Pineapple Crochet Top Pattern

The Pineapple Crochet Top Pattern is such fun! I used a pretty shell stitch for the body of the top to give it some of that pineapple-y texture. And for the pineapple top I used the crocodile stitch. I used some cotton yarn so it’s an ideal top for summer. The fabric these stitches creates is solid, so your girl doesn’t need to wear anything underneath. It’s so cute with a pair of shorts! I just absolutely love how it turned out. I know you will, too!

For this top I used Sugar ‘n Cream cotton. While it’s not my favorite cotton, I do love the stitch definition. I think it really makes the shell stitch and the crocodile stitch pop!

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Pineapple Crochet Top Pattern

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Materials
Lily’s Sugar ‘n Cream in Yellow (2 skeins for S/M, 3 skeins for L) and Hot Green (1 skein)
H/5.0 mm hook
Yarn needle
Scissors 

Level
Intermediate

Pattern notes & stitches to know
Ch – chain
Sc – single crochet
Dc – double crochet

Approximate Finished Sizes:
Width across the top of the yellow: S 6/7 (10”) M 8/9 (12.5”) L 10/12 (15”)
Length of the yellow body: S 6/7 (8.5” ) M 7/8 (10”) L 10/12 (11.5”)

Gauge:
2 shells = 4”
6 rows = 4”

PINEAPPLE CROCHET TOP PATTERN

Pattern written in S, M noted in ( ), L noted in [ ]

Ch 67 (73) [79] (any multiple of 6 + 1 – this is the width around the top)

Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across (66 sc (72 sc) [78 sc])

Join to first sc to make a round, use the beginning tail to sew the space closed

Round 2: ch 1, sc in same stitch, skip 2 stitches, 5 dc in next (this is a shell), *skip 2 stitches, sc in next, skip 2 stitches, 5 dc in next* repeat from * to * around to last 2 stitches, skip 2 stitches, join to first sc with sl st (11 shells (12 shells) [13 shells])

Round 3: ch 2, 5 dc in same stitch, sc in 3rd dc of next shell, *5 dc in next sc, sc in 3rd dc of next shell* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (11 shells (12 shells) [13 shells])

Round 4: sl st to the 3rd dc of the shell, ch 1, sc in same stitch, 5 dc in next sc, *sc in 3rd dc of next shell, 5 dc in next shell* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st (11 shells (12 shells) [13 shells])

Repeat rounds 3 & 4 to round 9

In the remaining rounds the shells will have 7 dc to create a slight increase

Round 10: sl st to the 3rd dc of the shell, ch 1, sc in same stitch, 7 dc in next sc,*sc in 3rd dc of next shell, 7 dc in next shell* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st (11 shells (12 shells) [13 shells])

Round 11: ch 2, 7 dc in same stitch, sc in 4th dc of next shell, *7 dc in next sc, sc in 4th dc of next shell* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (11 shells (12 shells) [13 shells])

Round 12: sl st to the 4th dc of the shell, ch 1, sc in same stitch, 7 dc in next sc,*sc in 4th dc of next shell, 7 dc in next shell* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st (11 shells (12 shells) [13 shells])

Repeat rounds 11 & 12 to round 17 (19) [21] or until desired length

Fasten off, weave in all your ends.

GREEN TOP PORTION

With green ch 22

Row 1: dc in 4th ch from the hook (ch 3 counts as dc), *ch 1, skip 2 ch, 2 dc in next* repeat from * to * across. Position your work so it is going downwards towards you

Row 2: ch 3 (counts as dc), work 4 dc along the first dc

Ch 1, turn your work so it’s going up, 5 dc along the next dc (this is your first “scale”)

Ch 1, turn work downwards again, skip the next pair of dc, work another scale in the next pair of dc, repeat across (4 scales)

Row 3: sl st into the center of the first scale, ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, dc in same space

Ch 1, 2 dc in the space between the first 2 scales, ch 1

Repeat across

Row 4: skipping the first pair of dc, work a scale with the second pair of dc, repeat across, sl st to the middle of the last pair of dc (3 scales)

Row 5: repeat row 3

Row 6: repeat row 2

Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing

Make another one for the back. This time with a starting ch of 10. The back will have alternating rows of 2 scales and 1 scale

Sew the larger on to the center of the front and the small on the back with a whip stitch

Fasten off, weave in the ends.

Join yarn to the top corner of one piece, ch a strap of 15 (17) [19] or desired length, attach to back, repeat for other strap. Fasten off, weave in the ends

And you’re done! I hope you love this fun top!

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