Raindrop Top by Smitha Crasta

Raindrop Top

Crochet
February 2022
DK (11 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 9 rows = 4 inches
in square of one set of pattern repeat (set 1), excluding increase rows (4, 9, and 12), blocked
4.0 mm (G)
738 - 1722 yards (675 - 1575 m)
60 (68, 76, 84, 92, 100, 108, 116, 124)" finished bust measurement; 30 (34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62)" finished waist measurement
US
English
This pattern is available from crochet.com for $4.99.

The beauty of spring showers are captured in the intricately placed dropped stitches, amazing lace texture, and breezy fit. The top translates spring showers into crochet! You’ll create a dreamy garment perfect for any weather—rain or shine. Capture this beauty in the intricately placed dropped stitches, amazing lace texture, and breezy fit. The top translates spring into crochet, a blissful, dreamy garment perfect for the weather.

A light and drapey top with dolman style sleeves. Pattern is worked bottom-up in two panels which are then seamed together at the sides and the shoulders. It is designed to be a loose-fitting garment with plenty of positive ease at the bust for zero restrictions of shoulder and arm movement.

Garment is meant to be worn with lots of positive ease due to the dolman style shaping of the sleeves. Determine size by both waist and bust measurements with an emphasis on the waist measurement. The waist should be 1-3” of positive ease.

Please note:

  1. Row 10 is DS across instead of DC.
  2. In directions for first set, Row-9 is missing a direction for size 6. Ch 1, 2 HDC in next st, HDC in next 3 sts 4 (6, 6, 6, 6) (6, 6, 6, 7) times, HDC in next 37 (29, 37, 45, 53) (65, 73, 81,81) sts, HDC in next 3 sts, 2 HDC in next st 4 (6, 6, 6, 6) (6, 6, 6, 7) times, turn. 77 (89, 97, 105, 113) (125, 133, 141, 151) sts.
  3. In the schematic, ch1 at the beginning of row 5 is missing.