​Bright Orange Top

You’ll need:

300 (300) 350h of orange Essentials Cotton yarn (100% cotton; 130m/50g);

Knitting needles 3 and 3,5;

Crochet hook 3,5;

Thin string thread.

Size: S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Stockinette stitch: in RS row – knit sts, in WS row – purls;

Relief pattern 1: due to the scheme 1, on which only RS rows are stated, make WS rows and yarn overs as purls;

Relief pattern 2: make in the same way, as relief pattern 1, but due to the scheme 2. Make 1^st-10^th rows x once.

Stitches control: 22 sts x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Lower Part of Front/Back

Cast on 87 (99) 111 sts with knitting needles 3,5 and work with relief pattern 1. In 40 cm from the set-up row, bind off all the sts together with string thread.

Right Half of Bra

Cast on 51 sts with knitting needles 3 (3,5) 3,5 and make 10 rows with relief pattern 2. Then, work with stockinette stitch. In 8 (11) 13,5 cm from the set-up row, bind off 25 sts from the right side for the tuck. Knit for 11,5 cm on the rest sts and bind off the sts.

Left Half of Bra

Make in symmetry to the right half.

Assembly

Make tuck seams on both halves of bra and sew them to the front, starting from the center of front, make side seams. Fasten the outer edges of bra and upper edge of back with 1 row of single crochets, start and finish with 34 cm long chain for the strap. Then, make 1 row of single crochets and 1 row of “shrimp stitch” on all the sts. Sew the straps to the back.