The whimsical Sea Spray Bohemian Summer Top Crochet Pattern just screams summer. Without a doubt, one look at this gorgeous pattern and you can smell the salt in the air and feel the sand between your toes.
Not only is is a perfect cover-up for your bikini top but can be worn over a strappy tank top when the sun is just too strong.
Olivia Kent, the designer, also suggests throwing this extra layer over your favorite sundress, helping to bring a touch of warmth to your cool shoulders. Additionally, from the lightweight design to the delicate nature of this versatile top, this stylish piece ticks all the right boxes! The cool cotton used is also perfect for long summer days and evenings.
The construction is pretty simple, and the overall design uses a lot of repeats helping you to enjoy a peaceful, and stress-free crochet experience… Therefore, if you’re ready to dive into this pattern, you can find the free pattern on Olivia’s website or you can purchase an ad-free, printable PDF here!
However, there are a couple of notes we need to make about this pattern. Firstly, Olivia suggests using We Are Knitters The Cotton Wool as the recommended yarn. However, this amazing yarn is quite expensive so we’ve researched the best alternatives and have come up with the following:
Secondly, because the pattern is made from side-to-side across and not from bottom to top as for other summer top crochet patterns, if you need to make the top a bit longer, then you will need to take this into consideration when doing your foundation chain as additional rows will only make the top wider.
Stylish and beginner-friendly
Besides using single, half-double and double crochet stitches, Olivia’s gorgeous pattern also uses a special cluster stitch*. However, she gives clear instructions to follow on her website and the pattern is laid out very well. Overall it’s a striking and versatile top – perfect for summer break.
*Cluster Stitch (cl)
Yarn over, insert hook into the next st; Yarn over, draw up a loop (3 loops on hook); yo, pull through 2 loops; *Yarn over, insert hook into same stitch; Yarn over, draw up a loop; Yarn over, pull through 2 loops. Repeat from the * twice. (4 loops on hook). Yarn over, pull through all 4 loops on hook.
