Sizes: S, M, L
Skill level: Intermediate
Materials: Sewing needle & scissor
Yarn: Rainbow Cotton 8/4 Mercerized
in color: Coral (51) or Rainbow Cotton 8/4
in color: Coral (51
How much yarn do I need?
S = 200 grams / 680 m (4 skeins)
M = 230 grams / 780 m (5 skeins)
L = 260 grams/ 884 m (6 skeins)
Crochet hook:
Size S = 5 mm
Size M = 2,5 mm
Size L = 3 mm
Abbreviations used in this pattern:
- Mr – magic ring
- Ch – chain
- Sc – single crochet
- dc – double crochet
- dc2tog – 2 double crochet cluster
- dc4tog – 4 double crochet cluster
- Sl st – slip stitch
- St(s) – stitch (es)
Gauge:
Depending on which size you are making you will have to use a different crochet hook. The measurement of one square in diagonal is giving us the final measurement of the top.
- With 2.5 mm crochet hook (for size M) one square has 12 cm diagonal.
- With 3 mm crochet hook (for size Large) one square gas 13 cm diagonal.
- With 3.5 mm crochet hook (for size S) one square has 14 cm diagonal.
About the design
The Bloom Fringe Top is a perfect garment for summer and for wearing on a seaside vacation. Wear it with a long boho skirt or a pair of shorts with sandals or flip flops and you got the perfect outfit for a walk along the beach.
I would say that this Bloom Fringe Top is not that difficult. It’s made from squares and one square has only 4 rows. The squares are joined as you go and you will not need to sew them together. For assembling this top you will only need whole squares.
About the yarn
I used a Fingering, 4 ply, Super Fine yarn (Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/4 Mercerized) and I found it to be perfect. In the summer, cotton is the perfect fiber to wear all day long because it’s a natural fiber and washable. You can also use regular Rainbow Cotton 8/4. *The amount of yarn is calculated with fringe and every size has the same length.
About the stitch pattern
As I said one square only has 4 rows. The stitches we are using for the square are mainly double crochet clusters of 2 or 4 double crochets.
What is a cluster?
A cluster is a group of stitches worked together.
This is how you do it:
Yarn over, insert the hook into the stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull the yarn through the first 2 loops on the hook. This is called a partial double crochet. Now repeat these steps, in our case 2 or 4 times as the pattern requires. To finish the cluster, at the end, yarn over and pull the yarn through all loops on the hook.
Final Measurements
This pattern is available in 3 sizes: Small, Medium and Large. Because we are working with squares and we don’t have to many options to join them to make a top shape, you will have to use a different size crochet hook, for each size, to get the desired measurements.
We will start with one square and then start making the other ones and join them together following the diagram above.
Round 1
Make a magic ring and ch 3, 3 dc, ch 3, [4 dc, ch 3] – repeat the section between [ ] 3 times, Sl st in the 3rd st of the starting ch. Pull the yarn to close the magic ring.
Round 2
Ch 3, dc3tog on the top of the 3 dc from the previous round, ch 3. In the 3 ch space from the previous round (dc2 cluster, ch 3, dc2 cluster), ch 3, [dc4tog, ch 3, (dc2tog, ch 3, dc2tog, ch 3)] – repeat 2 more times to the end of the round. Sl st with the 3rd st of the starting ch.
Round 3
Ch 1, 1 sc in the next st (the joining st of the cluster from the previous round), ch 3, [dc2tog, ch 3] – repeat 3 more times in same ch3 from previous round (4 dc2tog in total), [1 sc in the next st, ch 3, [dc2 tog, ch 3] 4 times] repeat 2 more times to the end of the round. Sl st with the ch 1 from beginning.
Round 4
Ch 1, 1 sc in the same st. Ch 5, 1 sc in the next ch 3 space, ch 5, 1 sc in the next ch 3 space, ch 5, 1 sc in the next space, ch 7, 1 sc in the same space, ch 5, 1 sc in the next space, [(Ch 5, 1 sc in the next space)× 2, ch 5, 1 sc in the next ch 3 space, ch 5, 1 sc in the next space, ch 7, 1 sc in the same space, ch 5, 1 sc in the next space] × 3 times, ch 5, sl st with the ch 1 at the beginning. And that was the first square. Now let’s see how we will join them. We will call the first square A and the second one B. Make the first 3 rounds of square B. Begin round 4 but only until you get to the corner. In the chain 3 space in the corner chain 3 (instead of 7). Join the corners of square A and B with 1 sc (make sure that A is on the wrong side).
