Chic Summer Top Crochet Pattern For Stylish Ladies

If you're looking for a fun and fashionable crochet project to elevate your summer wardrobe, this crochet summer top pattern is a must-try! With easy-to-follow steps, it’s perfect for beginners and experienced crocheters alike.

Crochet Summer Top

The top offers customization options, allowing you to create a garment that fits your style and body perfectly. From the detailed cups and neckline to the comfortable side band and straps, this crochet pattern offers versatility and comfort. Whether you’re lounging at the beach or dressing up for a sunny outing, this top will keep you stylish and cool all season long.

The Cups

• Start with a slip knot and chain 20 stitches for a small-medium size.
• Chain two more stitches, then make a half-double crochet in the 20th stitch.
• Continue with half-double crochets down the chain.
• In the final stitch, place three half-double crochets for the cup's curve and put a stitch marker in the third one.
• Work on the other side of the chain with a half-double crochet in each stitch.
• Chain two and flip your work.

• Skip the first stitch and half-double crochet to the stitch marker.
• In the stitch with the marker, place three half-double crochets and move the marker to the third one.
• Continue with half-double crochets all the way around.
• Repeat this pattern for eight rows, or more, to get the desired cup size.
• Finish the cup by chaining one and cutting the yarn. Make two identical cups.

Connecting the Cups & Creating the Neckline

• Attach your yarn to the corner of one cup.
• Chain two and half-double crochet to the center where you did the initial increase.
• Place two more half-double crochets in the center spot, then slip stitch the second cup to the first one at its increasing spot.

Continue with half-double crochets along the neckline of the second cup.

• Chain two and flip your work. Half-double crochet all the way down.
• For the next row, chain two and flip.
• Half-double crochet until you are two stitches away from the center, do a decrease in those two stitches, and another decrease in the two stitches right after the center.
• Do subsequent rows with regular half-double crochets until you get the desired neckline length.
• Finish off by chaining one and cutting the string.

The Bottom Bodice

• Attach your yarn to the bottom corner of the top.
• Chain two and half-double crochet along the bottom edge, including over the center seam.
• Repeat the decrease pattern from the neckline for the next two rows: work half-double crochets until two stitches before the center, do a decrease, then another decrease.
• Do a fourth row of just regular half-double crochets.
• Finish off by chaining one and cutting the yarn.

The Side Band

• Start a row of single crochets along the vertical edge of the top's side.
• Once you reach the top edge, chain one and flip your work.
• Single crochet all the way along to get the desired band width.
• Chain two and flip. Do half-double crochets in all stitches.
• Repeat this process for 22 rows, or more, on both sides of the top.
• Join the two sides of the band by flipping the work inside out and slip-stitching the edges together.
• Finish off the band by chaining one and cutting the string.

Straps & Final Details

• Insert a new color yarn and do a single row of single crochets along the top hem.
• To create the straps, half-double crochet to the top of the cup.
• At the top of the cup, chain 52 stitches.
• Attach the end of the chain to the top of the band in the back with a slip stitch.
• Single crochet back up the chain you just made until you reach the top of the cup again.
• Slip stitch into the next stitch on the cup and repeat the process for a total of three rows for the strap.

Repeat for the other strap.

• Half-double crochet along the remaining top edge to finish the neckline.
• For the main body, insert a new yarn color at the middle seam of the cups.
• Do two rows of half-double crochets all the way around.
• The creator then switched back to the main color and did three more rows of half-double crochets.
• Alternate between a row with increases and a row without. Place a stitch marker on each side for your increases.
• In the rows with increases, place a half-double crochet increase (two half-double crochets in the same stitch) where each stitch marker is located.
• The creator did nine alternating rows for a total of 12 rows for the body. You can add more for your desired length.
• Finish off the top by chaining one and cutting the yarn.