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The Sow Pretty Twist Top introduces a modern and playful twist to your crochet collection. This delightful crochet top features a one-of-a-kind construction, adding a touch of novelty to your wardrobe.
Crocheted in two pieces from the side across, starting at the sleeve cuff, this sweater promises to showcase your creativity and style. Its cozy, loose fit ensures both comfort and elegance, making it an ideal complement to a tank top.
Whether you’re strolling through the park or enjoying a casual day out, this top is the perfect choice for embracing the refreshing charm of cool Spring days.
Additionally, a detailed step-by-step video tutorial is available on YouTube to guide you through every stitch, ensuring that your crafting journey is both enjoyable and successful.
Below, you will find everything you need to make this crochet top, including the yarn, hook, materials, free written pattern for blog subscribers, pictures and a video tutorial. If you love this free crochet pattern, please share!
If you’ve never experienced the joy of accomplishing more than you can imagine, plant a garden. – Robert Brault
Crochet a Trendy Twist Top
Crocheting a trendy twist top not only allows you to express your unique style but also provides the opportunity to create a garment that’s both fashionable and versatile. A cute and trendy crochet top can be a standout piece in your wardrobe, elevating your everyday look with its stylish and modern appeal. Additionally, crafting your own top allows you to customize it to your preferences, from colour choices to fit, ensuring that the finished piece is truly one-of-a-kind.
Also, crocheting a trendy twist top can be a rewarding and enjoyable creative experience. Working through the pattern and stitch techniques can be relaxing and fulfilling, providing a sense of accomplishment as you watch the garment come together. Whether you’re crocheting it for yourself or as a thoughtful handmade gift for a loved one, crocheting a trendy twist top allows you to immerse yourself in the joy of creating something beautiful and on-trend.
The Sow Pretty Twist Top is an inclusively sized crochet top that comes in XS-5X
Is Crocheting a Top Hard?
Crocheting a top can be a delightful and rewarding experience, especially when the pattern is designed with simplicity and minimal seaming in mind. As a crochet designer, I always strive to create garments in fun and unique ways, and the approach to the Sow Pretty Twist Top is no exception. This stylish top is worked in two pieces from the side across, allowing for minimal assembly.
When it comes to joining the top, the process is designed to be uncomplicated yet effective. You will seamlessly slip stitch the back down the center, ensuring a clean and tidy finish. To complete the top, the sides are neatly seamed with a whip stitch, while the unique twist in the front is artfully seamed together to create a striking and elegant look.
By completing these techniques, crocheting a trendy and chic top becomes an accessible and enjoyable project. The limited seaming not only simplifies the construction process but also results in a beautifully finished garment that you will be proud to wear and showcase as a testament to your crochet skills.
Sizes
XS (S, M, L, 1X) (2X, 3X, 4X, 5X)
Fits Bust: 32 (36, 38, 42, 46) (50, 54, 58, 62)”
Finished Bust: 34.5 (39, 41, 45.75, 48) (52.5, 57, 59.5, 64)”
Finished Length: 20.5 (21, 21.5, 22, 22.5) (23.5, 24, 24.5, 25)”
2-3” positive ease.
Yarn Requirements
WeCrochet Capra DK (weight 3 DK, 85% Merino Wool, 15% cashmere, 123yds/112m, 50g), Sagebrush 12 (13, 14, 15, 16) (18, 19, 20, 21) balls or 1375 (1520, 1620, 1800, 1900) (2100, 2250, 2350, 2500) yards
Yarn Review
Capra Dk is the ideal yarn for crafting a soft and cozy sweater. Its blend of merino and cashmere creates a silky smooth texture that is a pleasure to wear, especially next to the skin. The soft, muted shades are perfect for the Spring season, and when used with a Furls hook, the yarn will effortlessly glide as you work on your project.
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”
Maya Angelou
Yarn Substitutions:
Yarn substitution is an essential skill for crocheters, allowing for flexibility when the original yarn listed in a pattern is unavailable.
The Sow Pretty Twist Top is crocheted using WeCrochet Capra DK weight yarn, a blend of Merino Wool and cashmere that falls under #3 weight.
If you’re considering substituting the yarn for this pattern, I’ve compiled a list of suitable alternatives below.
