Crochet Heart Crop Top | Free Pattern

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The crochet heart crop top is a cute top that can be worn for valentine. This top can be finished in about 3 hours.It has a heart detailing on the chest and it’s tied at the back and neck with straps. This post contains the written instructions for the backless crop top. It fits bust size 32-38 inches. This top is great for the summer weather. It’s very beginner friendly and a very easy pattern. The written pdf pattern contains photo tutorials. The free pattern is written below.

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Bust

32-38

Materials

Dk weight yarn -1 balls of 100g

4.0 mm crochet hook

Stitch markers

Scissors

Stitch Guide (US Version)

Ch: Chain

Hdc: Half double crochet

HdcCS: Half double crochet Cross Stitch

Skip the next Hdc , Hdc in the next stitch, then Hdc in the skipped Hdc.

Hdc2tog: Half double crochet two together

Sc: Single Crochet

Slst: Slip stitch

* *: repeat the instructions between the asterisk

Gauge :

14 stitches /12 rows = 10 cm/4 inches in Hdc

Pattern note

• Ch 2 at the beginning of the row does not count as a stitch.
• The chain stitches count as stitches.
• The pattern is worked bottom up.

Pattern Instructions

Ch 85

Row 1: Hdc in the 3rd chain from the hook and in each chain across (83 Hdc)

Row 2: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in the first stitch and in the next 5 stitches, *Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch 1 skip 1, Hdc 12* repeat till end of the row. End row with 9 Hdc (83 stitches)

Row 3: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in the first stitch and in each stitch across. (83 stitches)

Row 4: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in the first stitch and in the next 12 stitches *Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch 1 skip 1, Hdc 12* repeat till end of the row. End row with 2 Hdc (83 stitches)

Row 5: Repeat row 3

Row 6: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in the first stitch and in the next 5 stitches, *Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch 1 skip 1, Hdc 12* repeat till end of the row. End row with 9 Hdc (83 stitches)

Row 7: Repeat row 3

Row 8: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in the first stitch and in the next 12 stitches *Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch 1 skip 1, Hdc 12* repeat till end of the row. End row with 2 Hdc (83 stitches)

Row 9: Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog, Hdc in each stitch across. Finish row with Hdc2tog. (81 stitches)

Row 10: Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog, Hdc in the next 3 stitches, *Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch 1 skip 1, Hdc 12* repeat till end of the row. End row with 6 Hdc, Hdc2tog (79 stitches)

Row 11: Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog, Hdc in each stitch across. Finish row with Hdc2tog. (77 stitches)

Row 12: Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog, Hdc in the next 8 stitches, *Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch 1 skip 1, Hdc 12* repeat till end of the row. End row with 13 Hdc, Hdc2tog (75 stitches)

Row 13: Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog, Hdc in each stitch across. Finish row with Hdc2tog. (73 stitches)

Row 14: Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog, Hdc in the next 15 stitches, *Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch 1 skip 1, Hdc 12* repeat till end of the row. End row with 2 Hdc, Hdc2tog (71 stitches)

Row 15: Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog, Hdc in each stitch across. Finish row with Hdc2tog. (69 stitches)

Row 16: Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog, Hdc in the next 4 stitches, *Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch 1 skip 1, Hdc 12* repeat till end of the row. End row with 9 Hdc, Hdc2tog (67 stitches)

Heart

Row 17: Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog, Hdc in the next 32 stitches (33 stitches)

Row 18: Don’t Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog, Hdc in the next 10 stitches, Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch 1 skip 1, Hdc 15, Hdc2tog (31 stitches)

Row 19: Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog, Hdc in each stitch across. Finish row with Hdc2tog. (29 stitches)

Row 20: Don’t Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog, Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch skip 1, Hdc 12, Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch 1 skip 1, Hdc 5, Hdc2tog (27 stitches)

Row 21: Repeat row 19 (25 stitches)

Row 22: Don’t Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog, Hdc in the next 6 stitches, Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch 1 skip 1, Hdc 11, Hdc2tog (23 stitches)

Row 23: Repeat row 19 (21 stitches)

Row 24: Don’t Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog, Hdc in the next 12 stitches, Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch 1 skip 1, Hdc 1, Hdc2tog (19 stitches)

Row 25: Repeat row 19 (17 stitches)

Row 26: Don’t Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog, Hdc in the next 2 stitches, Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch 1 skip 1, Hdc 7, Hdc2tog (15 stitches)

Row 27: Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog twice, Hdc in each stitch across, 2hdc in the last stitch (14 stitches)

Row 28: Don’t Ch 2, turn. 2 Hdc into the first stitch, Hdc in each stitch across, finish row with Hdc2tog twice (13 stitches)

Row 29: Repeat row 27, Ch 1 and cut yarn. (12 stitches)

Reattach yarn with a Slst to the other part of the top at the edge and work towards the middle.

