​Crochet Black Top

You’ll need:

200g of black lace yarn (32% cotton, 32% acryl, 36% polyamide; 65m/50g);

50g of black yarn in 2 threads (100% viscose; 500m/100g);

Crochet hook 3 and 4;

29 colorful crystals.

Stitches control: 4 pattern repeats x 4,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 65 chain sts + 4 chain sts increase and work with the main yarn with crochet hook 4. Make 19 rows of main pattern due to the scheme and finish your work.

Front

Make in the same way, as back. For decorative loops, make 15 knots in the process of work for 5-6 cm long and leave them on RS. After making 19 rows from the beginning of work, don’t work on the central 10 pattern repeats, 3 pattern repeats from both sides and make 1 row of pattern and finish your work.

Sleeves

Make 60 chain sts + 1 chain st increase and work with black viscose yarn and crochet hook 3. Make the 1st row in the following way: 1 half crochet, 2 single crochets, 54 double crochets, 2 single crochets, 1 half crochet. Make 1 half crochet and 2 single crochets for sleeve cap in the beginning and end of every row. Make 50 double crochets in the 2nd row, decrease 4 crochets. Then, decrease double crochets in the 3rd row to 46 crochets, in the 4th row – 40 crochets, in the 5th row – 33 crochets, in the 6th row – 28 crochets, in the 7th row – 23 crochets and in the 8th row – 18 crochets. Finish your work.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams, sew 3 pattern repeats for shoulder. Sew up the sleeves with crochet hook 3 and black viscose yarn, fasten the sides, sleeves and bottom of top with 1 row of single crochets. For straps, make 6 chains of 15-16 cm long with main yarn and crochet hook 4. Make knots and join crystals.