Loopy Summer Top
Crochet pattern sizes 2-8 Designed by Annastasia Cruz mytreasuredheirlooms.com 1
Loopy Summer Top Materials: Simply soft yarn 1 6oz skein main color 2oz contrasting color Yarn needle Gauge- H hook 20 sc sts=4"' 20 sc rows=4" G hook 8 dc rows=4" Special stitches Loop st-st is worked as a sc. Insert hook in st, pull up a loop about 1.5" long with index finger, wrap hook counter clockwise around the base of the loop, grab both sides of loop at base and pull through, yarn over and pull through all loops on hook. A video tutorial of this stitch may be found here http://www.nexstitch.com/v_front_back_loop_stitch.html Pattern is worked in the round from the bottom up Sizing changes are as follows 2 (4, 6, 8) Using H hook and main color ch 80 (88, 96, 104) sts being careful to not twist slst to top of 1st ch Rnd 1) ch 1, loop st in each ch around (drop main color, do not fasten off) Rnd 2) attach contrasting color in same st, ch 1, sc in each st around Rnd 3) ch 1, loop st in each st around Rnd 4-5) change to main color, repeat rnds 2&3 Rnd 6-7) change to contrast color, repeat rnds 2&3 (finish off contrast color) Rnd 8-9) change to main color, repeat rnds 2&3 Change to G hook Rnds 10-20 (10-22, 10-24, 10-26) ch 2, dc in same st and each st around, slst to top of 1st dc Do not finish off. Bodice front Using H hook Row 1) sl st in next 4(5, 6, 7) sts, loop st in next 32(34, 36, 38) sts Row 2) change to contrasting color, ch 1, sc next 2 sts tog, sc in each st across to last 2 sts, sc last 2 tog. Row 3) ch 1, turn, loop st in each st across Designed by Annastasia Cruz mytreasuredheirlooms.com 2 Row 4) change to main color, repeat row 2 Row 5) repeat row 3 Row 6&7) change to contrasting color, repeat rows 2&3 Row 8) change to main color, repeat row 2 Finish off Bodiceback Working again on last rnd, working with main color, skip next 8(10, 12, 14) sts, loop st in next 32 (34, 36, 38) sts Repeat next 7 rows same as bodice front. Do Not finish off Finishing Rnd Ch 1, turn, loop st in each st across, ch 40, sl st in each ch across (strap made), working in sides of sts and sts in arm hole work 30(32, 34, 36) sc evenly across, ch 40, slst in each sc across, loop st in each st across, ch 40, slst in each ch across, work 30(32, 34, 36) sts evenly across armhole, ch 40, slst in each ch, sl st in top of 1"t of loop st, Finish off, sew in ends
