Free crochet Top pattern for beginners with video tutorial

Welcome back to our new crochet top pattern. Today we brought a Crochet Summer Top for your wardrobe. As we all know winters are coming to an end soon. That’s why everyone wants to re-organize their wardrobe with new summer collections. That’s the motive behind creating this Crochet Summer Top pattern and tutorial for you.

This pattern and tutorial is available for both handers, (Righties and Lefties). You can easily make this Top whether you are a crochet beginner or a seasoned one. We provide a straightforward method to help you make your own Crochet Summer Top. If you are looking for a stylish, breezy, and colorful Crochet Summer Top, get your crochet hook and do it by following the instructions. You can use this Crochet Summer Top to add a flowery touch to your wardrobe. Or you can gift it to your friends and family. Let’s start the Crochet Summer Top by following the instructions and ensuring you achieve the perfect fit. 

Find the video tutorials on the links below: 

Righties you’ll go here: https://bit.ly/42tiFLp

Here is the link for Lefties: https://bit.ly/3EbBbhz

Materials needed for Crochet Summer Top:  

  • Sock weight yarn in 3 colors (I am using brown, white, and grey) 
  • 3 mm crochet hook 
  • Tapestry needle 
  • Scissors 
  • Stitch markers (if needed) 

Gauge: 

No specific gauge is needed 

Notes:  

Don’t count 1st chain at the beginning of the row as a stitch. 

This pattern has a large number of the same rows. 

The instructions are in US terms.

Abbreviations:  

ch- chain 

st – stitch 

slst – slip stitch 

sc – single crochet 

dc – double crochet 

bl – back loop 

rep – repeat 

R – row/round 

Special Stitches for Crochet Summer Top: 

Not Any 

Measurements:  

these measurements are achieved with my hook size. Different hook sizes and yarn weights will yield different measurements.

The waist is 11 inches 

Length is 8.5 inches including the shoulder straps.

Pattern notes: 

African flowers x 36 for Crochet Top pattern: 

Start working in the magic ring 

R1: ch1, ” 2 dc, ch1″ x 6, slst (12 DC) 

R2: ch1, “2 dc, ch1, 2 dc” in each ch sp, slst (24 dc) 

R3: ch1, 7 DC in each ch sp, slst (42 DC) 

R4: ch1, ” 7 sc, 1 spike sc”, rep across round, slst (48 sc) 

Make 35 more complete flowers 

Crochet African flower

Half flowers x 12:

Work in the magic ring 

R1: ch1, 1dc, ch1, “2dc, ch1” x 3, 1 dc, turn(8 dc) 

R2: ch1, 3 dc in ch sp, “2 dc, ch1, 2dc” x 3, 3 dc in last ch sp, slst(14 dc) 

R3: ch1, 3 dc between 1st and 2nd sts, ” 7 dc in ch sp” x 2, 3 dc between last 2 sts turn( 20 dc) 

R4: ch1, 3 sc, 1 spike sc, ” 7 sc, 1 spike sc” x 2, 3 sc (23 sc) 

Make 11 more half flowers 

Half African flower

joining:

Arrange the flowers as shown. This is the front part shown in the picture below. Repeat the same sequence for the back side as well. 

Crochet top pattern

Sew these flowers together. Use a tapestry needle and grey color yarn. The stitching is explained in our video tutorial as well.

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Make a round of sc on all the edges where we have half the flowers. This will give a sleek and neat look to the edge. Exclude the shoulder straps.

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Cut long pieces of yarn. Mine are 15 inches long.

Take 3 pieces and weave like a tassel, in the edge round of sc.

Skip 3 sts and make the next tassel. Keep repeating the sequence on the back and front.

Crochet summer top pattern

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