Crochet Christmas Top Pattern For Good Looking Outdoors

Excitingly cozy and festive, this Crochet Christmas Top is the perfect project to add some handmade charm to your holiday wardrobe. With simple crochet stitches and a mix of bright red and fluffy white yarn, you'll stitch up a piece that's as fun to make as it is to wear.

Crochet Christmas Top

Materials Needed:

Weight 4 acrylic yarn in red
Fluffy yarn in white or creamy white
4mm crochet hook
Darning needle
Tape measure
Scissors

Part 1: Body Portion

Measure around your bust using the tape measure.

Make a slip knot and chain enough stitches to fit around your bust (120 chains for a size medium).
Join the chain ends to form a ring, being sure the chain is not twisted. Make a slipknot to join.
Chain two (counts as the first double crochet), then double crochet in each chain around.
Join with a slip stitch to the top of the initial chain two.
Chain two and turn (you should turn the piece at the end of each row to create a flat seam).
For the second row, double crochet in each stitch around, then join and turn.

Part 2: Mesh Design

8. Chain two and turn.

Double crochet in the first stitch, then chain one, skip a stitch, double crochet in the next stitch. Repeat - around.
Join with a slip stitch to the top of the starting chain two.
Repeat step 9 for the next 11 rows (total of 12 mesh rows).

In Part 3: Additional Double Crochet Rows

12. After completing the mesh rows, chain two and turn.

Begin double crochet rows by evenly spacing double crochets into the mesh (double crochet, double crochet in the chain-one space, repeat).
Make a slip stitch to join and chain two at each row's end.
Repeat for seven rows in total (or until desired length is achieved), then finish off the yarn.

Part 4: Sleeves

16. Measure the widest part of your arm.

Chain the number of stitches to match that measurement (50 chains for example), plus one chain for turning.
Double crochet in the second chain from the hook, then chain one, skip a stitch, double crochet in the next stitch. Repeat - across.
Chain one and turn at the end of the row.
For the next row, double crochet into each double crochet stitch and chain-one space from the previous row.
Continue repeating the mesh pattern until the sleeve is long enough to cover your arm length plus the shoulder width (108 rows in the example).
Fold the sleeve and sew the edges to form a tube.

For Part 5: Assembly

23. Align the sleeve openings with the armhole area on the body portion, using stitch markers to hold in place.
Sew the sleeves onto the body portion.

Part 6: Fluffy Yarn Detail

25. Attach the fluffy yarn with a slip stitch at the cuff of the sleeve or bottom of the top.
Single crochet around the edge, then fasten off the yarn and weave in any loose ends.
Repeat the process for the other sleeve and the bottom of the top.