This Breezy Summer Crochet Halter Top would be perfect for hanging out on those hot sunny days. This top is super cute and doesn’t take too long to make. You could make it all in one color, or use multiple colors like I did! Make one for yourself, your friends, and maybe a few more to sell! This is more of an intermediate pattern, but don’t let that intimidate you from trying it if you are just a beginner! Let me know what color combinations you guys end up trying 🙂

*This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure page for more information.*

Materials You Will Need

Yarn: I used for the Bernat Maker Home Dec  in Aqua, Woodberry, and Clay. Any weight 4 or 5 yarn should work for this project though. If you plan on using this top in water, as a swim top for example, you will want to use a cotton based yarn. Acrylic yarn does not dry as nicely or as easily as the cotton yarn would. How much yarn you will use will depends on how long you make the the halter top and straps. One Skein each (315 yards) should be more than enough for multiple tops in this size.

Crochet Hook: I used a 6mm Hook (also referred to as size J or 10). You could use a 6.5mm hook for a looser stitch, or a 5mm or 5.5mm for a tighter stitch as well.

Tapestry Needle: This is a yarn needle to weave in your ends.

Scissors: to cut your yarn. The scissors below are the ones I use and keep in my crafting bag. They are super sharp and compact enough to carry with me and my projects!

I have some other great summer patterns like this one you may want to check out like my Festival Tassel Crop Top or my Simply Cute Bikini top (Pictured below).

bikini top, bikini, crochet, crochet bikini, knit, swim, swimwear, crochet swim, bikini pattern, crochet bikni pattern, crochet bikini tutorial, crochet tutorial, how to, DIY, DIY bikini, Beginner Crochet tutorials, beginner crochet projects

Stitches Used in This Pattern

I will be using abbreviations in this written pattern so here is a list of the names/abbreviations and brief directions for each:

Stitch (ST) – Next chain or stitch you are going to work into

Yarn Over (YO) – wrapping yarn around hook

Chain (CH) – After having an slip knot on your hook, YO and pull through your slip knot. That is a chain 1. YO again and pull through loop on hook. That is your chain 2, and so forth.

Slip Stitch (SS) – Insert hook into next chain/stitch and yarn over. Pull through chain/stitch and continue to pull through the loop on your hook.

Chain 1 Space (ch1sp) – The space in the row before where a  “bridge”  was created by one or more chains.

Single Crochet (SC) – Insert hook into next chain/stitch and YO then pull through the chain/stitch. YO and pull through both loops on hook.

Double Crochet (DC) – YO and insert hook into next chain/stitch and YO and pull back through the Chain/Stitch. YO and pull through 2 loops, YO and pull through last two loops on hook.

bikini top, bikini, crochet, crochet bikini, knit, swim, swimwear, crochet swim, bikini pattern, crochet bikni pattern, crochet bikini tutorial, crochet tutorial, how to, DIY, DIY bikini, Beginner Crochet tutorials, beginner crochet projects

Cups for Halter Top

Start with the color yarn you plan to use for the cups of the tops. You will work in a U pattern working from one end of the U and around to the other then back.

This top would be about a size medium (B/C cup). Pattern can be increased/decreased in size by increasing/decreasing the number of rows in the cups, increasing/decreasing hook size, or number of chains to begin the cup.

CH 12

Round 1: DC in the second CH from hook. DC in the next 9 CH’s. In the last CH, DC2, Ch 2, DC 2. Continue to DC in each CH along the back of the chain.

Round 2: CH 2 and turn (This counts as first DC of row). DC in each ST from the previous row until you reach the ch1sp. In the ch1sp DC 2, CH1, DC 2. Continue to DC in each ST for the rest of the row.

*Repeat Round 2 until your cup is the desired size. I did 6 rows total for my top.

Now SC across the bottom of the cup as evenly as possible.

Repeat the exact same thing for the second cup making sure that the same number of SC’s are made along the bottom of the cup. 

Joining Halter Top Cups

On one cup (Cup A) count 3 stitches from the last ch1sp made and tie on. SC in the space, CH 1, Join with a slip stitch in the 3rd ST from the ch1sp on the other cup (Cup B). Now SS into the ST above (2 stitches from the ch1sp on Cup B), CH 1, SS to the 2nd ST from the ch1sp on Cup A. Repeat the SS, CH1, SS to other cup until you have attached the cups together at the 3rd stitch on the other side of the ch1sp.

Below is a roughly made chart to help show visually how you will connect the tops.

crochet chart

Top Section of Halter Top

I switched to Clay colored yarn at this point. Tie on to the top right corner.

Row 1: CH 3, skip one ST and DC in the next, CH 1. Skip a ST and DC 1 then CH 1, skip every other stitch until you get two stitches from where you joined the cups. DC in those two stitches skip over the stitches you used to connect the tops and do two DC’s in the next 2 stitches on the cup.DC in every other stitch across ending with one DC in the last ST. (If your last DC lands 1 short just skip two stitches at the end (hint: Should be 8 chain space gaps on either side if you did your cups exactly like mine. Look at picture above for further clarification.)

Row 2: Ch 3 and turn. Skip one ST and DC in the next. CH 1. DC 1 and CH 1 in every other stitch stopping one ST before the middle (after 8 chain gaps are made). Skip over the middle two stitches and DC in the next. DC1, CH 1 in every other ST until you reach the end.

Row 3: Repeat row 2 (this row you will make 7 chain gaps on each side)

Row 4: I switched to my Aqua yarn at this point. Ch 1 and turn. SC in the top of the DC from previous row, SC in ch1sp, *SC in next ST then SC in ch1sp* repeat across row.

Row 5 – 6: I switched back to the color clay at this point. Repeat row 2.

Row 7: Repeat row 4. Tie off.





Bottom Section of Halter Top

Tie onto bottom corner of either cup and repeats rows 1 and 2 on the top of the halter top.

Once you’ve completed the second row on the bottom of the top, turn and SC as evenly as possible along the entire side of the top. When you reach the corners SC up to the corner, CH 1, then continue to SC along the next side. I chose not to do this border along the bottom of the top but you can do it with or without the bottom SC’s.

Side Straps

I changed to my Aqua colored yarn at this point.

bikini top, bikini, crochet, crochet bikini, knit, swim, swimwear, crochet swim, bikini pattern, crochet bikni pattern, crochet bikini tutorial, crochet tutorial, how to, DIY, DIY bikini, Beginner Crochet tutorials, beginner crochet projects

Tie onto the side bottom of the top.

Side Row 1: SC in the next 21 ST

Side Row 2: Turn and skip the first ST. SC across.

Side Row 3-22: Repeat row 2 until there is only one SC in the row

Tie Side of Strap: CH 55 and then SS back down until you reach where you began chaining.

Repeat on the other side.

Tie on right above where your side trap ends. SC along the side until you reach the top corner of the halter. Then Ch 55. Tie off.

Repeat on other side.

Weave in all ends.

Done!

Thats it! you’ve completed your top!

If you have ANY QUESTIONS please please leave me a comment below and I will get back to you ASAP! Also if you would be willing I would love for you to share your finished projects (and you wearing them out doing fun summer things!) on my blog’s Facebook Page! Thank you so much! If you have any suggestions for future projects or tutorials please comment below!

XOXO Taylor Lynn