Hi girls! Today we will add these pretty cherries to the top. I found the cherry pattern on mypicot.com and changed it a bit. I adore this blog! There are many incredible patterns such as crochet butterflies, bows, leaves, hearts, and flowers, roses which you can use instead of cherries. Just imagine how many tops could be created! I will show you how to make these cute tops and you will be able to crochet them later. So, let’s begin!
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Yarn: Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/8, grey – 3 skeins, green – 1/2 of the skein, red – 1/2 of the skein
Weight: DK
Yardage: 82 yards(75 meters)
Unit weight: 50 grams (1.76 ounces)
Hook size: 5.0 mm (G)
Fibers: 100% Cotton
Texture: plied
Size: S-M, length – 20 cm, width – 40 cm, shoulders straps – 12 cm
Stitches Used: ch-chain, sl st-slip stitch, sc-single crochet, dc-double crochet, dtc-double triple crochet, picot, popcorn st-popcorn stitch (6 sts)
PATTERN:
Measure the fullest part of your chest and crochet a foundation hdc a multiple of 14.I crocheted 98 hdc and join with sl st to the 1st dc.
Round 1: ch-2, hdc in same place, hdc in next st, * 2 hdc in next hdc, ch-1, skip next st, hdc2tog in next 2 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, hdc2tog in next 2 sts, ch-1, skip next st, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 4 sts **, rep from * to ** to the end of the round, join with sl st to top of ch-2
Round 2 (red): change the color, ch-3, popcorn st in the next st below the ch-1 space, ch-5, popcorn st in the next st below the ch-1 space, ch-8, * popcorn st in the next st below the ch-1 space, ch-5, popcorn st in the next st below the ch-1 space, ch-8 **, rep from * to ** to the end of round, in the end of the round ch-4 and join with sl st to the 1st ch
Round 3 (grey): change the color, ch-2, hdc in each st around leaving сhain stitches behind the hdc stitches, join with sl st to top of ch-2
Round 4 (grey): ch-2, hdc in each st around, join with sl st to top of ch-2
Round 5 (green): change the color, ch-1, sc in next 8 sts, * tc in the 1st cherry, tc in the 2nd cherry, ch-5, turn, sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, hdc in next ch, 3 dc in next ch, hdc in next ch, sc in the place between 2 peduncles, sc in next 14 sts **, rep from * to ** to the end of round, in the end of the round sc in next 6 sts, join with sl st to the 1st st
You’ve just finished the 1st round of cherries. Then make 3 rounds of hdc
Round 6-8 (grey): ch-2, hdc in each st around, join with sl st to the 1st st
Round 9 (grey): ch-2, hdc in next 2 hdc, hdc2tog in next 2 sts, ch-1, skip next hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc, hdc in next 4 hdc, * 2 hdc in next hdc, ch-1, skip next hdc, hdc2tog in next 2 hdc, hdc in next 2 hdc, hdc2tog in next 2 hdc, ch-1, skip next hdc, 2 dc in next hdc, hdc in next 4 hdc **, rep from * to ** to the end of the round, in the end of the round 2 hdc in next hdc, ch-1, skip next st, hdc2tog in the last 2 hdc, join with sl st to the 1st st
Round 10 (red): change the color, ch-3, popcorn st in the next st below the ch-1 space, * ch-8, popcorn st in the next st below the ch-1 space, ch-5, popcorn st in the next st below the ch-1 space, **, rep from * to ** to the end of round, in the end of the round ch-4, join with sl st to the 1st ch
Round 11 (grey): change the color, ch-2, hdc in each st around leaving сhain stitches behind the hdc stitches, join with sl st to top of ch-2
Round 12 (grey): ch-2, hdc in each st around, join with sl st to top of ch-2
Round 13 (green): change the color, ch-1, sc in next hdc, tc in next cherry, ch-5, turn, sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, hdc in next ch, 3 dc in next ch, hdc in next ch, sc in the top of tc, * sc in next 14 hdc, tc in the 1st cherry, tc in the 2nd cherry, ch-5, turn, sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, hdc in next ch, 3 dc in next ch, hdc in next ch, sc in the place between 2 peduncles **, rep from * to ** to the end of the round, in the end of the round sc in next 13 sts, join with sl st to the 1st st, tc in the last cherry, join with sl st to the 1st leaf
You’ve just finished the 2nd round of cherries. Then make 3 rounds of hdc and repeat rounds 1-8
Round 14-16 (grey): ch-2, hdc in each st around, join with sl st to the 1st st
BOTTOM:
The number of stitches must be a multiple of 14
Round 1: join the thread to the bottom, ch-1, sc in each st around, join with sl st to the 1st ch
Round 2: ch-1, sc same space, * ch-3, skip next 2 sc, sc in next sc, ch-2, skip next 3 sc, tc in next sc, ch-5, tc in same space, ch-2, skip next 3 sc, sc in next sc, ch-3, skip next 2 sc, sc in next sc **, rep from * to ** to the end of the round, join with sl st to the 1st ch
Round 3: ch-1, sc in the same sc, * ch-2, 7 dc2tog with picot between them (7 dc2tog, 6 picots) in next ch-5 space, ch-2, sc in the sc between 2 ch-3 spaces **, rep from * to ** to the end of the round, join with sl st to the 1st ch
SHOULDER STRAPS:
Mark places for the shoulder straps, join the thread, ch-1, hdc in next 4 sts, * ch-1, turn hdc in next 4 hdc **, rep from * to ** as many times as you need. I crocheted 38 rows and join the strap with sl st to the back part of the top
Make a row of sc around the neckline, armholes and shoulder straps.
NOTE: the number of sc across the outer part of the shoulder strap must be a multiple of 14. I crocheted 42 sc
Rep Rounds 2-3 of the lace pattern but in the rows,
the 2nd row of the lace pattern start from the wrong side and finish the row, rep the 3rd round
