfect for sunny days. Designed with airy stitches, it ensures optimal breathability while providing a chic, relaxed fit. Crocheting a summer top is a fun and rewarding project that allows you to create a custom piece of clothing that fits your body and style perfectly.
Lightweight Crochet Summer Top Tutorial
The pattern is highly versatile, allowing for customization in colors, textures, and lengths to suit your personal style. Ideal for experienced crocheters alike, this project promises a rewarding crocheting experience and a fashionable addition to your summer wardrobe. Plus, detailed instructions guide you through every step with ease.
Tip:
Use a cotton-blend yarn for extra softness and durability, making your top even more comfortable and long-lasting.
Materials Needed:
- Yarn: 125g of Lion Brand Soft and Simple yarn in color Cloud (or similar medium weight viscous yarn). A lightweight yarn such as bamboo, cotton, or a cotton blend is recommended.
- Crochet Hook: 5 mm.
- Additional Tools: Scissors and a yarn needle.
- All materials are linked in the video’s description.
Crochet Summer Top Pattern:
Body Part:
Start with a Slip Knot: Make a slip knot and chain a length that fully wraps around your under-bust, ensuring the total chain count is a multiple of 4 plus an additional 2 chains for turning. (e.g., 88 chains + 2 chains for turning).
- Row 1 – Single Crochet (SC): Single crochet into the second chain from the hook and in each chain across. You will have a total of one more SC than your initial chain count (e.g., 89 SC for 88 chains).
- Next Rows – Love Knot Stitch (Solomon’s Knot): Alternate two different rows to create the mesh body using the Love Knot stitch.
- Row Type 1: Single crochet in the first stitch, make an extended chain pulling up to about 2cm, chain. Then single crochet under the back bump of the chain. Repeat this process, skipping 3 stitches before the next single crochet. Continue across the row.
- Row Type 2: Chain 4, turn, and single crochet into the middle stitch of the first arch from the previous row, creating half arches at the beginning and end of the row and full arches in between.
- Repeat the two-row pattern (Row Type 1 and Row Type 2) until you reach the desired length of the top, finishing on a Row Type 2 for symmetry.
Bra Cups (Make 2):
Start with a Slip Knot: Chain 8 (or adjust the number of chains based on the desired cup size), then chain an additional 2 for the turning chain.
- Row 1 – Double Crochet (DC): Skip the first 2 chains (turning chain) and double crochet into the third chain from the hook and each chain across. You will have 8 DC.
- Continue Shaping Cups: For each subsequent row, chain 2 (counts as a DC), turn, and start double crocheting into each stitch. At the midpoint (the chain space from the previous row). Make 2 DC, chain 1, and 2 more DC into the same space to create the cup’s peak. Work the other side symmetrically.
- Repeat the increase pattern in each row until the cup reaches the desired size. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Assembly:
Sew Bra Cups to Body: Using the yarn tails, sew each bra cup to the mesh body, spacing them correctly to match the under-bust measurement.
- Straps: Create straps from the top corners of each bra cup by chaining a length long enough. To tie comfortably around the neck, and another pair from the sides of the body part for tying around the back.
Finishing Touches:
- Weave in all loose ends.
And there you have your Crochet Summer Top! Make sure to try it on and adjust the strap lengths as necessary for a comfortable fit. Enjoy your summer with this beautiful handmade addition to your wardrobe!
