In The Loop

  Blue layering crochet Top  This top is definitely my most tremendous crochet success so far. I have received many compliments on it, and people have even offered me money to make them one. I have begun replicating this pattern in a two-tone pink design however I still think the blue is the coolest.  I think that the most critical aspect of this top is the choice of yarn, the yarn can not be chunky or fluffy in any way but still be thick enough to hold defined triple crochets. I opted for the  Paintbox Cotton Aran Yarn  in shades: Marine Blue and Kingfisher Blue. Although this top would look cool with any two-tone shades of yarn. This top is definitely a layering piece and not one which is to be worn on its own. I have picked two ways that the top can be worn: above is how I wore this top to a club night with a bikini top more as a statement piece and below is how I styled it to a work night out with a white cami top on underneath. Pattern: 1)Begin using the da...

  This was actually the first top that I made as a practice piece however trying it on a few days after I made it I think it is quite a cool top.  I think the yarn I used was maybe a bit too rigid and didn't stretch enough to my body, in hindsight I should have used a yarn like  Cascade Yarns Fixation  to make it more flattering. But all in all, I think this top turned out well and would look cool on a night out with a pair of cargo trousers etc. The pattern for this top is pretty much the most simple pattern you will come across. It will have different dimensions for each individual and their own personal sizes so keep this in mind if you attempt this pattern. Materials - two balls of  Pattern: Chain 85 (this will depend on how much of a gap you wan at the back of your top, you should hold the chain to your body just under you arms and see from here if you want more or less stitches) Chain one and single crochet back into your chain from here you will repeat th...