Crochet Crop-Top
You’ll need:
Yarn: Alize Bella Fingering / 4 ply 100% Cotton 196 yards / 50 grams – 100 g;
Crochet Hook 2 mm.
Gauge: 28.0 sts x 20 rows = 10 cm or 4 inches
Size: width – 72 cm or 28 1/2 in, length – 24 cm or 9 1/2 in
Instructions
Heart Part
Round 1: magic circle, 10 sc into the circle, join with sl st to the 1st sc
Round 2: ch-2, dc2tog in the same place, ch-5, * dc3tog in next sc, ch-5 **, rep from * to ** to the end of the row, ch-2, yarn over twice join to top of dc2tog
Round 3: ch-3, 2 dc in the same space, ch-2, 3 dc in the same space, ch-1, skip next 2 chs, 4 dc in next ch, ch-1, * 3 dc in next ch-5 space, ch-2, 3 dc in the same space, ch-1, skip next 2 chs, 4 dc in next ch, ch-1 **, rep from * to ** to the end of the row, join with sl st to top of ch-3
Round 4: skip next dc, sl st in next dc and ch-2 space, ch-3, 2 dc in the same space, ch-2, 3 dc in the same space, ch-2, 2 dc in next dc, (dc2tog in next dc) rep once, 2 dc in next dc, ch-2, * 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in the same space, ch-2, 2 dc in next dc, (dc2tog in next dc) rep once, 2 dc in next dc, ch-2 **, rep from * to ** to the end of the row, join with sl st to top of ch-3
Round 5: skip next dc, sl st in next dc and ch-2 space, ch-3, 2 dc in the same space, ch-2, 3 dc in the same space, ch-2, (sl st in next dc, ch-2, dc in the same place, tc in next dc, dc in next dc, ch-2, sl st in the same place) rep once, ch-2, * 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in the same space, ch-2, (sl st in next dc, ch-2, dc in the same place, tc in next dc, dc in next dc, ch-2, sl st in the same place) rep once, ch-2 **, rep from * to ** to the end of the row, join with sl st to top of ch-3
Round 6: skip next dc, sl st in next dc and ch-2 space, ch-3, 2 dc in the same space, ch-2, 3 dc in the same space, ch-3, sc in next ch-2 space, ch-3, sc in next tc, ch-5, sc in next tc, ch-3, sc in next ch-2 space, ch-3, * 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in the same space, ch-3, sc in next ch-2 space, ch-3, sc in next tc, ch-5, sc in next tc, ch-3, sc in next ch-2 space, ch-3 **, rep from * to ** to the end of the row, join with sl st to top of ch-3
Round 7: skip next dc, sl st in next dc and ch-2 space, ch-3, 2 dc in the same space, ch-2, 3 dc in the same space, (ch-3, sc in next ch-3 space) rep once, ch-3, sc in next ch-5 space, ch-3, (sc in next ch-3 space, ch-3) rep once, * 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in the same space, ch-3, sc in next ch-3 space) rep once, ch-3, sc in next ch-5 space, ch-3, (sc in next ch-3 space, ch-3) rep once **, rep from * to ** to the end of the row, join with sl st to top of ch-3
Start working in rows:
Row 1: skip next dc, sl st in next dc and ch-2 space, ch-2, 2 hdc in the same space, hdc in next 3 dc, (3 hdc in next ch-3 space, hdc in next sc) rep to next dc, hdc in next 3 dc, 3 hdc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 hdc in the same space, hdc in next 3 hdc,(3 hdc in next ch-3 space, hdc in next sc) rep to next dc, hdc in next 3 dc, 3 hdc in next ch-2 space
Row 2-8: ch-2 (count as a stitch), turn, hdc in each hdc to next ch-2 space, 3 hdc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 hdc in the same space, hdc in each hdc to the end of the row
Don’t cut the thread, finish a side. I finished the right side and I will show you how to crochet it on the left side. The difference between them is that you finish the first row of the right side with dc in the ch-2 space, left side you start from the ch-2 space.
But you will decrease the number of stitches of each side from the bottom in the same way after the second row. The second row of the right side start with ch-1, turn, sl st in next dc, ch-2, then crochet hdc in each st to the end of the row.
Now let’s go back to the left side
Row 1: join the thread to the ch-2 space, ch-2 (count as a stitch), hdc in each st to the end of row
Row 2: ch-2 (count as a stitch), turn, hdc in each hdc to the last ch-2 st (don’t forget count it as a stitch), don’t crochet hdc in the last st
Row 3: ch-2 (count as a stitch), turn, hdc in each hdc to the end of the row
Rep Row 2-3 until you’ll reach the desired length. I decreased to 26 hdc on each side.
Join the sides with sl st in the front loop only.
Make a row of sc around the bottom part of the top.
Join the thread to top part of the top, make sc to the first dc,
sc in next 3 dc, 2 sc in next ch-3 space, (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next ch-3 space) rep to next dc, sc in next 3 dc, sc in next ch-2 space, ch-100, hdc in the third ch from the hook, hdc in each ch to the ch-2 space, sc in ch-2 space, sc in next 3 dc, 2 sc in next ch-2 space, (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next ch-2 space) rep to next dc,
sc in next 3 dc, sc in next ch-2 space, ch-100, hdc in the third ch from the hook, hdc in each ch to the ch-2 space, sc in next 3 dc, 2 sc in next ch-3 space, (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next ch-3 space) rep to next 3 dc, sc in next 3 dc, sc to the end of the top part of the top, join with sl st to the 1st sc.