I enjoy wearing V-neck tops, but preferred more coverage, so I came up with this airy design, which can be used under any top, attached to the bra. I first tried tying the crocheted piece to the bra straps with ribbon. But it seems to work better with buttons and elastic thread. The piece I made measures 9” wide by 4” long at widest points (though it ended up a bit too small). The size can be altered by adding or subtracting pattern repeats to suit the wearer. I also like this triangular version, which looks neater than mine.

I hope this inspires many variations in knit and crocheted lace. I would love to see other ideas like this.

Errata (thanks to Stephanie Gillette!):

Row 7:
Ch1, sc into 1st sc, sc into next ch3-arch, ch3, miss 1 sc, sc into next sc, @ch3, sc into ch3-arch, sc into next sc, sc into next ch3-arch, ch3, miss 1 sc, sc into next sc, rep from @, at end ch3, sc into ch3-arch, sc into last sc, turn.
(There were extra bits in the original which caused confusion.)

To Widen:
After the first row 8 (without turning) I widened the piece by one pattern repeat at each end.
Before starting back at the beginning of row 3, ch9, turn.
Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next ch. (ch3, miss 2 ch, sc in next ch) twice. Sc in next 2 sc. Continue as written in row 3 beginning from @. At the end of this row (after sc in last 2 sc), ch 9, turn.
Sc in 2nd ch from hook, ch3, miss 2 ch, sc in next 3 ch, ch3, miss 2 ch, sc in next sc. Continue as written in row 4 beginning from @ .
Continue in the established pattern with row 5, then continue repeating rows 3-8, until piece is the desired length ( I did about 4 inches). End with either row 5 or 8. Fasten off.

(Here is a related project I did refurbishing an old turtle /polo neck top into a U-shaped neckline & adding a crochet edging: “Refashioned Top with Lace Trim”.)

And a I designed a similar lace panel for knitters.