Crochet lace blouse – White Ivy tank top crochet pattern
Step-by-step crochet instructions
Begin crocheting the summer top from the underbust down.
Step 1
Make a foundation chain of 130 chs or mult. of 10 chs. Join it into a ring with the sl.st.
Step 2
White Ivy stitch
1st round – ch4, dc1 into sm.ch, ch3, sk4, (sc1, ch2, scc1) into sm.ch, ch3, [sk4, Vst, ch3, sk4, (sc1, ch2, scc1) into sm.ch, ch3] to end; sl.st1 into 3rd ch
2nd round – sl.st.1 under ch, ch5, (trc2, picot1, trc2) into Vst, ch2, trcCl into arch of 2chs, ch2, [flower1 into Vst, ch2, trcCl into arch of 2chs, ch2] to end; (trc2, picot1, trc1) into 1st Vst of the prev.round + sl.st.1 into 4th ch
3rd round – [(sc1, ch2, sc1) under ch*, ch4, Vst above trcCl, ch4] to end + sl.st.1 into first arch of 2 chs
4th round – ch3, trcCl*, ch2, flower into Vst, ch2, [trcCl into arch of 2chs, ch2, flower into Vst, ch2] to end + sl.st.1 into 4th ch
5th round – ch4, dc1 into sm.ch, ch4, (sc1, ch2, sc1) under ch*, ch4, [Vst above trcCl, ch4, (sc1, ch2, sc1) under ch*, ch4] to end + sl.st.1 into 3rd ch
*work arch of 2chs under middle ch of a flower
Begin crocheting the pattern starting from the 2nd round. After you crochet about 4 inches of the White Ivy st., continue crocheting the pattern using a larger size crochet hook to widen the garment from the bottom until you reach the desired length of the blouse.
Crochet your last round as your second round, but work trc5 into arch of 2chs instead of trcCl
Last round – sl.st.1 under ch, ch5, (trc2, picot1, trc2) into Vst, trc5 into arch of 2chs, [flower1 into Vst, trc5 into arch of 2chs] to end; (trc2, picot1, trc1) into 1st Vst of the prev.round + sl.st.1 into 4th ch
Cut the yarn and secure it.
Step 3
Crochet from the underbust up
Come back to your initial foundation chain and attach the yarn there.
1st round – ch1, hdc to end + sl.st.1 into 2nd ch
2nd round – ch4, [sk1, dc1, ch1] to end + sl.st.1 into sl.st.1 into 3rd ch
3rd round = 1st round
Step 4
Body
Work long rows
After the 3rd round, ch2, then turn your work to the wrong side. Use back loops only.
1st row – h3ch, bl ddec1, [bl dc1, bl dc1*] to end; then reuse the very 1st ch and work dc1 there. After that use following 19 front loops and work [bl dc1*, bl dc1] x 8, ddec1 + RC2
Your row should be longer than rounds.
2nd row – h3ch, ddec1, dc to last 3chs; ddec1 + RC2
3rd row – h3ch, ddec1, [dc1, dc1*] to last 4chs; dc1, ddec1 + RC2
Alternate the 2nd and 3rd rows until you crochet about 7 rows.
Step 5
First front part
Decrease 1 ch from each side of a row
8th row – h3ch, dec1, dc23, dec1 + RC2
9th row – h3ch, dec1, [dc1, dc1*] to last 3chs; dc1, dec1 + RC2
10th row – h3ch, dec1, dc to last 2chs; dec1 + RC2
11, 13 rows = 9th row
12, 14 rows = 10th row
Step 6
Decrease 1 ch from the neck side only
15th row – h3ch, [dc1, dc1*] to last 3chs; dc1, dec1 + RC2
16th row – h3ch, dec1, dc to end + RC2
Alternate 15 and 16 rows until you have 7 chs left.
Step 7
Work rows without decreasing chs
21st row – h3ch, [dc1, dc1*] to last 1ch; dc1 + RC2
22nd row – h3ch, dc to end
Step 8
Second front part
Work the second front part as a mirror reflection to the first front part.
Return to the 7th long row, count 27 chs and attach the yarn into 27th ch. Make 2 chs to pick up the height. Then repeat the step 5.
Decrease 1 ch from the neck side only
15th row – h3ch, dec1, [dc1, dc1*] to last 1ch; dc1 + RC2
16th row – h3ch, dc to last 2chs; dec1 + RC2
Alternate 15 and 16 rows until you have 7 chs left. Then repeat the step 7.
Comments
Sana replied on Permalink
You're welcome, eli. I love
You're welcome, eli. I love your top. It is extremely beautiful. Congratulations! Thank you for sharing your work with us. I appreciate it. Happy crochet!
debragatlin replied on Permalink
I am not able to see the
I am not able to see the image, therefore I am unable to comment. Now that I can see the image, I love the way that it looks and I can't wait to try it out.
Sana replied on Permalink
Hi debragatlin,
Hi debragatlin,
I'm glad that you liked the look. Happy crochet!
Luz Baculanta replied on Permalink
Hi Sana, on video 21.12, I'm
Hi Sana, on video 21.12, I'm so confuse about when you work on step 4 on first row, since we have different foundation chains, I don't know how to do it. Pls. help. I have 180 foundation chains. Thanks.
Luz Baculanta replied on Permalink
I'm having problem getting
I'm having problem getting the overlap on the body rows. On the video it's hard to see how you skip the last 3 chains on 2nd row. Pls. advise.
Sana replied on Permalink
Hi Luz,
Hi Luz,
To make an overlap, it is necessary to work the 1st row longer than the previous round. At the end of the the 2nd row, when I had just 3 chs left I worked a double decrease. You may find it in abbreviations at the bottom of the written instruction. Happy crochet!
Luz Baculanta replied on Permalink
Hi Sana, I need your advise,
Hi Sana, I need your advise, I finished my blouse but I did not do it right in the front part, If you check the picture it's too loose, do you have any suggestions of how to make it right, I don't want to frag it.
Sana replied on Permalink
Hi Luz,
Hi Luz,
I see that you have very small front overlap. That's why it is too loose in the front. To fix it, I would try two things. First, I'd frog the fan edge and join/sew front parts together (about 2"). After that I would redo the edge working fewer fans. The other option is to make the overlap bigger (make the 1st row about 5 inches longer than the previous round. The bottom part looks beautiful.
Luz Baculanta replied on Permalink
Hi Sana, I just sew at least
Hi Sana, I just sew at least 2 inches without frogging the fan edge. Thank you for the advise.
Sana replied on Permalink
You're welcome, Luz. I'm very
You're welcome, Luz. I'm very glad that you could fix the problem without the need to redo rows. Your blouse looks very nice and lovely. Thank you for sharing your finished project. I appreciate it. Happy crochet!
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