Instructions for the Crochet Top with Chain Collar
Sizes
34/36 (38/40) 42/44
Materials
- Yarn (50% cotton, 50% polyester, 90 m/50 g) – 500 (550) 600 g orange
- 4.5 mm crochet hook.
Stitch Patterns and Charts
Lace Pattern
Multiple of 6 sts + 1.
Work according to the chart. Start with the stitches before the repeat, repeat the pattern repeat continuously, and end with the stitches after the repeat.
Work rows 1–3 once, then repeat rows 2 + 3.
Post Stitch Pattern
Any number of stitches.
Row 1: dc, working 3 turning ch instead of the first dc.
Row 2: back post double crochet (BPdc) (= dc, inserting the hook from back to front around the dc of the previous row). Work 2 turning ch instead of the first BPdc of the row.
Row 3: front post double crochet (FPdc) (= dc, inserting the hook from front to back around the dc of the previous row). Work 2 turning ch instead of the first FPdc of the row.
Work rows 1–3 once, then repeat rows 2 + 3.
Chain Collar
The chain collar is made of separate links. For the 1st link, make a chain of 8 ch + 3 turning ch and work in the post stitch pattern. After 19 cm = 21 rows from the starting row, finish off and sew the starting and ending rows together. Work the following links the same way, but before sewing, thread each one through the previous link. Make 10 (10) 11 links in total and join them into a ring. To do this, thread the last link through the 1st link before sewing.
Gauge
23 sts x 10 rows = 10 x 10 cm in lace pattern.
Schematic
Instructions
Back
Make a chain of 97 (109) 121 ch + 3 turning ch and work in the lace pattern.
After 33 cm from the starting row, bind off 2 sts on both sides for the armholes, then in every following row * bind off 2 sts once and 1 st once, repeat from * 4 (4) 5 more times, then bind off 2 sts once more.
On the remaining 59 (71) 77 sts, finish work after 45 (45) 47 cm from the starting row.
Front
Work the same as the back.
Finishing
Sew the side seams. Work 1 row of sc around the armholes, working across the shoulder line so as to join the top corners of the armholes. Wrap the chain collar around the neckline and sew it in place at the contact points.
