Viola Floralcrochettop
Viola Floralcrochettop
Viola Floralcrochettop
• 120 (140, 160, 180) yards of worsted weight • 16 hdc sts per 4”/10cm
yarn. Shown in Lily Sugar 'n Cream (100% • 11 hdc rows per 4”/10cm
cotton, 120 yd/2.50oz) in color Hot Pink (size
M), Sunshine (size XS, see page 2), and White
(size M, see page 6).
• E/3.5mm crochet hook
• Stitch marker
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Sc– Single crochet
Sizing: Sk – Skip
Sl st – Slip stitch
St(s) – Stitch(es)
To choose a size, you can go by the bra size WS – Wrong side
(common sizes are listed) or the cup
measurements (measure a bra or bikini top
that has the fit you want).
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Step 1: Ch 3. Yarn over and insert hook in the • Beginning Flower:
3rd ch from the hook and pull up a loop. (This
first loop acts as the chain portion of the fhdc) First petal: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc cluster in
Step 2: Yarn over and pull up a loop through same st.
the first loop on the hook. (This loop acts as Second petal: Ch 3. 2 dc cluster in the back of
first ch (this ch is the center of the flower). Ch
the first part of the hdc, 3 loops on hook)
3, sl st back into the center ch.
Step 3: Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops Third petal: Ch 3, 2 dc cluster into center ch.
on the hook. (1 hdc made) Ch 3, sl st back into center ch.
Making the rest of the fhdc: Yarn over and Fourth petal: Ch 3, 2 dc cluster into center ch.
insert hook under the two loops of the V on Ch 3, sl st back into center ch.
Finish first petal: Ch 3, sl st back into same st
the underside of the previous fhdc and pull up
as beginning petal's cluster.
a loop. Repeat Steps 1-3.
• Flower:
• 2 dc cluster:
Work as for beginning flower except:
Step 1: Yarn over, insert hook into next st, and
Second petal: Ch 3, 2 dc cluster in the back of
pull up a loop. Yarn over and pull through 2
first ch (this ch is the center of the flower) and
loops. (1 unfinished dc made) before doing the final yarn through, insert
Step 2: Yarn over, insert hook into same st and hook into the cluster stitch (from front to
pull up a loop. Yarn over and pull through 2 back) of the previous flower's fourth petal.
loops. (2 unfinished dc, 3 loops on hook) Yarn over and pull through all sts. Ch 3, sl st
back into the center ch.
Step 3: Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops
on the hook.
Note: At the beginning of the rows, hdc in the first stitch (the same stitch as the beginning chain).
At the end of the rows, hdc into the top of the beginning chain. The beginning chain counts as a
stitch in the stitch count.
R1: Ch 2 and fhdc 6 [8, 10, 12]. 2 hdc in the last fhdc made and put a stitch marker in the middle
hdc. Rotate work to crochet on the bottom of the foundation chain. Hdc 5 [7, 9, 11]. Hdc into the
beg ch 2. Ch 2, turn. 14 (18, 23, 26) sts.
R2: Hdc to the middle marked st and 3 hdc in that st (and keep marking the middle hdc). Hdc to
end. Ch 2, turn. 16 (20, 25, 28) sts.
Crochet 4 (5, 6, 7) more rows back and forth, continuing to mark the middle hdc and increasing in
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the marked stitch. 36 (39, 43, 46) sts.
Don't fasten off. Keep the stitch marker in the middle hdc. Now crochet the edging rows according
to your size.
R1: Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1), sk st, dc in next st. *Ch 1, sk st, dc in next st* x6. Ch 1, dc in the
marked hdc st (and you can remove the stitch marker now), ch 1, dc in next st. *Ch 1, sk st, dc in
next st* x6. Ch 1, dc into the last st (the beg ch 2). Ch 3, turn. (7 dc on one side, 3 dc at the top with
no sk sts in between, 7 dc on the other side.)
R2: 2 dc in same st. *Sk 3 sts, 5 dc in next st* x7. Sk 3 sts, 3 dc in last st. (7 shells, 2 half shells at
the beg and end.)
Fasten off. Skip ahead to work on the back ties & connecting the cups.
