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

• 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

See the Updated Open Waves Top Pattern here