The Laurel Crochet Top

Everyday crochet top

I’m a stay at home mom and my daily outfits consist of leggings and a t-shirt or a v-neck and jeans, but honestly, I feel a little frumpy at times and I want to dress up without actually “dressing up”. I wanted to make a crochet top that was not only beginner friendly but comfortable enough that you could wear it casually with some jeans and with the scalloped edge detail you feel a little more put together than just throwing on a plain v-neck.

Customize it

This pattern is easy to customize. Add some stripes, use fancy yarn, color block (and now I need to make all of those 😄)

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Materials

• About 800-1600 yards of Lion Brand Basic Stitch (4), Caron Simply soft (4) or similar yarn that meets gauge, a good soft cotton yarn would work great!
• 5mm/ H-8 Crochet Hook I use these.
• Yarn Needle
• Stitch Marker

crochet Abbreviations

• ch: chain
• st, sts: stitch or stitches
• sc: single crochet
• hdc: half double crochet
• dc: double crochet
• dec: decrease
• ws: wrong side
• XS,S,M,L,XL, 2XL: Extra Small, Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large, 2 Extra Large
• * or **: repeat what follows the * or **

Gauge

• 8 sts x 6 rows = 2″ all hdc

Notes

• The Laurel top is made by crocheting the front and back panels, seaming them together the crocheting the scalloped edge around the sleeves and hem.
• The Laurel top has approximately 2″ of positive ease.
• The sizes of the Laurel top corresponds to the approximate body width measurements when the shirt is laid flat. 15″, 17″, 19″, 21″, 23″, 25″
• The finished garment will fit bust sizes: XS 30″, S 34″, M 38″, L 42″, XL 46″, 2XL 50″
• Pattern is written for a size S other sizes will be shown in parenthesis S(XS, M, L, XL, 2XL)

Back Panel

1. Ch 70 (62, 78, 86, 94, 102)
2. HDC in 3^rd ch from hook, and the remaining 68 sts (60, 76, 84, 92,100) ch1, turn
3. HDC all sts for 62 Rows (59, 64, 65, 67, 68) Ch1, turn at the end of each row
4. Final Row count 63 (60, 65, 66, 68, 69)

Front Panel

1. Ch 70 (62, 78, 86, 94, 102)
2. HDC in 3^rd ch from hook, and the remaining 68 sts (60, 76, 84, 92,100) Ch 1, turn
3. HDC for 38 rows (35, 38, 39, 39, 39) Ch1, turn at the end of each row
4. Find the center stitch and mark with stitch marker 34 (30, 38, 42, 46, 50)
5. At this point you will begin the decreases for the V-neck. Working one side at a time.
6. First side, working towards your midpoint, HDC 34 (30, 38, 42, 46, 50)
7. *Turn, Do not Ch 1, skip the first stitch and HDC remaining 33 (29,37, 41, 45, 49) Ch 1, turn
8.  HDC 32sts (28, 36, 40, 44, 48), turn, Do not Ch 1
9.  Skip the first stitch and HDC remaining 31 sts (27, 35, 39, 43, 47) Ch 1, turn*
10.  Repeat Steps 6-7 to decrease for 10 rows (10, 12, 12, 14, 15)
11.  Final Dec St count 24 (20, 28, 32, 36, 40) Ch 1, turn
12.  *HDC all 24sts (20, 28, 32,36, 40) Ch 1, turn* Repeat for 15rows (15, 15, 15, 15, 15)
13.   Bind off and cut yarn leaving tail for seaming later.
14.  For opposite side of V-neck Attach yarn to arm pit side of panel and repeat steps 5-12.

Seaming

1. Place front and back panels together, with “right” side facing each other. I recommend using stitch markers to attach them together temporarily.
2. Using your preferred method of seaming (sl st, mattress stitch, whip stitch etc) Begin by seaming together the Shoulders of your shirt one at a time.
3. Seam the sides from the bottom up, leaving 7in (6.5in, 7.5in, 8in, 8.5in, 9in) open on each side for the sleeves.
4. Flip shirt inside out.

Scalloped Sleeves

1. Attach yarn to the armpit area of the arm holes.
2. Sc in each st all the way around
3. *Skip one stitch, in the next st HDC, DC, HDC all the same st.
4. Skip next st and sc in the following st. *
5. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you go all the way around the sleeve.
6. Repeat for other sleeve.

Scalloped Hem

1. For the hem attach yarn to one side
2. *Skip one st, in the next st HDC, DC, HDC all in the same st.
3. Skip next st and sc in the following st. *
4. Repeat until you go all the way around the hem.

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