Hi, needleworkers! I made a mesh top for the first time, so I came to tell you guys about it.
Next to the feeling you get buying new yarn in pretty colours is having a stash at home enough to make a full piece.
I had 3 balls of dark red acrylic yarn (well, acrylic is actually the only yarn I’ve used), and I bought it because I wanted to make a shrug back then. Anyways, I’m planning on going out this weekend and I wanted to wear a crochet piece that would go well with the rest of my outfit and in a colour that really fits me, so I decided to use my red yarn finally.
Dark red is one of my favourite colours to wear and amongst the colours of yarn that I have enough to make a piece, red was the one that fit the rest of my outfit and my skin tone as well. Well, I had navy blue, but I didn’t want to use it because my bag was navy blue as well, and I didn’t want them to match like that.
The top was going to be cropped and have short sleeves, but the plan was to make the sleeves with double crochet.
I began as soon as possible. I did a chain long enough to go round my chest then joined them together because I was going to be working in the round. I crocheted the mesh stitches by chaining 4 at the beginning of the row and doing a double crochet in the 2nd chain from the beginning (2nd chain before the 4 chains). After that first double crochet, I’d chain 1, skip 1 stitch, then double crochet in the next. I’d continue that way till I reach the end of the row. Then I repeated the process till I reached the underarm row.
In three days, I’d reached the underarms row where I was going to start working on the front and back separately.
I measured half of the width of the top and then began to crochet from the start of one half to the end of the half. When I reach the end, I’d chain, turn my work, and start crocheting the other way till I reached the neckline.
I made a round neckline for the front and back, then proceeded to join the shoulders. After that, it was time to start the sleeves.
The sleeves had 7 rows of double crochets. The last thing I did was to single crochet round the neckline. Well, I didn’t think it would be the last thing. I planned to add a little pocket at the top left side, but changed my mind at the last minute because I thought it’d look better with the rest of my outfit without.
For the record, I ran out of yarn before I finished and had to find leftover yarn of that colour to complete the second sleeve.
I was finally done and loved how it looked, especially when I tried it on. Unfortunately, I didn’t take pictures with it, at least not yet.
I don’t think the pictures do justice to how good it looks. It’s simple, but cutesy and feminine.
Guess what, guys? After making the top, I wasn’t sure it’d fit my outfit because I plan to wear Crocs with my ripped boyfriend jeans. It seemed like the mesh might look a bit off so just in case, I decided to make something else. I’m currently working on another cropped top with the double crochet stitch that’ll look like a little T-shirt. I can’t wait to show you guys the finished look!
Till then, ciao!
The colour is giving beautiful and I'm in love.
You did a great job thank you for sharing with us 👏🏾🙂
☺️Thank you so much. It was my pleasure.
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STOPThat is a pretty color and the top looks great.
I'll wait to see your next project.
😊Awn, thank you! I can’t wait to show you guys.
Aww. It looks really good. Although you say this photo did not do justice to how it looks, we love what we are seeing. Great job. Looking forward to that T-shirt.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your support, and I can’t wait to show you guys the T-shirt.