This Rasta mesh bralette Top crochet pattern is a beginner friendly project designed to create a bold, colorful statement top inspired by classic Rastafarian shades. The pattern walks you through building structured triangle cups, adding airy mesh rows for breathability, and finishing with adjustable straps and back ties for a customizable fit.
Crochet Bralette Top
With simple stitches and clear construction, this bralette works well as a festival top, beach cover up, or layered summer piece. You can easily adjust cup size, strap length, and fringe details to suit your personal style, making this a versatile crochet project that blends comfort, creativity, and vibrant colorwork.
Cup Foundation
- Measure from the nipple to the bottom of the bust to determine cup height.
- Start with an even number of chains; for a small size, chain 10.
- Work the first row by chaining 3 as the first double crochet, placing one double crochet in each chain until the last chain, then working 2 double crochet, chain 2, and 2 double crochet in the last chain to form the cup peak, and continue double crochet down the opposite side of the chain.
- Attach the next color and repeat double crochet across both sides, always working 2 double crochet, chain 2, and 2 double crochet in the peak space.
- Repeat the same steps for the next color row, maintaining the peak increases.
Mesh and Border
- Work one full row of double crochet across the cup, keeping the peak increase the same.
- Create the mesh row by chaining 4, skipping one stitch, working one double crochet, chaining 1, and repeating this pattern to the peak, then working 2 double crochet, chain 2, and 2 double crochet in the peak space before continuing the mesh pattern down the other side.
- Work a single crochet row across all stitches and chain spaces, placing 2 single crochet, chain 2, and 2 single crochet at the peak.
- Repeat the mesh row once more following the same pattern.
Straps and Joining
- While working the final single crochet row, chain 90 at the cup peak, then single crochet back down the chain to form the top strap and continue along the cup edge.
- Make a second identical cup and connect the two cups at the bottom inner corners with one chain.
- Attach yarn at one bottom corner, chain 100 for the first back tie, single crochet evenly across the bottom edge of both cups. Adjusting stitch placement over double crochet rows to keep the edge flat, then chain 100 at the other end and single crochet back across the entire bottom band.
Optional Fringe
- Cut strands of yarn in red, yellow, and green to the desired fringe length.
- Fold two strands in half, pull the loop through a bottom stitch, and pull the ends through the loop to secure.
- Space fringes evenly, then trim the ends straight or into a V shape for the final finish.
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