Kiss Top is an easy-level intarsia crochet design featuring a large red lips motif across the chest. Worked flat in two panels, this crop top is a great project for anyone wanting to dip their toes into intarsia without dealing with too many yarn bobbins.

Need extra help? Check out my step-by-step youtube tutorial, which walks you through the pattern with tips and visuals for extra support!

⭐️ Free version is available in my YouTube tutorial:
https://youtu.be/0Z19MA_1a2M

Materials

…Yarn
A: Drops Loves You 7, 100% cotton, yarn group A, sport weight yarn, color 32 (pearl);

200 (200, 250, 250, 300, 350) g / 680 (680, 850, 850, 1190) m = 7.1 (7.1, 8.8, 8.8, 10.6, 12.3) oz / 744 (744, 930, 930, 1302, 1487) yd

B: Drops Loves You 7, recycled cotton, yarn group A, sport weight yarn, color 16 (red)

100 g / 340 m = 3.5 oz / 372 yd

…Other
Hook: 3.5mm
Yarn Needle, Scissors, Measuring Tape, Stitch Markers

Gauge

16 esc x 15 rows = 10 x 10 cm

Finished Measurements

XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL)

Bust Circumference
120 (130, 140, 150, 160, 170) cm / 47.25 (51.25, 55, 59, 63, 66.75) in

Shoulder to Shoulder
60 (65, 70, 75, 80, 85) cm / 23.5 (25.5, 27.5, 29.5, 31.5, 33.5) in

Neckline Width
24 (26, 28, 30, 31, 34) cm / 9.5 (10.25, 11, 11.75, 12.25, 13.5) in

Length
40 (40, 43, 43, 45, 45) cm / 15.75 (15.75, 17, 17, 17.75, 17.75) in

The pattern includes instructions for customizing the length.

Stitch Key (US terminology)

ch/s = chain/s
esc = extended single crochet
esc3tog = extended single crochet three stitches together
RS = right side
sc = single crochet
slst = slip stitch
st/s = stitch/es
WS = wrong side

Notes

This pattern includes a full video tutorial designed to clarify any techniques or steps that are better demonstrated visually than explained in writing.

You will start by making the front and back panels and sewing the shoulders together. Next, craft the sleeves. Then, sew the sides of the body together. Finally, complete the project by working a round of single crochet stitches around the neckline.

The top is cropped, but it can be easily lengthened with instructions provided in the pattern.

This pattern uses intarsia crochet. Intarsia crochet involves using separate yarn bobbins or small balls for each color block, ensuring that yarn is not carried across the back of the work. Follow the color chart carefully and manage yarn changes neatly to maintain a clean finish.

You will be working with esc: when instructions say “(B) x 7” it means 1 esc in the next 7 sts with yarn B.

At the end of each row ch 1 and turn.

Each size has a link to the “Progress Tracker” for the waistband for easy to follow instructions.