Size: 44 (BR) / 10-12 (USA)

Stitch Glossary & Abbreviations:

Chain (ch.); Slip stitch (sl st.): Insert the hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, and pass it directly through the stitch on the hook. Single crochet (sc.): insert the hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, and with another yarn over, pull through all the loops; Double crochet (dc.): yarn over, insert the hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over again, pull through two loops, and with another yarn over, pull through all the loops; Back Post Double Crochet (BP dc): yarn over, insert the hook horizontally from behind the dc. of the previous row, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over again, pull through two loops, and with another yarn over, pull through all the loops; Front Post Double Crochet (FP dc): yarn over, insert the hook horizontally from the front of the dc. of the previous row, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over again, pull through two loops, and with another yarn over, pull through all the loops; Cup: follow the chart. Strap: follow the chart. Bikini bottom (front): follow the chart. Bikini bottom (back): follow the chart.

Gauge – A 4-inch (10 cm) square in dc. with a 2.5 mm hook = 25 sts. x 17 rows.

Instructions – Front and back – These are worked together. Start with the front. With black yarn, make a cord of 19 ch. + 3 ch. to turn, and work the front of the bikini bottom following the chart. Once the chart is finished, fasten off. Back – Use the same chain as the front’s starting ch. and work the back following the chart. After completing the rows with dc., continue working only on the edge sts. following the chart to form the sides of the bikini, repeat from * to * until completing 32 rows, then make 1 more row joining this strip to the upper edge of the front and fasten off. Make both sides the same. With the front and back joined, work 200 dc. all around the front, back, and the edges of the side straps. After 11.8” (30 cm) worked in dc., fasten off.

Cup – Separate 100 sts. for the front and 100 sts. for the back. For the 100 sts. of the front, work the cup following the chart as follows: leave 4 sts. on the back side and work with 50 sts. on the left side using black yarn. Once the chart is completed, work the strap following the chart. At 15” (38 cm) from the start of the strap, fasten off. Work a row of sc. along the cup and strap and fasten off. Make the right cup the same way, but using white yarn and overlapping the 4 central sts.

Finishing – Sew the straps onto the back, leaving 3.5” (9 cm) between the strap and the cup for the armholes. Line the cups and the bikini bottom. Work 2 rows of sc. all around the leg openings of the bikini bottom using white yarn.

Designer: Genessi Lehmann