Size: 38 (BR) / S (USA)

Stitch Glossary & Abbreviations:

st.: stitch, sts.: stitches, ch.: chain, sl st.: slip stitch, sc.: single crochet, hdc.: half double crochet, dc: double crochet, diag.: diagram, cup: follow diag. 1, cup edge finishing: follow diag. 2, cord: follow diag. 3, bikini bottom: follow diag. 4, bikini bottom side: follow diag. 5, bikini bottom ruffle: follow diag. 6.

Gauge:

A 10 cm (4 inch) square in dc using a 3.0 mm hook = 26 sts. x 15 rows.

Instructions:

Transfer the patterns onto tracing paper to use as a reference when making the piece. Pay attention to the arrows in the measurement diagram, which indicate the direction of the work.

Bralette – Left cup.: Start the piece from the top, working in back-and-forth rows. Use a 3.0 mm crochet hook and Seaside yarn in the color Ball Blue. Begin the piece with a cord of 3 ch., 1st row: 3 ch., 4 dc.; From the 2nd to the 17th row, continue following diag. 1. Change the Seaside yarn colors from Ball Blue to Fervor as indicated in the diagram. Cup edge finishing: Use a 3.0 mm crochet hook and Seaside yarn in the color Ball Blue. Work around the cup making the edge finishing, following diag. 2 and the repeating sts. from the 18th to the 20th rounds. Work in circular rnds. Cord (tie strap): Use a 3.0 mm crochet hook and Seaside yarn in the color Ball Blue. Join the yarn at the top of the cup and work a 50 cm (approx. 20 inch) foundation chain. Over this ch., work according to diag. 3 and the repeating st. in the 1st and 2nd rows. Fasten off the yarn and set the piece aside. Right cup: Same as the left cup. Bottom cord of the cups: Use a 3.0 mm crochet hook and Seaside yarn in the color Ball Blue, and work a 130 cm (approx. 51 inch) foundation chain. Over this ch., work according to diag. 3 and the repeating st. in the 1st and 2nd rows. Before finishing the cord, thread it through the 17th row of each cup. Then, finish the end of the cord with a 3-chain loop, worked with sc. Lining: Cut the lining fabric according to the measurements of the cups (diag. 1). Attach the lining to the piece using a No. 2 sewing needle and Maxxi Retrós thread in Ball Blue color with basting stitches.

Bikini bottom – Front part: Use a 3.0 mm crochet hook and Seaside yarn in the color Ball Blue. Start the piece with a cord of 13 ch., 1st row: 3 ch., 12 dc.; From the 2nd to the 20th row, continue following diag. 4, working in back-and-forth rows. Back part: Join the Seaside yarn in the color Ball Blue to the initial chain of the front part and work following diag. 4 from the 21st to the 46th row. Change the Seaside yarn colors from Ball Blue to Fervor as indicated in the diagram. Use Seaside yarn in the color Ball Blue to edge the piece with 1 round of sc. Work in circular rounds and close the rnd. with 1 sl st. Bikini bottom side: Use a 3.0 mm crochet hook and Seaside yarn in Ball Blue. Join the yarn to the sides of the front and back parts and work following diag. 5 from the 1st to the 6th row. Work in back-and-forth rows. At the end of each side, make a 25 cm (approx. 10 inch) foundation chain. Over this chain, work according to diag. 3 and the repeating stitch in the 1st and 2nd rows. Bikini bottom ruffle : Use a 3.0 mm crochet hook and Seaside yarn in the color Ball Blue. Work the ruffle on the bikini bottom following diag. 6 from the 1st to the 3rd row. On the front, work (16 motifs) on each side of the leg opening and (32 motifs) on the top section. On the back, work (19 motifs) on each side of the leg opening and (42 motifs) on the top section. Lining: Cut the lining fabric according to the measurements of the bikini bottom (diag. 4). Attach the lining to the piece using a No. 2 sewing needle and Maxxi Retrós thread in Ball Blue color with basting stitches.

Designer: Mariane Machado