​Savana Knit Swimsuit

You’ll need:

100g of yarn (98% cotton, 2% elastic; 160m/50g);

Knitting needles 3;

Crochet hook 2,5.

Size: S.

Used Patterns

Stockinette stitch: in right-side rows – knit sts, in wrong-side rows – purls.

Instructions

Swim Trunks

Front

Cast on 18 sts and make 8 cm of stockinette stitch. Then, increase 1 st x 8 in every 4^th row from both sides, then, 1 st x 4 in every 2^nd row, 2 sts x 3. Knit 4 rows straight. Bind off the sts.

Back

Cast on 18 sts and work with stockinette stitch, increase 1 st in every 2^nd row from both sides. After getting 80 sts, knit 4 rows straight. Bind off the sts loosely. Sew up the seam.

Fasten the edges with * 1 double crochet, 2 chain sts*, repeat from * to * to the whole length with the help of crochet hook. Make 5 rows of arches of 20 chain sts along the upper part of the detail. Decrease 1 st in every row. As a result, there are 3 arches left. Leave your work.

Bra

Cast on 35 sts and make the first half of bra. Knit 34 rows with stockinette stitch straight. Then, knit3tog on the middle 3 sts. Repeat these actions until there are 5 sts left on the knitting needle. Fasten around by means of the crochet hook:

1^st row: * 1 double crochet, 2 chain sts*; repeat from * to *;

2^nd row: bottom edge – 2 single crochets in every st; sides - * 1 triple crochet, 4 chain sts, skip 1 base crochet*; repeat from * to *.

Make the second half of bra in the same way.

Leave the details.

Assembly

Make a ring, twisting 10 swirls around the 4 fingers, then, work due to the following description:

1^st row: 70 single crochets in the center of the ring;

2^nd row: * 20 chain sts, skip 5 base sts, 1 single crochet*; repeat from * to *;

3^rd row: * 7 chain sts, 2 single crochets in the center of arch of the previous row*; repeat from * to *;

4^th row: 7 single crochets in every st of the previous row.

Connect the previously left details with the ring, while making the 4^th row. Make straps for upper and bottom parts of the swim suit.