I'm obsessed with cotton yarn.
I spend half my year with bulky chunky yarn and the other half all cotton!
I love designing light, airy, and comfortable garments for Spring and Summer.
Using only triple crochets throughout and minimal seaming.
Now you know why I called it the "Triple Top."
I love how triple crochets look and they're a lot of fun to work up.
First let's give this beautiful yarn a spotlight.
I wish you could squish this yarn right now!
Billow is the softest cotton in BULKY...it slides off your hook and works up so fast.
At 100% Pima Cotton, it feels like a million dollars.
Not to mention it comes in 24 stunning colours!
Check them all out HERE.
Notes before you begin:
- This pattern is worked flat
- Front and back panel are worked flat as one piece, leaving a neck hole.
- The sleeves are worked flat back and fourth on each side.
- Then folded in half and seamed on the sides and under the arm.
- Chain 3 at the beginning of each row does NOT count as a stitch.
- This can be customized to any length (add more rows) or any width (add more chains to begin with).
- The fit is meant to be loose, there is an ease of +4"
- If you would like a tighter fit, size down.
OTH Crochet Nook Pattern: Triple Top
Yarn: Billow in Tea Rose < Use: 3 (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7) skeins >
Hook: 8.00mm (M) Furls Ergonomic Wooden Crochet Hook
Notions: Scissors, Stitch Markers, Measuring Tape, Tapestry Needle
Abbreviations:
Ch: Chain
Sts: Stitches
TR: Triple (Treble) Crochet
Sl St: Slip Stitch
Gauge: 6 sts wide x 2.5 rows tall in triple crochets = 4"
*The sizing guide follows size XS(S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL).
*size small shown in all pictures
Measurements inches:
To fit Bust: 30 (32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52)"
Panel Width (Ease + 4"): 19 (20,22, 24, 26, 28, 30)"
Length: 17 (18, 20, 22, 23, 23, 24)"
Front and Back Panel (one piece):
Ch 28 (30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45)
Row 1: Ch 3, TR in the 3rd chain from the hook. TR in all stitches until the end of the row. Turn.
Row 2: Ch 3. TR in the all stitches until the end of the row. Turn.
Repeat Row 2 for 10 (11, 12, 13, 14,15, 16) rows.
*continue more or less rows to adjust the length of your panel BEFORE you add the neck hole
Adding neck hole:
Row 11 (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17): Ch 3. TR in the next 9, (10,11, 12,13, 14) sts. Ch 12(13, 14, 15, 16, 17). TR in the remaining 9, (10,11, 12,13, 14) sts. Turn.
Row 12 (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18): Ch 3. TR in the all stitches until the end of the row. Turn.
Repeat previous row for 10 (11, 12, 13, 14,15, 16) rows.
Sl St, and fasten off.
Adding the sleeves:
Each sleeve is worked flat right on to the panel.
Join yarn 6( 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9) rows from the bottom.
Row 1: Ch 3, TR in the next 11(11, 11, 13, 13, 15, 15) sts. Turn.
Row 2: Ch 3, TR in all stitches until the end of the row. Turn.
Repeat Row 2 for 10 (10, 10, 11, 11, 12, 12) rows
*continue more or less rows to adjust the length of your sleeve.
Repeat the same steps to add your sleeve to the other side of your panel.
Seaming:
Fold in half and line up the sides and the sleeves.
Sl St under the arm and the sides as shown in image below.
Turn inside out.
You're done!
Can't wait to see your Triple Top!
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