Mariah Top Designed and tested by: Marija Spasojevic Materials: Steel hook 2.20 mm (BATES 2) 200gr. of dark blue thread No. 3. (See the size of thread to determine which one to buy) Thread size: 100gr. of thread has 250m Finishing Materials: Tapestry needle Finished Size: Size 4, but you can adjust it on the back Stiches: Shell stich: (1 dc, 1 ch, 1 dc) in same stich, or else indicated. Fan: tr (Treble crochet): Yarn over twice, then insert your hook into the stitch or space indicated. Yarn over and pull up a loop (you have 4 loops on your hook). Yarn over and draw through two loops (you have 3 loops on your hook). Yarn over and draw through two loops (you have 2 loops on your hook). Yarn over and draw through last two loops. Gauge: 14 dc=5 cm/5 rows of dcs=4 cm

Base (edging):

Row 1: 203 ch, dc in 5th ch from hook (first 4 ch make a hole through which you will draw the string), dc in each ch across and finish with 1 dc and 1 tr (the same hole as at the beginning) joined together in last ch (=199 dc).

Row 2: 3 ch (counts as first dc, now and throughout), turn; dc in next 4 dc, 3 ch, skip next 4 dc, *shell in next dc, 3 ch, skip next 4 dc; repeat from * across and finish with dc in last 5 dc.

Row 3: 3 ch, turn; dc in next 4 dc, 3 ch, *shell in next shell, 3 ch; repeat from * across and finish with dc in last 5 dc.

Row 4: Repeat row 3.

Row 5: 4 ch (hole), turn; dc in the same dc as chains begins, dc in next 4 dc, 3 ch, *shell in next shell, 3 ch; repeat from * across and finish with dc in 4 dc and crochet dc and tr joined together in the last dc (hole).

Row 6-8: Repeat row 3.

Row 9: Repeat row 5. Fasten off and secure ends.

Top:

Row 1: Working on the face of the work; on the chains from the first row of the base. Skip first 29 ch, put the hook in 30th ch and crochet 3 ch (counts as first dc), dc in next ch, 2 ch, skip 1 ch, 1 dc over next 3 ch (decrease), dc in next 129 ch, 1 dc over next 3 ch, 2 ch, skip next ch, dc in next 2 dc (don't crochet last 29 ch).

Row 2: 3 ch (counts as first dc, now and throughout), turn; dc in next dc, 2 ch, skip loop, 1 dc over first 3 dc, dc in next 125 dc, 1 dc over next 3 dc, 2 ch, dc in last 2 dc.

Row 3: 33 ch, turn; dc in next dc, 2 ch, skip loop, 1 dc over first 3 dc, dc in next 121 dc, 1 dc over next 3 dc, 2 ch, dc in last 2 dc.

Row 4: 3 ch, turn; dc in next dc, 2 ch, skip loop, 1 dc over first 3 dc, dc in next 117 dc, 1 dc over next 3 dc, 2 ch, dc in last 2 dc.

Row 5: 3 ch, turn; dc in next dc, 2 ch, skip loop, 1 dc over first 3 dc, dc in next 113 dc, 1 dc over next 3 dc, 2 ch, dc in last 2 dc.

Row 6: 3 ch, turn; dc in next dc, 2 ch, skip loop, 1 dc over first 3 dc, dc in next 52 dc, 1 dc over next 2 dc, 3 ch, skip 1 dc, 1 dc over next 2 dc, dc in next 52 dc, 1 dc over next 3 dc, 2 ch, dc in last 2 dc.

Row 7: 3 ch, turn; dc in next dc, 2 ch, skip loop, 1 dc over first 3 dc, dc in next 49 dc, 1 dc over next 2 dc, 2 ch, 2 dc in 3 ch-loop, 2 ch, 1 dc over next 2 dc, dc in next 49 dc, 1 dc over next 3 dc, 2 ch, dc in last 2 dc.

Row 8: 3 ch, turn; dc in next dc, 2 ch, skip loop, 1 dc over first 3 dc, dc in next 46 dc, 1 dc over next 2 dc, 2 ch, dc in next 2 dc, 2 ch, 1 dc over next 2 dc, dc in next 46 dc, 1 dc over next 3 dc, 2 ch, dc in last 2 dc.

Row 9: 3 ch, turn; dc in next dc, 2 ch, skip loop, 1 dc over first 3 dc, dc in next 43 dc, 1 dc over next 2 dc, 2 ch, dc in 2 ch-loop, dc in 2 dc, dc in 2 ch-loop, 2 ch, 1 dc over next 2 dc, dc in next 43 dc, 1 dc over next 3 dc, 2 ch, dc in last 2 dc.

