Size: 38 (M)

Skill Level: Intermediate

Stitches used and abbreviations: The instructions between ( ) are the abbreviations used in the pattern. Hook (hook), Chain (ch), Stitch (st), Yarn over (yo), Row (row), Fasten off (fo), Decrease (dec), Increase (inc), Skein (skein), Times (x). Double crochet (dc). Slip stitch (sl st): Insert the hook, yo, pull up a loop and pass it directly through the loop on the hook. Single crochet (sc): Insert the hook, yo, pull up a loop and, with another yo, draw through all loops on the hook. Double crochet (dc): Yo, insert the hook, yo, pull up a loop; yo, draw through 2 loops, and with another yo, draw through all remaining loops. Pattern stitch – skirt: follow the chart. Top band: follow the chart. Cup: follow the chart. Strap: follow the chart. Edging: follow the chart.

Gauge – A 3.94 in (10 cm) square in double crochet using a US 7 hook (4.5 mm) = 20 sts x 10 rows.

Instructions: 

Skirt – Transfer the pattern to tracing paper to use as a reference while working the piece. Start at the waistband. Using a US 7 hook (4.5 mm) and Lolita yarn in color Amoreira, ch 8 plus 1 turning ch and work in sc. At 24.4 in (64 cm) from the beginning, work along one of the longer sides in rows back and forth in the skirt’s pattern stitch following the chart, repeating from * to * across the stitches (44 x). After 2.76 in (7 cm) worked in the pattern stitch, join in the round with a sl st. Continue working in the round in the skirt’s pattern stitch following the chart. Join each round with 1 sl st and start the next round with ch. Once the chart is complete, work 1 round of edging all around following the chart and fasten off. 

Top – Transfer the pattern to tracing paper to use as a reference while working the piece. Start with the cup. Using a US 7 hook (4.5 mm) and Lolita yarn in color Amoreira, ch 11 plus 3 turning ch and work the cup following the chart. Once the chart is complete, fasten off. Make 2 identical cups. Sew the two cups together along the straight edge at the end of each cup. Work the cup edging along the sides and at the beginning of the piece following the chart and fasten off. 

Top band – Using a US 7 hook (4.5 mm) and Lolita yarn in color Amoreira, ch 30 plus 1 turning ch on each side of the cups and work the top band following the chart. Distribute the stitches as follows: 8 sts from the beginning of the chart, repeat from * to * 23 x, and 8 sts from the end of the chart. Once the chart is complete, fasten off. 

Strap – Using a US 7 hook (4.5 mm) and Lolita yarn in color Amoreira, ch 6 plus 3 turning ch and work the strap following the chart. Fasten off at 20.47 in (52 cm) from the beginning of the piece.

Finishing – Skirt – Secure the elastic firmly at the waistband so it does not slip. Then, using a US 7 hook (4.5 mm) and Lolita yarn in color Amoreira, work 1 round of sc along the waistband, covering the elastic. Sew the zipper into the opening at the beginning of the skirt. Line the skirt. 

Top – Using a US 7 hook (4.5 mm) and Lolita yarn in color Amoreira, work 1 round of sc all around the top and fasten off. Then, using the same hook and yarn, work 1 round of edging on both sides of the neckline following the chart and fasten off. Sew one end of a strap to the top band 3.15 in (8 cm) from the cup. Sew the other end of the same strap to the first row of the band, at the junction of the cups. Sew the sides of the strap to the cups to finish the top. Attach the buttons at the end of the band.

Designer by: Mariane Machado