Size: 38 (BR) / S (USA)

Stitch Glossary & Abbreviations:

st.: stitch, sts.: stitches, diag.: diagram, ch.: chain, sl st.: slip stitch, sc.: single crochet, dc: double crochet, BP dc.: back post double crochet, FP dc.: front post double crochet, cup: follow diag. 1, fantasy st. (A): follow diag. 2; side edge: follow diag. 3; finishing edge: follow diag. 4; strap: follow diag. 5, button lining: follow diag. 6.

Gauge:

A 4-inch (10 cm) square in the fantasy st. (A - diag. 1), with a 2.5 mm hook = 27 sts. x 16 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.

Right cup: Use a 2.5 mm crochet hook and Seaside yarn in the color Eletric Pink, start the motif with 2 ch., 1st row: 3 ch., 4 dc., 2 ch., 5 dc.; From the 2nd to the 15th row, continue following diag. 1, working back-and-forth. Fasten off the yarn and set the piece aside.
Left cup: Same as right cup. Fantasy stitch (A): Join the cups starting at the top following diag. 2 from the 16th to the 30th row, joining this in between-the-cups at the sides with the sl sts.

Left back: Work a 33-ch cord, join at the top of the cup with sl st.; over this cord work diag. 2 from the 31st to the 50th row, working back-and-forth joining the rows at the side of the cup with sl st.
Right back: Work a 33-ch cord, join at the top of the cup with sl st.; work diag. 2 over this cord from the 51st to the 70th row, working back-and-forth, joining the rows at the side of the cup with sl st.

Bottom of the cropped top: Work the 71st row passing through the base of the right back, the cups and ending at the base of the left back. Continue with the fantasy stitch (A) from the 72nd to the 84th row, fasten off the yarn.
Side edge: Using a 2.5 mm crochet hook and Seaside yarn in the color Eletric Pink, work the edge on the sides of the piece along diag. 3 (56 sts.) and the repeat stitch (1st and 2nd rows).
Finishing edge: Using a 2.5 mm crochet hook and Seaside yarn in the color Eletric Pink, work the finishing edge of the cropped top (65 sts.) and the hem (69 sts.) with diag. 4 and the repeat stitch.

Strap: Using a 2.5 mm crochet hook and Seaside yarn in the color Eletric Pink, work a 123-ch cord, over this cord work diag. 5 from the 1st to the 8th row, working back and forth. Join the strap in the center of the cup and 2.4” (6 cm) away from the side. Make the other strap the same way.

Crocheted lined button: Using a 2.5 mm crochet hook and Seaside yarn in the color Electric Pink, start the motif by making the magic ring. 1st round: 1 ch., 5 sc., 1 sl st. to close the round; From the 2nd to the 6th round continue following diag. 6. Fasten off the yarn at approx. 7.9” (20 cm). Thread the yarn through the tapestry needle, wrap around the button and gather the edge with running stitches. Repeat the same procedure to line the other three buttons. Attach the buttons to the edge of the left back.
Lining: Cut the lining as you go around the cups. Using sewing machine no. 2 and Maxxi retrós thread in Pink, attach the lining and the buttons to the cropped with running stitches.

Designer: Milla Vieira