Left part of the top and string:

Row 10: 3 ch, turn; dc in next dc, 2 ch, skip loop, 1 dc over first 3 dc, dc in next 40 dc, 1 dc over next 2 dc, 2 ch, 2 dc in first of next 4 dc.

Row 11: 3 ch, turn; dc in next dc, 2 ch, skip loop, 1 dc over first 2 dc, dc in next 37 dc, 1 dc over next 3 dc, 2 ch, dc in last 2 dc.

Row 12: 3 ch, turn; dc in next dc, 2 ch, skip loop, 1 dc over first 3 dc, dc in next 34 dc, 1 dc over next 2 dc, 2 ch, dc in last 2 dc.

Row 13: 3 ch, turn; dc in next dc, 2 ch, skip loop, 1 dc over first 2 dc, dc in next 31 dc, 1 dc over next 3 dc, 2 ch, dc in last 2 dc.

Row 14: 3 ch, turn; dc in next dc, 2 ch, skip loop, 1 dc over first 3 dc, dc in next 28 dc, 1 dc over next 2 dc, 2 ch, dc in last 2 dc.

Row 15: 3 ch, turn; dc in next dc, 2 ch, skip loop, 1 dc over first 2 dc, dc in next 25 dc, 1 dc over next 3 dc, 2 ch, dc in last 2 dc.

Row 16: 3 ch, turn; dc in next dc, 2 ch, skip loop, 1 dc over first 3 dc, dc in next 22 dc, 1 dc over next 2 dc, 2 ch, dc in last 2 dc.

Row 17: 3 ch, turn; dc in next dc, 2 ch, skip loop, 1 dc over first 2 dc, dc in next 19 dc, 1 dc over next 3 dc, 2 ch, dc in last 2 dc.

Row 18: 3 ch, turn; dc in next dc, 2 ch, skip loop, 1 dc over first 3 dc, dc in next 16 dc, 1 dc over next 2 dc, 2 ch, dc in last 2 dc.

Row 19: 3 ch, turn; dc in next dc, 2 ch, skip loop, 1 dc over first 2 dc, dc in next 13 dc, 1 dc over next 3 dc, 2 ch, dc in last 2 dc.

Row 20: 3 ch, turn; dc in next dc, 2 ch, skip loop, 1 dc over first 3 dc, dc in next 10 dc, 1 dc over next 2 dc, 2 ch, dc in last 2 dc.

Row 21: 3 ch, turn; dc in next dc, 2 ch, skip loop, 1 dc over first 2 dc, dc in next 7 dc, 1 dc over next 3 dc, 2 ch, dc in last 2 dc.

Row 22: 3 ch, turn; dc in next dc, 2 ch, skip loop, 1 dc over first 3 dc, dc in next 4 dc, 1 dc over next 2 dc, 2 ch, dc in last 2 dc.

Row 23: 3 ch, turn; dc in next dc, 2 ch, skip loop, 1 dc over first 3 dc, dc in next 1 dc, 1 dc over next 2 dc, 2 ch, dc in last 2 dc.

Row 24: 3 ch, turn; dc in next dc, 2 ch, skip loop, 1 dc over 3 dc, 2 ch, dc in last 2 dc.

Row 25: 3 ch, turn; dc in next dc, dc in last 2 dc (=4 dc).

Row 26: 3 ch, turn; dc in next dc (decrease), 1 dc over last 2 dc (=2 dc).

Row 27: 3 ch, turn; dc in next dc.

Row 28-80: repeat row 27. Fasten off and secure ends. You can repeat row 27 as much as you like, because this is the string.

Right part of the top and string:

Note:
Start from the 10th row like the left part. Put the hook in the last of 4 dc in the middle, crochet 3 ch and dc in the same spot, 2 ch, skip loop, 1 dc over first 2 dc, dc in next 40 dc, 1 dc over next 3 dc, 2 ch, dc in last 2 dc. Continue from row 11- row 80 like the left part. However, you will have to read from back to the beginning of each row. That means you crochet dc over 3 dc and dc over 2 dc where you did it in the previous row, so the both parts of the top must be the same. You will see that while you crochet. Fasten off and secure ends.

String for the back:
300 ch, sl st in second ch from the hook, sl st in each ch. Fasten off and secure ends.

Finishing:
Put the string through 1th, 5th, 9th rows of both parts of the lacy base (where the holes are) and your top is finished!


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