In the midst of doing multiple projects for various people I decided to be selfish and make something for myself. I have been wanting to make a crochet top for myself for a while now. As I haven't got a lot of experience making crochet garments like this I tried to find something simple yet becoming.
This pattern used simple stitches to create 2 rectangles which are seamed together at the shoulders and sides to create the top shape, with a few extra simple stitched to create interest at the sleeves.
The pattern I followed can be found Here. It is a free pattern and very well written. In my usual fashion I did change it a little as I do not enjoy doing bean stitch therefore I did 2 rows of single crochet instead of the 2 rows of bean stitch; doing the bean stitch rows would have detracted from my enjoyment of making the top so I changed it up to suit me. I think it turned out really well in all honesty, I am happy with it. An added, extremely useful, bonus is that from this project I learnt how to do mattress stitch for the seams, I will definitely be using it for future projects (the stitch is not explained in the pattern I did have to search the internet for a tutorial).
The top I made is an extra small using DK yarn and a 4.5mm crochet hook:
A close up of the stitch pattern with 2 rows of single crochet instead of 2 rows of bean stitch:
I really enjoyed making this and look forward to making more clothing so watch this space for more crochet garments:
Hook off.
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