Warmer weather is so close.. and that means so are the cute little bralettes and crop tops that I adore. Here is one that I created last summer:
Bralette size medium :
Ch 16
- Starting in the 2nd ch from hook, sc 14 st. Make 3 sc in the 15th ch. Make 14 sc around the back side of the ch.
- Turn your work, make 1 sc in first 15 st. Make 3 sc in 16th st. Make 1 sc in the last 15 st.
- Turn your work, make 1 sc in first 16 st. Make 3 sc in the 17th st. Make 1 sc in the last 16 st.
- Turn your work, make 1 sc in first 17 st. Make 3 sc in the 18th st. Make 1 sc in the last 17 st.
- Turn your work, make 1 sc in first 18 st. Make 3 sc in the 19th st. Make 1 sc in the last 18 st.
- Turn your work, make 1 sc in first 19 st. Make 3 sc in the 20th st. Make 1 sc in the last 19 st.
- Turn your work, make 1 sc in first 20 st. Make 3 sc in the 21st st. Make 1 sc in the last 20 st.
- Turn your work, make 1 sc in first 21 st. Make 3 sc in the 22nd st. Make 1 sc in the last 21 st.
- Turn your work, make 1 sc in first 22 st. Make 3 sc in the 23rd st. Make 1 sc in the last 22 st.
- Turn your work, make 1 sc in first 23 st. Ch 3. Skip st #24. Make 1 sc in last 23 st.
Fasten off, weave in ends. Repeat for next cup.
Lay bra cups side by side where sides are touching. Using a yarn needle, sew cups together up to the 10th st. (Or where bra cups start to separate.)
Attach a ch of 40 to each side of the bra cup in the space at the top.
Body band:
For your custom size– make a foundation chain about 10 inches shorter than your regular bra’s band size.
Make 4 extra ch.
Starting in the 5th ch from hook, make 1 tr in each st all the way across.
Ch 4, turn your work. Starting in 2nd st, make 1 tr all the way across.
For edging- turn your work, ch 4. In the second ch from hook, make 3 hdc together (yo, insert hook, pull up a loop, yo, insert hook, pull up a loop, yo, insert hook, pull up a loop, yo, pull through all 7 loops.) Sl st into same ch.
Ch 3, skip a st and sl st into the next st of band.
Repeat all the way across.
Add a ch of 40 to each side of band.
Fasten off/weave in ends.