The Rainbow Mesh Off the shoulder Top - Free crochet pattern
This is a completely custom sized pattern worked with a ribbing made to the size of your shoulder width( if you don’t want to do the ribbing you could probably just begin with a chain of FHDC, you can use any weight of yarn between 3-4 (just don’t mix bulky/chunky yarn in for best results) and the length of the top is based on personal preference as well it could be made as a crop top if you want. The increases / decreased are done with chaining +1 /-1 between DC stitches and the sleeve/armpit spot may fall differently depending on the person so I recommend trying the top on as you go to see where it’s hitting and when to start that section as well as when to inc/dc in next round(s).
This pattern is only a guide/notes for someone who is confident in themselves to use their judgement on when to increase and decrease and is just a general guide, to follow to get the look that I’ve created. Please read the entire thing before beginning to see if you think you can tackle this independently!
It is very simple but suited for a confident beginner and beyond, but works up really quickly. Does not have to be done in such bright rainbow colours, but was the perfect way for me to use up some “half skeins” of yarn and you can play around with which colour to do and when. Sleeves can be made longer or shorter too, even long sleeves just using their ribbing pattern at the desired length.. this top could be easily made smaller or larger but I am an XL-1X with a large chest so the fit my look different on my body type if you follow my measurements and is also dependent on tension and hook size as well.
**THE “PATTERN”**
For the top edge ribbing and bottom edge I used a 3.5mm hook but for the entire rest of the project I used a 5mm
Starting the top edge :
The top edge ribbing:
Ch desired amount plus one and work sc into chain (I did ch6 and worked 5 sc)
Ch1 and turn and work BLO sc making sure to keep your count so it turns out evenly , ch1 and turn and BLO sc again and repeat until desired length that will fit around your shoulder snugly and slst together creating a loop
Starting the top:
Into the edge of the ribbing work HDC in every stitch evenly around (I ended up with 145)
R1: join yarn in any HDC and ch5 (counts as 1 DC and ch2) , skip 1 HDC and Dc in the next, ch2 , sk1 HDC and dc in the next, repeat that sequence all around and then slst into third ch of initial ch5 and fasten off
R2-8: join yarn in any ch2 space with slst and ch5 (counts and dc ch2) and dc into the next ch2 space and repeat dc ch2 around. Slst into 3rd chain of initial ch5
Armpit/ sleeve: (this is the most complicated part of this project)
I started my sleeve/ armpit on round 8 but I reccomend trying on your garment while working to see where you want to start yours and marking each side with a stitch marker and ensuring you have an equal amount of chain spaces on each arm hole I left more spaces on my front side to account for my chest vs the back as well. Eg: I had 16 ch spaces on each arm hole and then 19 ch spaces between the middle on the back, and 21 on the front.
Using same colour as your round 8 join with a Slst into the dc where your stitch markers land, ch desired amount to were your arm will fit through and attach with slip stitch to the opposite side dc and fasten off. ( I did ch15)
With whatever colour ( I used black to match ribbing) HDC around the sleeve hole and fasten off. Repeat for both sides, and with your next colour you can work your sleeve holes with ch4 (equals 1 hdc ch 1) , so 1 hdc ch1 for the chain part / outer armpit side, and dc ch1 for the outer sleeve , repeat for both arms , for the front/back section you can do the normal sequence of ch5, DC in next ch2 space, Dc ch2 etc. but for the inner armpit part for the first colour it will be BLO sc, ch1 sk a st and sc in next ch1 repeat until you finish the armpit just for the first round, and then continue as normal around the front to the back through the armpit part with dc ch2 after that. And for the sleeve part it’s dc ch1 after the first round. It will make more sense when you see it but because your chain is now becoming the joint where your sleeve and garment meets you have to work differently on each side for the first round, and this is where I say it can seem complicated but just trust the process and it will come together I promise’
All rounds on main part of garment after this will be the usual DC ch2 rounds except when you want to increase (add a chain eg: DC ch3 instead of ch2 , just make sure you start with correct number of chains when joining to account for that)
The only rounds I increased were around the bust and decreased under the bust even to the point one of my round I did not chain at all between DC.
Work the garment switching colours every round until desired length and fit.
When doing the sleeves it will be worked in separate rounds of dc ch1 , once they are at desired length (I only did 3 rounds after the black hdc round) just sc around with the ribbing colour to finish off.
Bottom edge:
HDC around with initial colour and fasten off and then sc around in black but slst to first sc and ch1 and work BLO sc around to desired length (I did 4 rounds)
And for the frills I did 5 sc in BLO sk 1 sc and slst in next, 5DC in BLO of next sc, sk1 and slst to next repeating that around.
Voila!
This is my first time posting a “pattern” so forgive me if it’s confusing, as mentioned it’s more suitable for someone who doesn’t need every single round laid out to follow but is comfortable with using judgement to customize and follow a basic sequence.
Hope you enjoy 😊
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