​Crochet American Flag Halter Top

You’ll need:

1 skein of 100% acryl (or 100% cotton) yarn Caron Simply Soft for both tops in the colors Autumn Red, Ocean, and White (each);

Crochet hook 6 mm;

Tapestry needle;

Scissors.

Size: one size. You can change your hook size to bigger or smaller to decrease/increase size or also alter the number of beginning chains.

Instructions

For simplicity sake we will call the colors of yarn simply blue, red, and white.

Make sure it is an odd number. One more option to increase the width of the top is to DC 2, CH2, DC 2 in each chain2space instead of doing just 1DC, CH2, 1DC. This will increase each row by 4 stitches instead of only by 2.

Foundation Chain: With your blue yarn CH 25.

Row 1: DC in the fourth chain from the hook. The chains at the beginning of the row will count as a your first DC. DC in the next 9 stitches for a total of 11 DC so far. In the next chain (the middle chain if you added or deducted chains) DC, CH 2, DC. Then complete 1 DC in the next 11 chains. CH 3 and Turn.

Row 2-7: DC in each stitch until you reach the chain 2 space from the previous row. In that chain 2 space you will DC, CH 2, DC and then continue to DC in each stitch down to the end.

Row 8-9: At this point you will Change to your white yarn and repeat the pattern from the previous row for 2 rows.

Row 9-10: Now you will change to your red yarn and repeat the pattern from the previous row for the next two rows.

Repeat rows 8-10 until the bottom V of the top is at your desired total top length. I did one row white, then red, then white again and stopped. You can add additional rows to make the top fit your body.

Leveling Rows

Now starting from the outer edge with the opposite color from the previous row (red if you stopped at the same row I did) and begin to DC in each ST across until you are 2 stitches from the chain 2 space. At this point stop, turn your work, and SS in the top of the last three stitches you just made. CH3 and DC back across the row.

*Basically you are making little steps with each row to begin leveling out your work.

Once you reach the end Change Color, CH3 and turn. Then again DC down the row until you are two stitches from your CH 3 in the previous row. Turn your work and SS in the top of the last three stitches you just made. Ch3 and DC back across the row.

Repeat this until you are left with 1-2 DC’s and then tie onto the other side of the top and repeat same thing to make both sides symmetrical.

Connecting Steps: With the yarn color of your preference (I used white) tie onto the bottom of top on either side. SC the 1-2 DC’s of the previous row. Then CH 2, and SC in the top of the next “step”. CH 2, SC in next step and repeat until you reach the other side of the corner.

Adding Border and Straps

Feel free to use any of the three colors for your border and strap.

Tie onto the bottom left corner of your top. CH 60 and then SS in each CH back to the corner you tied onto making your first back strap. Now you are going to SC as evenly as possible along the side of your American flag crochet halter top. 

Once you reach the top corner of your top, again you will CH 60 and SS in each CH back to the corner making your first neck strap. Continue to SC across the top of your halter to the other corner. Repeat the CH 60 and SS back down for the remaining neck strap. Repeat SC down the side and finish last back strap.

You can choose to do another row of SC’s along the bottom of the top.

Weave in all loose ends.