Pattern Instructions for the “Crochet Top with Lace Diamond” Chart
Sizes
34/36 (38/40) 42/44
You Will Need
- yarn (70% cotton, 15% silk, 15% polyamide, 90 m/50 g) – 200 (200) 250 g white
- 3.5 mm crochet hook
Stitch Patterns and Charts
Main Stitch Pattern
Work in double crochet (dc). Begin each row with 3 turning chains to replace the first dc, and end with 1 dc worked into the 3rd chain of the previous row’s turning chain.
Filet Stitch Pattern
Stitch count is a multiple of 3 + 1.
Work according to the chart. Start with the stitches before repeat A, work repeat A 6 (8) 10 times, work the stitches between repeat A and repeat B once, work repeat B 6 (8) 10 times, and end with the stitches after repeat B.
Work rows 1–13 once.
Gauge
18 sts x 8 rows = 10 x 10 cm, worked in main stitch pattern,
23 sts x 8 rows = 10 x 10 cm, worked in filet stitch pattern.
Schematic
Instructions
Left Bustier Piece
Chain 28 (34) 36 sts + 3 turning chains and work in main stitch pattern. After 8 (9.5) 10 cm from the starting row, skip 14 (17) 18 sts along the left edge and finish work on the remaining 14 (17) 18 sts after 16 (19) 20 cm from the starting row.
Right Bustier Piece
Work the same as the left bustier piece, but mirrored.
Back
Chain 76 (88) 100 sts + 3 turning chains and work in filet stitch pattern.
Finish work after 16 cm = 13 rows from the starting row.
Front
Work the same as the back.
Finishing
Sew the bustier pieces together according to the matching marks on the schematic (° to °).
Edge the bustier pieces with single crochet (sc); to do this, start on the right side of the left bustier piece and work sc along the edge to the top point.
Then, for the tie, chain 100 sts and work 1 row of sc around it.
Next, work sc along the second side of the piece; at the neckline corner, work the last sc together with the 1st sc of the second bustier piece, then edge the second bustier piece with its tie the same way.
Join the bustier pieces to the top edge of the front. Sew the side seams of the front and back.
