Colors, lace, texture, it is all happening in this ultimate summer top featuring the most popular trend in crochet right now – the humble yet so versatile granny square. Make yourself a top for this summer that will make you feel like you belong in old movies on endless beaches eating ice cream while being absolutely carefree.
This top is partly graded, partly made to measure which means you can achieve the perfect fit with little effort. All you need is a couple of measurements.
This means you can focus on the best part: decide the colors that will pop, explode, and dance in your top! You can make it with one, two or as many colors as you want. There is no limit.
One of the perks of made to measure patterns is you can choose any yarn weight you fancy! Fingering to DK range is recommended but get creative.
You can also choose between straps or sleeves and make the body longer or shorter. So basically, every part of this top is completely customizable, and you can get creative while also being guided by the pattern!

Materials
Fingering/light sport weight yarn or weight of your choice (fingering to DK range recommended) to achieve your desired look and measurements
About 180/260 (sizes XS-M) (260/360) (sizes L – 2XL) (450/630) (sizes 3XL – 5XL) m of main color and 90/150 (sizes XS-M) (140/200) (sizes L – 2XL) (200/300) (sizes 3XL – 5XL)m of each of the other colors
yarn amounts are approximate and given for the light sport weight yarn; when working with other yarns, this may change. The first of each two numbers is for the sleeveless cropped top, and the other is for the cropped top with sleeves.
3.5 mm hook or hook needed to achieve your desired gauge
4 stitch markers

Gauge
4-round square: 9,5-10 cm
5-round square: 11,5-12 cm
6-round square: 13-14,5cm
Gauge is provided for the light sport weight yarn and a 3,5 mm hook, but feel free to make a square with different yarn weight/tension, and then multiply it to your measurements and desired fit, using the table below as a guide.
Important: the rounds provided include the join as you go row, so keep that in mind when making a gauge swatch!