R1: Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1), sk 2 sts, dc in next st. *Ch 1, sk st, dc in next st* x7. Ch 1, dc in the
marked hdc st (and you can remove the stitch marker now), ch 1, dc in next st. *Ch 1, sk st, dc in
next st* x7. Ch 1, dc into the last st (the beg ch 2). Ch 3, turn. (8 dc on one side, 3 dc at the top with
no sk sts in between, 8 dc on the other side.)
R2: 2 dc in same st. *Sk 3 sts, 5 dc in next st* x7. Sk 3 sts, 3 dc in last st. (8 shells, 2 half shells at
the beg and end.)
Fasten off. Skip ahead to work on the back ties & connecting the cups.
R1: Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1), sk st, dc in next st. *Ch 1, sk st, dc in next st* x9. Ch 1, dc in the
marked hdc st (and you can remove the stitch marker now), ch 1, dc in next st. *Ch 1, sk st, dc in
next st* x9. Ch 1, dc into the last st (the beg ch 2). Ch 3, turn. (10 dc on one side, 3 dc at the top
with no sk sts in between, 10 dc on the other side.)
R2: 2 dc in same st. *Sk 3 sts, 5 dc in next st* x7. Sk 3 sts, 3 dc in last st. (10 shells, 2 half shells at
the beg and end.)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail on one of the cups. Skip ahead to work on the back ties & connecting
the cups.
R1: Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1), sk st, dc in next st. *Ch 1, sk st, dc in next st* x11. Ch 1, dc in the
marked hdc st (and you can remove the stitch marker now), ch 1, dc in next st. *Ch 1, sk st, dc in
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next st* x11. Ch 1, dc into the last st (the beg ch 2). Ch 3, turn. (12 dc on one side, 3 dc at the top
with no sk sts in between, 12 dc on the other side)
R2: 2 dc in same st. *Sk 3 sts, 5 dc in next st* x7. Sk 3 sts, 3 dc in last st. (12 shells, 2 half shells at
the beg and end.)
R1 (RS): Starting with the back ties, fsc 58. Don't fasten off.
XS/S: Sc 22 on the bottom of the cup, ch 4, sc 22 on the bottom of the next cup. Place a stitch
marker in the last stitch made on the cup. You will be starting the next row of the band in that
stitch.
M/L: Sc 24 on the bottom of each cup. Make sure the long tail from one of the cups is on the inner
side between the cups and use that tail to stitch the bottom sides of the cups together about 1-2
inches – sew up one half shell & one shell. Place a stitch marker in the last stitch made on the cup.
You will be starting the next row of the band in that stitch.
Band:
XS/S:
R2 (WS): Make a slipknot, insert hook into the marked stitch (the last stitch made in the cup, not
the fsc stitches) and ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1), sk st, dc in next st. *ch 1, sk st, dc in next st* x9, ch
1, (ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) into ch 2 sp, *ch 1, sk st, dc in next st* x11. Turn. (24 dc and 23 ch)
R4 (WS): Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1), sk st, dc in next st. *Ch 1, sk st, dc in next st* x22. Turn. (24
dc and 23 ch)
M/L:
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R2 (WS): Make a slipknot, insert hook into the marked stitch (the last stitch made in the cup, not
the fsc stitches) and ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1), sk st, dc in next st. *Ch 1, sk st, dc in next st* x22.
Ch 1, dc in the last st (the beg ch 2). Turn. (24 dc and 24 ch)
R4 (WS): Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1), sk st, dc in next st. *Ch 1, sk st, dc in next st* x23. Ch 1, dc in
the last st (the beg ch 2). Turn. (25 dc and 24 ch)
R5 (RS): Beginning Flower in first st, sl st in next 8 sts/ch, *Flower in next st, sl st in next 8
sts/ch, Flower in next ch, sl st in next 8 sts/ch* x2, Flower in top of beg ch 3. (6 flowers)
Fasten off.
R5 (RS): Beginning Flower in first st, sl st in next 9 sts/ch, Flower in next st, sl st in next 9 sts/ch,
Flower in next ch, sl st in next 8 sts/ch, *Flower in next st, sl st in next 9 sts/ch* x2, Flower in top
of beg ch 3. (6 flowers)
Fasten off.
R1: Fsc 58. Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Sew one on the top center of each cup.
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