Crochet Cup Top Pattern With Petal Skirt

Meet the Flower and Petal Crochet Summer Cup Top, a light and flattering piece built for warm weather. The fitted cups use single crochet in the back loop only for gentle structure and comfort, while the breezy lower section uses a brioche-style back-loop stitch that creates soft drape and petal movement.

Crochet Cup Top

The lace-up back makes it adjustable across sizes, and the flower edging adds a playful, romantic finish. Customize cup width, strap length, and skirt depth to suit your style, yarn, and fit preferences.

Materials

Cotton yarn, category 3 or similar
5.5 mm crochet hook
3.5 mm crochet hook for flower edging
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle and scissors

Stitches and Abbreviations

ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet
sc blo = single crochet in back loop only
yo = yarn over
brioche stitch (variation) = yo, insert in back loop, pull up a loop, pull through two loops on hook

Notes

Top is shown in a medium; sizing is adjustable by adding or removing rows on cups and petals.
Work cups first, add side panels, create top edge and strap, then join cups and build the skirt with petal motifs.
Keep tension even; cotton relaxes with wear and washing.

Bra Cups (make 2)

Make a slip knot and ch 13.
Row 1: ch 1, sc across 13 ch, work 3 sc in last stitch to form the corner, continue along the underside of the foundation chain with 13 sc, ch 1, turn.
Increase Row: sc blo to the corner, work 3 sc in the corner stitch, place marker in the middle of the 3 sc, sc blo to end, ch 1, turn.
Repeat the Increase Row until the cup reaches the needed width and height; for a medium, aim for about 8 in across the base of the cup.
Fasten off after the second cup only if preferred; you may continue directly into the side panel on one cup.

Side Panel on Each Cup

Row 1: with cup positioned so the side edge faces up, ch 1 and work 14 sc blo evenly along the side edge, ch 1, turn.
Row 2: 14 sc blo, ch 1, turn.
Row 3: sc blo to last two sts, sc2tog in blo, ch 1, turn.
Row 4: 13 sc blo, ch 1, turn.
Row 5: sc2tog blo, then sc blo to end, ch 1, turn.
Row 6: 12 sc blo, ch 1, turn.
Continue alternating a decrease row with a straight row until 7 sts remain, ending with a straight row of 7 sc blo.

Top Edge and Strap

Work across the first side panel with 7 sc blo.
Work evenly across the first cup top with approximately 17 sc.
At the cup corner, place 2 sc in the center space for a neat turn.
Work evenly across the second cup top with approximately 17 sc.
In the center of the second cup corner, work 1 sc, ch 70 for the shoulder strap, ch 1, sc back into each ch to the cup edge to make a firm strap.
Complete the corner with 2 more sc to finish the 3-sc corner shaping.
Work down the second side panel edge with sc blo to the bottom and fasten off.

Connect Cups and Create Skirt Base

With right side facing, join yarn at the base of the first cup and work 41 sc evenly along the bottom edge.
Continue across the second cup base with 41 sc for a total of 82 sc, ch 1, turn.
Rows 1–3 of skirt base: work brioche stitch in blo across 82 sts each row, ch 1, turn after each row.

Petal Motif Section

Row 4: work 12 brioche sts, ch 1, turn.
Row 5: work 12 brioche sts, ch 1, turn.
Row 6: work 10 brioche sts, ch 1, turn.
Row 7: work 10 brioche sts, ch 1, turn.
Row 8: work 8 brioche sts, ch 1, turn.
Row 9: work 8 brioche sts, ch 1, turn.
Row 10: work 6 brioche sts, ch 1, turn.
Row 11: work 6 brioche sts, ch 1, turn.
Row 12: work down the stepped edge joining into the side bumps to gather the steps and form the heel of the petal for about 22 joins, maintaining brioche motion as you go, end at the lower edge.
Row 13: work up 16 brioche sts leaving a few unworked, ch 1, turn.
Row 14: work down 14 brioche sts, ch 1, turn.
Row 15: work up 16 brioche sts picking up 2 of the previously unworked stitches, ch 1, turn.
Row 16: work down 14 brioche sts, ch 1, turn.
Row 17: work up 16 brioche sts picking up the next 2 unworked stitches, ch 1, turn.
Row 18: work down 14 brioche sts, ch 1, turn.
Row 19: work up 16 brioche sts picking up the final 2 unworked stitches, ch 1, turn.
Row 20: work 32 sts across in brioche or sc blo to close the petal span; place a marker 10 sts from the start if you prefer a repeat reference, ch 1, turn.
Repeat Rows 13–20 to build petals across the width; work a narrower final closing row if needed to fit the remaining stitches.

Back Edging and Lacing Loops

Along one back edge, work 22 hdc evenly spaced from top to bottom.
Ch 4, turn, work 3 hdc starting in the third stitch from hook, then repeat the sequence of ch 4, skip 3, work 3 hdc to create 5 chain-4 spaces for lacing, fasten off.
Repeat the edging and loop setup on the opposite back edge to mirror the first side.

Lace and Flower Edging

For the back tie, ch 200 and sc back along the chain to create a sturdy cord.
Switch to the 3.5 mm hook and optional contrast color.
Along the top edge and strap, work 3 sc, then make a small flower cluster by repeating ch 3 and sl st into the back leg of the last sc three times, then work 3 sc, and continue this sequence around the entire top edge and both straps.
At the center where the cups meet, add a securing sc through both layers before continuing the flower sequence for a neat join.