However, it’s crucial to crochet a gauge swatch with your chosen yarn and adjust your hook size accordingly to match the pattern’s specified gauge for correct sizing. This step is crucial to ensure that the top turns out as intended.
$$$ Splurge
100% Baby Alpaca- 123 yards / 50 grams
Alpaca Cloud DK is a soft, light, and amazingly warm fiber made of the finest grade of 100% Superfine Alpaca. The DK weight is perfect for garments intended to be worn next to the skin, or special cold weather accessories. Alpaca Cloud will give you an endless range of hues for projects sure to become your absolute favorites.
$$ Spend
100% Fine Superwash Merino Wool- 123 yards / 50 grams
Swish is the superwash of crocheters’ dreams! By selecting high grade Merino wool (20.5 microns), we produced a machine-washable yarn that is super soft – definitely worthy of being worn against a baby’s skin.
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100% Premium Acrylic – 273 yards / 100 grams
Versatility meets affordability; Brava is a 100% acrylic yarn that will keep up with all of life’s adventures! Gentle enough for sensitive skin, Brava is a hard-wearing yarn that works wonders for projects where durability and easy-care is a must.
Mellowspun (CDN) – 284 yards/100g
Made of soft 100% premium acrylic with a special twist that we are very proud of! Choose from 33 luscious shades of dk-weight yarn that blend and complement each other.
Crochet Hooks
Or size needed to obtain gauge
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Additional Supplies for Crochet Top
Gauge
16 sts by 14 rows = 4” square
With 5mm hook in hdc 3rd loop and front loop
10 sts by 10 rows = 2” square
With 4.5mm hook in sc blo
Abbreviations
Written in Standard American Terms
Ch – Chain
Blo – Back Loop Only
Dc – Double Crochet
Rep – Repeat
RS – Right Side
Sc- Single Crochet
Sk – Skip
Sl St – Slip Stitch
Sp(s) – Space(s)
St(s) – Stitch(es)
Ws- Wrong Side
( ) – Work step in parentheses in indicated stitch
[ ] – Work step in brackets the number of times indicated
Special Stitches
Hdc3fl2tog – Half Double Crochet Decrease- [YO, insert hook through the third and front loop of next st, YO, draw up a loop] in each of the next 2 sts, YO and pull through last 3 loops on the hook
Hdc3fl – Half Double Crochet worked in the 3rd and front loop- A hdc is worked going from front to back through the 3rd loop and the front loop of the stitch. The 3rd loop can sometimes be referred to as the lower front bar or the front front loop.
Construction
The Sow Pretty Twist Top is a playful and stylish crochet top featuring a one-of-a-kind construction. This crochet sweater is crocheted in two pieces, starting from the sleeve cuff across. The back is then slip-stitched together, while the front panels are intricately joined in a unique twist and seamed together.
Size Chart
Video Tutorial
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Front Left Side
Row 1 (RS):
Join yarn in first unworked st at neck opening, ch 1, hdc3fl in next 82 (84, 86, 88, 91) (94, 96, 99, 102) sts across, turn. 82 (84, 86, 88, 91) (94, 96, 99, 102) sts.
Row 2:
Ch 1, hdc3fl in first st, hdc3fl2tog across next 2 sts,hdc3fl in each st across to last 3 sts, hdc3fl2tog across next 2 sts, hdc3fl last st, turn. 80 (82, 84, 86, 89) (92, 94, 97, 100) sts.
Row 3:
Ch 1, hdc3fl in first st, 2 hdc3fl2tog across next 4 sts, hdc3fl in each st across to last 3 sts, hdc3fl2tog across next 2 sts, hdc3fl last st, turn. 77 (79, 81, 83, 86) (89, 91, 94, 97) sts.
Rows 4-18:
Rep row 2 & 3 ending on row 2, ending with 40 (42, 44, 46, 49) (52, 54, 57, 60) sts. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Back Seaming
Place back panels together, RS facing. Put a sl knot on your hook and join back panels by working a sl st through the blo of each st on each panel across. 80 (82, 84, 86, 89) (92, 94, 97, 100 sts. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Side and Sleeve Seaming
RS facing use a yarn needle to seam sides and sleeves with a whip stitch. Weave in ends.
Edging
Join yarn to the bottom edge of the sweater at the RS side seam. Ch 1, work sc sts evenly around the edge of the sweater. At the front panel corners, add 3 sc sts and add a st marker to the 2nd st to mark the corners, sl st to join in the first sc. Fasten off weave in ends.
Blocking
Steam block the sweater and all seams.
Twist Join
Put the sweater inside out so that the WS of front panels are facing. Fold the front panels in half and sandwich the pieces together. The stitch markers will indicate the first and last stitches of the front panel to sew through. Use the tail left on the front panel to seam all 4 layers together. Weave in ends.
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