Hi everyone! Today we will crochet a very stylish everyday top. Crochet Wheat Ear Top is the perfect way to update your wardrobe basics. Pair your favorite shorts or jeans with this crochet tank top for a casual summer look. Also, you can use any yarn you have. So, let’s get started!
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MATERIALS:
Yarn: Hobbii Dahlia Mixo 200 grams (7.05 ounces) / 875 yards (800 meters), 100% Cotton – 108 gr, around half of the cake
Crochet Hook: 3mm
Stitches Used: ch – chain, sl st – slip stitch, sc – single crochet, hdc – half double crochet, hdc2(3)tog – 2(3) half double crochet stitches crochet together, puff st – puff stitch
Size: S->, width – 40 cm (15 3/4 in), 37 cm (14 3/4 in)
PATTERN:
CHEST FRONT – Measure straight from one mid-armhole to the other at the front. My measurements:
Chest front – 47 cm (18 1/2 in)
Back part 35 cm (14 in)
You should use your own measurements. Crochet a foundation hdc according to your chest front measurement.
CHEST FRONT PATTERN:
Row 1: foundation hdc row (109 hdc)
Row 2-3: ch-2, turn, hdc in each hdc to the end of the row
Divide the number of stitches by 2 (109/2 ≈ 54 (one hdc left. I will skip this sts below) and mark this place
Left side of the top:
Row 4: ch-2, hdc2tog in next 2 hdc (count as the 1st hdc3tog), hdc in each hdc to the last 3 hdc, hdc3tog in the last 3 hdc (52nd, 53rd, 54th sts)
Row 5: ch-2, hdc2tog in next 2 hdc (count as the 1st hdc3tog), hdc in each hdc to the last 3 hdc, hdc3tog in the last 3 sts
Repeat Row 5 until you reach two hdc3tog in the row (I crocheted 13 rows). After that start crocheting a shoulder strap between them.
Shoulder strap:
Crochet puff st in the place between two hdc3tog, ch-1, puff st in same place, ch-1, * turn, puff st in the middle of the puff sts (ch-1 space), ch-1, puff st in same space, ch-1 **, repeat from * to ** until you reach the desired length, I crocheted 33 rows of puff stitches
Let’s get back to the right side:
Skip 1 dc and connect the yarn to next hdc, then repeat Row 4-5 of the left side, after that crochet the 2nd shoulder strap.
The length of the top:
Connect the yarn to the 1st st of the 1 row and crochet as many hdc rows as you need. I crocheted 25 rows.
BACK PART PATTERN:
Crochet a foundation hdc according to your back part measurement. I crocheted 76 hdc.
Row 1: foundation hdc row (76 hdc)
Row 2: ch-2, turn, hdc in each hdc to the end of the row
Repeat Row 2 until you reach the desired length. I crocheted 27 rows.
NOTE: the length of the front part of the top and the back part of the top must be the same
Join two sides of the top by sl sts. Mark the places for the shoulders straps on the back part and connect them to the marked places.
NECKLINE
Connect the yarn to the middle of the front part and start crocheting a wheat ear.
ch-1, puff st in same place, ch-1, puff st in same place, connect a wheat ear to the top of hdc3tog of the top, * ch-1, turn, puff st in the space between two puff sts, ch-1, puff st in same space, ch-1, turn, puff st in the space between two puff sts, ch-1, puff st in same space, connect the wheat ear to the top of hdc3tog of the top **, repeat from * to ** until you reach the shoulder strap, after that continue crocheting puff sts and connect them to the shoulder strap every second row of the wheat ear;
when you reach the back part continue to crochet puff sts to the middle of this part and connect the wheat ear to each 4th hdc. Please click here to see a video tutorial.
Connect the yarn to the middle of the front part and crochet the second wheat ear in the same way. Join the left and the right wheat ears with sl st in the middle of the back part after that start crocheting
Round 1: ch-3, * sc in the bottom of next puff st, ch-1 **, repeat from * to ** around the neckline, join with sl st to the 1st ch-3 space
ARMHOLES, BOTTOM
Connect the yarn to the armhole seam and crochet a wheat ear around it, then repeat the 1st round of the neckline pattern around puff sts. Repeat these steps around the 2nd armhole and the bottom.
