Open Waves Top- Free Crochet Pattern for Women

I loved desgining this Open Waves Top. It is the perfect mix of casual and informal wear.

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There is much to love about the Open Waves Top- it is an easy design to create, with an equally easy, repetitive stitch pattern. It is a pretty, flattering piece that drapes comfortably on your body.

For someone like me who is quite self-consious of their body, this top provides a modest way to wear something ‘open’ in the summer heat without me feeling exposed (does that make any sense to you?). Did I also mention it was comfortable yet? It really is.

The construction of the Open Waves Top is quite simple. You make the back first then the two front panels. Join the panels at the sides then make the arms.

This tunic is easily customisable. Say you want to use a DK or Worsted weight yarn, you only need to make the back as wide and long enough as you please, then follow the directions on making the front panels, armholes, then seaming.

Check on the Open Waves stitch pattern to familiarise yourself with the stitch multiples.

Yarn

Depending on the yarn you use for this pattern, you may or may not need to block. For best fittings though, and because the stitch design is stretchy (due to the chains), you should block your top. I’ve found blocking to be AMAZING!

For this pattern, I used Sport weight yarn; the same yarn used for the Pretty Stitch Top pattern I made a while back, Alize Cotton Gold solids. It is a superb blend of cotton (55%) and acrylic (45%) fibers, which makes for a yarn that has the right amount of stretch, studiness and softness.

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Open Waves Top- Free Crochet Pattern for Women

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Model in the photos is wearing small size and is designed to be loose fitting. So, this pattern is written for small size. The numbers represented below are in ascending order from XS to 4XL.

To fit

	XS	S	M	L	1XL	2XL	3XL	4XL
Bust (in)	28-30	32-34	36-38	40-42	44-46	48-50	52-54	56-58

• starting chains- 84, 94, 104, 104, 114, 124, 124, 134
• No. of Rows for back- 81, 87, 93, 95, 99, 103, 105, 109
• No. of Rows for front- 71, 77, 83, 85, 89, 93, 95, 99
• Armhole length- 7.5, 8, 8.5, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 9.5, 10

Gauge

You’ll need

• 3 balls sport weight yarn (In this pattern, Alize Cotton Gold solids; 100gr, 329 mtr/360 yds). For a substitute, try Premier Yarns Cotton Fair solids (they have the same fiber content and are the same weight.)

(Number of balls for each size- 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6)

• 4.5mm hook
• Stitch markers
• Tapestry Needle

Stitches/Abbreviation

• SC- single crochet
• SC2TOG- single crochet 2 together
• DC- double crochet
• HDC- half double crochet
• CH- chain
• ST- stitch

Notes:

• Pattern is written in U.S terms
• Chain 1 at the beginning and end of rows do not count as stitches.
• Chain 1 in between stitches counts as a stitch

Back

Row 1: Chain 94. SC in 2^nd chain from hook and in next 2 chains *Ch 3, skp 2 chs, DC in 3 chs, Ch 3, skp 2 chs, SC in 3 chs. Repeat from * across. Chain 1, turn

Row 2: DC in 3 sts, *ch 3, skp 3 chains, SC in 3 sts. Ch 3, skp 3 chs, DC in 3 sts. Repeat from * across. Chain 1, turn.

Row 3: SC in 3 sts, *ch 3, skp 3 chains, DC in 3 sts. Ch 3, skp 3 chs, SC in 3 sts. Repeat from * across. Chain 1, turn

Rows 4-87: repeat rows 2&3. DO NOT break yarn continue to the next row.

