Materials: 6- marble cotton 25g any color of choice ( in this project i used purple)
2 mm crochet hook
This top is made from top to bottom: S to M size
Begin at neck: ch 156, join with a sl st to first ch, taking care that ch is not twisted.
R1: Ch 3, * skip next 2 ch; (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) all in next ch – shell made; skip next 2 ch, dc in next ch; rep from * to last 5 ch; skip next 2 ch, shell in next ch, skip last 2 ch; join with a sl st in top of ch-3
R2: Ch 4; * shell in ch-2 sp of next shell – shell over shell made; dc in next dc, ch 1; rep from * to last shell; shell over shell; join in 3rd ch of ch-4.
R3-R6: Ch 4, * shell over shell, ch 1 **, dc in next dc, ch 1; rep from * around, end at **; join in 3rd ch of ch-4.
R7: Ch 5, * shell over shell, ch 1 **, dc in next dc, ch 2; rep from * around, end at **; join in 3rd ch of ch-5.
R8-R10: Ch 5, * shell over shell, ch 2 **, dc in next dc, ch 2; rep from * around, end at **; join in 3rd ch of ch-5.
ARMHOLE SHAPING:
R11: Ch36, skip 6 shells, sc in nxt dc, *ch3, sc on top of ch2 sp of shell* 13x, ch3, sc on top of nxt dc, ch 36, skip 6 shells, sc in nxt dc, *ch3, sc on top of ch2 sp of shell* 13x, ch3, sl st ch1 of 1st ch 36.
R12: Ch3,( * skip next 2 ch; (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) all in next ch – shell made; skip next 2 ch, dc in next ch*; rep from * to * 6 x, **ch1, shell in sc sp, dc in nxt sc sp** rep. ** to **) until you reach the 36 ch sp, rep. ( ), join in top of ch3
R13-R45: rep R1, join in top of ch3.
R46: Ch3,* sc on top of ch2 sp of shell, ch4 sl st in 4th ch fr hook (picot made), ch3, sc on top of dc* rep. * to *, join in 1st ch 3 made. fasten off weave ends.
SHAPING THE NECKLINE: attach a yarn at any ch sp, sc in every ch in neckline, join in 1st sc. fasten off, weave ends.