Row 17: Ch 2, Hdc2tog, Hdc in the next 32 stitches (the last stitch is worked into the same stitch as the last stitch from previous row 17) (33 stitches)

Row 18: Don’t Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog, Hdc in the next 14 stitches, Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch 1 skip 1, Hdc 11, Hdc2tog (31 stitches)

Row 19: Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog, Hdc in each stitch across. Finish row with Hdc2tog. (29 stitches)

Row 20: Don’t Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog, Hdc in the next 4 stitches, Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch skip 1, Hdc 12, Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch 1 skip 1, Hdc 1, Hdc2tog (27 stitches)

Row 21: Repeat row 19 (25 stitches)

Row 22: Don’t Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog, Hdc in the next 10 stitches, Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch 1 skip 1, Hdc 7, Hdc2tog (23 stitches)

Row 23: Repeat row 19 (21 stitches)

Row 24: Don’t Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog, Hdc in the next 17 stitches, Hdc2tog (19 stitches)

Row 25: Repeat row 19 (17 stitches)

Row 26: Don’t Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog, Hdc in the next 6 stitches, Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch 1 skip 1, Hdc 3, Hdc2tog (15 stitches)

Row 27: Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog twice, Hdc in each stitch across, 2hdc in the last stitch (14 stitches)

Row 28: Don’t Ch 2, turn. 2 Hdc into the first stitch, Hdc in each stitch across, finish row with Hdc2tog twice. (13 stitches)

Row 29: Repeat row 27, Ch 12 and connect to the other row 29 with a Slst , Ch 1and cut yarn. (24 stitches) a total of 36 stitches with the 12 stitches from the previous row 29

Upper Chest

Reattach yarn with a Slst to one edge of the top and work from the edge through the 12 chains to the other end.

Row 30: Ch 2, Hdc2tog twice, Hdc in the next 10 stitches, Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch 1 skip 1, Hdc 14, Hdc2tog twice (32 stitches)

Row 31: Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog twice, Hdc in each stitch across, finish with Hdc2tog twice (28 stitches)

Row 32: Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog twice, Hdc in the next 14 stitches, Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch 1 skip 1, Hdc 2, Hdc2tog twice (24 stitches)

Row 33: Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog , Hdc in each stitch across, finish with Hdc2tog (22 stitches)

Row 34: Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog, Hdc in the next 5 stitches, Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch 1 skip 1, Hdc 9, Hdc2tog (20 stitches)

Row 35: Repeat row 33 (18 stitches) Ch 1 and cut yarn.

Neckline

Ch 10, reattach yarn to the edge of the project Slst through all 18 stitches from row 35 Ch 12

Row 1: Hdc in the third chain from the hook and in the next 6 stitches, Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch skip 1, Hdc 12,Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch 1 skip 1, finish row with Hdc 11(38 stitches)

Row 2: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in the first stitch and in each stitch across. (38 stitches)

Row 3: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in the first stitch and in the next 14 stitches, Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch skip 1, Hdc 12,Ch 1 skip 1, HdcCS, Ch 1 skip 1, finish row with Hdc 3(38 stitches)

Row 4: Repeat row 2. Ch 1 and cut yarn. (38 stitches)

Heart Finishing

Reattach yarn with a Slst to the 5th of the 12 chain that connects the heart,

Row 1: Ch 2, Hdc into the same stitch and the next 3 stitches (4 stitches)

Row 2: Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog twice (2 stitches)

Row 3: Ch 2, turn. Hdc2tog (1 stitch) work Sc around the outline of the heart, ( work two Sc into the stitch that connects the heart from row 17) continue around the heart, finish at the starting point with a Sc2tog. Ch 1 and cut yarn

Neck Straps

Attach yarn with a Slst to the second row of the neckline,

Ch 50, Sc in the 2nd chain from the hook, and in each stitch across (49 stitches) Slst to the beginning Ch 1 and cut yarn.

Repeat instructions for the other side.

Back Straps

Attach yarn with a Slst to one of the edges of the first row of the project, Ch 120, cut yarn.

Repeat instructions for the other side.

Finishing

Pass the back straps through the 4th and 7th rows on both ends in a criss-cross manner

Weave in all ends.

FINISHED TOP

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