Front

Divide the back panel in two halves with 3 rows of solid stitches in between them. (See where arrows point in photo)

Right side

Row 88: repeat row 2, STOP when you have 3 rows of solid stitches in the middle. Chain 3, 1 DC in next st. Ch 1, turn

Row 89: SC in 1^st st, *ch 3, skp 3 chains, DC in 3 sts. Ch 3, skp 3 chains, SC in 3 sts. Repeat from * across. Chain 1, turn

Row 90: DC in 3 sts, *ch3, skp 3 chains, SC in 3 sts. Ch 3, skp 3 chains, DC in 3 sts. Repeat from * across ending with DC in last st. Ch 1, turn

Rows 91-164: repeat rows 89 & 90. Snip yarn with long enough tail to weave in

Left Side- here, Chain 5 stands for 3 chains in between the solid stitches and 2 chains stand as 1 DC

Row 88: Join yarn in 3^rd stitch. DC in same stitch, *ch 3, SC in next 3sts, ch 3, skp 3 chains, DC in 3 sts. Repeat from * across. Chain 1, turn

Row 89: SC in 3 sts, *ch 3, skp 3 chains, DC in 3 sts. Ch 3, skp 3 chains, SC in 3 sts. Repeat from * across ending with SC in last st. Turn

Row 90: Chain 5, *skp 3 chains, SC in 3 sts. Ch 3, skp 3 chains, DC in 3 sts, ch 3. Repeat from * across ending with DC in 3 sts. Chain 1, turn

91: SC in 3 sts, *ch 3, skp 3 chains, DC in 3 sts. Ch 3, skp 3 chains, SC in 3 sts. Repeat from * across ending with SC in top of Ch 2. Turn

Rows 92-163: repeat rows 90 & 91.

Row 164: Chain 5, *skp 3 chains, SC in 3 sts. Ch 3, skp 3 chains, DC in 3 sts, ch 3. Repeat from * across ending with DC in 3 sts. DO NOT snip yarn

Now working on the sides of fabric

Chain 1 SC across the side- make 2SC in DC stitch, Ch 1 over SC stitch. Snip yarn.

Make SC across on the other side as well.

Seaming the sides

this pattern uses the Overcast Stitch seam technique. This way, you seam in a circular manner through both loops of the stitch.

Fold fabric in half. The wrong side of the SCs you just made at the sides should be facing out- this is the Right Side of your work.

Measure armhole according to suggested sizing BUT ensure the stitches around the armhole can be divided by 3 (remember, the chain 1 is also a stitch). Mark you armholes with stitch markers.

Ensure that the back of your fabric is longer by 10 rows, then 5 rows for the open sides for both the back and front. Seam from the wrong side- bottom up to armhole.

Armhole

With Right Side facing out and starting from the last 2 seamed stitches in your seam:

Round 1: SC2together in last 2 stitches of seam, *ch 3, skp 3 sts, DC in 3 sts. Ch 3, skp 3 sts, SC in 3 sts. Repeat from * around. Join in 1^st st.

Round 2: Ch 1, DC in 1^st st, ch 3, skp ch 3, SC in 3 sts. Ch 3, skp ch 3, DC in 3 sts. Repeat from * around. Join to 1^st st.

Round 3: Ch 1, 2SC in 1^st st, ch 3, skp ch 3, DC in 3 sts. Ch 3, skp ch 3, SC in 3 sts. Repeat from * around. Join to 1^st st.

Rounds 4-6: repeat rounds 2 & 3

You can increase the number of rounds to your desired arm length, just ensure that you do the decrease ONLY on the last round.

Repeat Rounds 1-7 for the second arm.

Closing the Front

Ensure there are equal number of rows on each side before placing stitch marker at the joining spot. Armhole length shoudl align with joining point.

Now, starting from the bottom (in the direction of arrow) join yarn in stitch, Ch 1 make *2HDCs in DC st, chain 1 over SC st. Repeat from * up to the stitch marker point.

From there make 2SC in DC st, chain 1 over SC st. up to the back of the neck. (refer to photo for a visual guide). Make 2DC in next sts, Ch 3, 3SC in next sts, Ch 3, 2DC in next sts.

Continue to make 2SC in DC (in this case, chain 2), Ch 1 over SC to the other side of the stitch marker.  Switch to making HDCs and chain 1 across. Leave long enough tail to join the front.

Seaming the Panels

Tip- seam through the loops of the chain 1 space and not in the spaces.

With fabric on the wrong side, seam the right and left panels to the point of stitch marker with the same overcast stitch technique.

Snip yarn, weave in all tails! Block your top.

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And your Open Waves Top is ready. I hope you enjoy wearing this piece. Also feel free to share this pattern with others. Thank you!