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Create a lightweight lace crochet top with an airy geometric mesh design, relaxed fit, and elegant long sleeves.
This downloadable crochet pattern guides you through making a stylish openwork sweater that is ideal for layering over a camisole, tank top, dress, or swimwear. Wear it as a summer sweater, beach cover-up, festival top, or lightweight statement layer.
The design combines traditional mesh crochet with stitches of different heights to create a modern geometric lace pattern. Alternating single-strand and double-strand sections add delicate texture and visual interest.
PLEASE NOTE
This listing is for a digital PDF crochet pattern only.
No finished top, yarn, crochet hooks, or physical product will be shipped.
PATTERN FEATURES
• Detailed written crochet instructions
• Six finished bust sizes
• Crochet stitch chart
• Shoulder and neckline shaping chart
• Garment schematic with measurements
• Special stitch explanations
• Front, back, and sleeve instructions
• Hem, neckline, and sleeve edging
• Seaming and finishing instructions
• Instant digital PDF download
• Written using US crochet terminology
FINISHED BUST SIZES
The pattern includes the following finished bust measurements:
• 40 inches
• 44 inches
• 48 inches
• 52 inches
• 56 inches
• 60 inches
The garment is designed to be worn with approximately 6–8 inches of positive ease for a comfortable, relaxed fit.
Please compare the finished measurements with your body measurements and preferred fit before selecting your size.
SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate.
This pattern is suitable for crocheters who are comfortable reading written patterns, working garment shaping, assembling separate pieces, and learning taller or extended crochet stitches.
The PDF provides explanations for the special stitches used in the design.
CONSTRUCTION
The front, back, and sleeves are worked separately from the bottom up.
The pieces are then blocked, seamed, and finished with coordinating edging. The design uses a relaxed drop-shoulder construction with shaped sleeves and neckline.
MATERIALS REQUIRED
• Lace-weight yarn
• Approximately 4–6 hanks depending on size
• US E/4, 3.5 mm crochet hook
• US F/5, 3.75 mm crochet hook, or hook needed to obtain gauge
• Yarn needle
• Removable stitch marker
The original sample uses lace-weight silk yarn. You may choose another suitable lace-weight yarn, but differences in fiber and tension may affect the finished drape and size.
GAUGE
6 pattern cells and 20 rows measure approximately 6 inches after blocking.
Always make and block a gauge swatch before beginning the garment.
CROCHET TECHNIQUES
The pattern uses techniques including:
• Chain stitch
• Slip stitch
• Single crochet
• Half double crochet
• Double crochet
• Treble crochet
• Double treble crochet
• Triple treble crochet
• Extended crochet stitches
• Front and back post stitches
• Working flat
• Garment shaping
• Seaming
• Reading crochet charts
WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE
You will receive one downloadable PDF crochet pattern containing:
• Materials and gauge information
• Six finished bust sizes
• Complete row-by-row instructions
• Special stitch definitions
• Front and back construction
• Sleeve and sleeve-cap instructions
• Shoulder and neckline shaping
• Garment schematic
• Main stitch chart
• Shaping chart
• Assembly and finishing instructions
DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This listing does not include a finished garment.
Because this is a digital download, returns, exchanges, and cancellations are generally not accepted after the files have been accessed. Please contact me if you have difficulty downloading your pattern.
The finished appearance may vary depending on yarn choice, hook size, crochet tension, blocking, and screen color settings.
This pattern is written in English using US crochet terminology.
Lace Crochet Top Pattern PDF, Mesh Summer Sweater, Sizes 40–60
$6.00