hi everyone today making this

off-the-shoulder crochet crop top

today I’m making this top in size extra

small / small the full route of pattern

is available for free on my blog and it

ranges from sizes extra small to three

extra-large the link to the pattern is

in the bio

you will need Aran cotton yang suitable

for full millimeter crochet hook some

safety pins will stitch markers scissors

and a dining needle to begin create a

slip knot and you can do this any way

you like

insert your crochet hook into the loop

and now we’re going to chain 35 to chain

you yarn over and pull through a loop

repeat this until you have 35 chains

once you have 35 chains

insert a stitch marker into the

thirty-fifth chain

you’re then going to chain 19 and insert

a stitch market in the nineteenth chain

chain 35 and then insert a stitch market

into the 35th chain chain 19 and insert

a stitch market into the nineteenth

chain in total you should have four

stitch markers we’re then going to slip

stitch into the first chain make sure

that your ring of chains aren’t twisted

or curls to start round one we’re going

to change it and this counts as a stitch

and now we’re going to half double

crochet two half double crochet yarn

over insert your hook into the chain

yarn over and pull through you should

have three loops on your hook yarn over

and pull through all three loops we’re

now going to half double crochet in

every stitch until the stitch marker

remove the stitch marker we’re now going

to half double crochet chain one half

double crochet into the same chain

you’re then going to place the stitch

market in the chain space and we’re

going to repeat this process so half

double crochet in every stitch until you

get to a stitch marker and then the

chain was the stitch marker half double

crochet chain one then half double

crochet again and then move your stitch

marker into the chain space

we’re now approaching our last stitch

market so we’re going to half double

crochet chain one and half double

crochet into the same chain

we’re then going to slip stitch into the

second chain at the beginning of the

round

to start round two chain two and then

we’re going to do the exact same thing

so half double crochet in every stitch

until you get to the chain space or the

stitch marker in the chain space you’re

going to half double crochet chain one

and then half double crochet and move

your stitch marker into the new chain

space you’re going to repeat this

process until the end of the round at

the end of the round slip stitch into

the second chain you’re going to repeat

this round until the end of round

seventeen or the corresponding round

according to the written pattern to

start round eighteen chain two within

going to half double crochet in every

stitch until the stitch marker once you

reach the first stitch marker half

double crochet into the chain space

we’re then going to turn our work and

half double crochet into the next chain

space

you’re then going to half double crochet

in every stitch until the next stitch

marker

you’ve now created your first armhole

when you approach the third stitch

marker half double crochet into the

chain space turn your work in half

double crochet into the last chain space

you’ve created your second armhole

slip stitch into the second chain at the

beginning of the round to start body

around to chain two and then we’re going

to half double crochet in every stitch

along this round

at the end of the round slip stitch into

the second chain you’re now going to

repeat body around to two more times or

the number of times indicated in the

pattern at the end of round four this is

what your top should look like we’re now

going to decrease the waist

if you’d like a loose of boxy sit

continue body round two until you reach

your desired link to start the waist

decrease we’re going to chain two we’re

then going to half double crochet two

together so you yarn over insert your

hook into the first stitch yarn over and

pull through

there should be three loops on your hook

insert your hook into the next stitch

yarn over and pull through there should

be four loops on your hook yarn over and

pull through all four loop we then go to

half double crochet into the next ten

stitches we’re going to repeat this

pattern of half double crochet two

together and then ten half double

crochet until the end of the round at

the end of the round slip stitch into

the second chain we’re going to repeat

this round five more time so to start

the round chain two half double crochet

two together and then half double

crochet into the next ten stitches and

repeat all the way until the end of the

round at the end of the round it doesn’t

matter if you don’t have exactly ten

stitches left it was half double crochet

until you reach the end

once you finish your waste decrease

we’re going to start the next round by

chaining two you’re then going to half

double crochet in every stitch of the

round and then at the end of the round

the slip stitch into the second chain

you’re going to refit this round five

more times

once you’ve finished six rounds of half

double crochet we’re going to finish up

the body portions to do this we’re going

to chain one and then we’re going to

single crochet in every stitch along the

round at the end of the round slip

stitch into the first chain and fasten

off

we can now move on to the sleeves insert

your hook in any stitch along the edge

of the sleeve secure your yarn and pull

through a loop

to begin round one of your sleeve chain

to half double crochet two together

and then half double crochet two

together again

and half double crochet and you’re going

to repeat this pattern all the way along

the edge of the sleeve so half double

crochet two together half double crochet

two together and then half double

crochet

at the end of the round slip stitch into

the second chain to start round two

chain two we’re going to place two half

double crochet on every stitch in the

round at the end of the round

slip stitch into the second chain to

start round three we’re going to chain

two we’re then going to half double

crochet in each stitch along the round

at the end of the round slip stitch into

the second chain repeat round three one

more time

at the end of Round 4 vaasana’ for PV

steps to the other sleep and then weave

in all of your ends you’ve now finished

your off-the-shoulder crochet crafter