The Striped Crochet Top Pattern is the perfect short sleeved crochet tee for any season.
Wear it with jeans & make it in colors that works with your wardrobe. Maybe skip the stripes & a solid colored top? You choose!
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The Yarn
The two color crochet pattern for this striped crochet pattern for a t-shirt, the suggested yarn is Shiny Happy Cotton from Wool and the Gang.
It’s the softest Pima cotton & comes in so many beautiful colors!
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THE PERFECT SPRING & SUMMER CROCHET PROJECT
This crochet pattern is perfect for spring and summer, but works just as well for any season.
This striped crochet top pattern comes in sizes from XS to 5XL and has a shaped waist.
Wear it with jeans during any season or with shorts during summer.
Layer it with a beautiful crochet cardigan or crochet shawl.
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About The Pattern
The Striped Crochet Top Pattern is a fun crochet pattern for a textured t-shirt top.
It has lovely shaping & can be made both striped & in one color. It’s designed with soft cotton yarn & will be a wardrobe favorite the whole year through.
Sizes from XS to 5XL.
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Materials Needed
Crochet Hook
Size 7 mm / US: – / UK: 2
Hook I used: Symphonie Rose Crochet Hooks from Knitpro
Yarn
Yarn used:
Wool and the Gang – Shiny Happy Cotton in color Cameo Rose (color 1) and Ivory White (color 2).
Yarn amount used:
Color 1:
- 230-450 grams / 320-620 meters / 350-690 yards / 3-5 skeins
Color 2:
- 110-210 grams / 150-300 meters /170-330 yards / 2-3 skeins
Yarn characteristics:
- 4 medium yarn, Aran yarn.
- 100 % cotton
Other Materials Needed
- Needle, find one here (if you don’t already have one)!
- Button
Gauge
Measured over half double crochet stitches crocheted in rows:
11 stitches & 8 rows per 10 cm / 4”.
Notes
- This crochet pattern is written in US terms.
- All measurements given are unblocked.
- Note that measurements are given as exact as possible. But crochet tension & technique might give variations in the result, that changes from person to person.
- Read pattern instructions carefully before beginning to make sure you understand everything. It might save you hours frogging your work & crocheting it again!
- Make a swatch that measure at least 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 inches using the stitch the gauge is given for. If your swatch matches the gauge, you’re good to go. If the gauge is wrong, you might need to change your hook. Go up in crochet hook size if your stitches are smaller & go down in crochet hook size if your stitches are bigger. Learn more about testing gauge.
- Check yarn info if you want to find an alternative or test your yarn against the gauge. Learn more about substituting yarn.
- This pattern is written for 9 sizes, where the numbers for the different sizes is given in parentheses like this: XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL. If just one number is given, it applies to all sizes. I recommend that you highlight or circle the size you’re making before you begin, to make the pattern easier to follow. Size adjustments are added under “Size & Measurements”.
- At the end of each row, the stitch count is given in parenthesis.
Size & Measurements
Size Notes
- This crochet pattern is written to have positive ease. Learn more about mastering ease in crochet garments.
Size Adjustments
- Best places to adjust length are:
- After row 6 before you start decreasing (makes the hip area longer).
- After row 22 before you start increasing (makes the waist area longer).
- After row 44 before you start the neck edging (makes it longer bust to shoulder).
- Ways to adjust width:
- Increase / decrease more stitches on increase/decrease rows.
- Skip increase/decrease rows.
Diagram
Abbreviations
- BLO = back loop only
- ch = chain(s)
- hdc = half double crochet
- hdc2tog =crochet together 2 hdc stitches
- FLO =front loop only
- prev =previous
- st =stitch(es)
We try our best to include all crochet abbreviations in the list above for the crochet pattern, but sometimes we may forget one or two.
Learn more about crochet abbreviations & find a complete list on our Crochet Abbreviations & Terms post.
Techniques You Will Need
CROCHET IN THE Back LOOP AND FRONT LOOP:
This means that you will not crochet through the whole stitch as usual. A typical stitch contains two loops. One in the front, nearest you, and another loop in the back, furthest away from you. One is called the front loop (the one nearest you), the other one the back loop, the one furthest away from you.
For this pattern you will crochet some stitches in the front loop, some in the back loop and some in the whole stitch.
DECREASE EVENLY:
2 examples:
- If you’re going to decrease every 8th st you’ll crochet like this:
- Crochet 6 st, then crochet together the 7th & 8th st, crochet 6 st, then crochet together the 7th & 8th st, then repeat.
- If your going to decrease alternating every 7th & 8th st, you’ll crochet like this:
- Crochet 5 st, crochet together the 6th & 7th st, crochet 6 st, crochet together the 7th & 8th st, then repeat.
INCREASE EVENLY:
2 examples:
- If you’re going to increase every 8th st, you’ll crochet like this:
- Crochet 8 st, crochet 1 extra st in 8th st, crochet 8 st, crochet 1 extra st in 8th st, then repeat.
- If your going to increase every 7th & 8th st, you’ll crochet like this:
- Crochet 7 st, crochet 1 extra st in 7th st, crochet 8 st, crochet 1 extra st in 8th st, then repeat.
Striped Crochet Top Pattern Instructions
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