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Are you looking for a lace crop top? Or do you want to crochet a lace dress? Then this pattern is made for you!

This pattern uses cotton sport or light dk yarn and basic stitches to create a pretty top/dress!

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The midi dress with fitted waist and hip, slightly spread at the bottom will be a good choice for you in parties or meetings. Wearing it over a cotton camisole dress looks so great!

Design Inspiration:

I always think of creating a lacy mesh midi dress with basic stitches, and I also wish my design to be flexible, can be both a simple crop top and can be a dress that evolved from that crop top, then this design was born :).

Construction:

The Lacy Mesh Dress is made from separate pieces: Crop Top Panel, Body Ribbing Panel, Skirt Panel, Straps. They will be sewn together to become a complete dress.

Yarn:

For this design I use cotton yarn which is 250m/100g. It can be a heavy Sport weight yarn such as Ice Yarn Camilla Cotton, Catania or a very light dk yarn.

Hook:

I use 3.5 mm crochet hook for the whole pieces of pattern. You can replace it by 3.0 mm hook or 4.0 mm hook based on your crochet tension.

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NOTE:

*In this pattern, you will crochet a single piece of Crop Top Panel, Body Ribbing Panel, and Skirt Panel then assembly as instruction to finish product.
*The Pattern instruction follows Size XS (S, M, L, XL)(2XL, 3XL, 4XL).
*Total stitches are listed between < >.
*This pattern uses US crochet terms.
*Ch3 is counted as a stitch, Ch1 is not counted as a stitch.
*DC2 means double crochet into the next two stitches.
*2DC means place 2 double crochets into the same stitch.

MATERIALS:

• Sport / Fine (Size #2) Weight Yarn: Ice Yarn Camilla Cotton,
1180 (1370, 1565, 1767, 2015) (2210, 2436, 2940) m / 1291 (1499, 1712, 1933, 2204) (2417, 2665, 3216) yards of yarn.
• 3.5 mm crochet hook
• Scissors
• Darning Needle
• Stitch Markers

LEVEL:

Easy

STITCHES & ABBREVIATIONS:

St = Stitch
Ch(s) = Chain(s)
Ch3-sp = Chain 3 Space
Tch = Turning Chain
Sk = Skip
Sl St = Slip Stitch
SC = Single Crochet
BLO SC = Back Loop Single Crochet
DC = Double Crochet
Rep = Repeat
SM = Stitch Marker
WS = Wrong Side
RS = Right Side

GAUGE:

10cm/4” Square = 3 Pattern Repeats X 14 Rows

MEASUREMENTS cm:

To fit Bust: 76 (86, 96, 106, 117, 127, 137, 147)
Top Bust: 71 (81, 91, 101, 107, 121, 127, 141)
Strap length (Armhole): 14 (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
Top Length (Straps + Crop Top): 39 (41, 42, 44, 46, 47, 48, 50)
Skirt Length: 45 (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 50)

MEASUREMENTS inches:

To fit Bust: 30 (34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58)
Top Bust: 28 (32, 36, 40, 42, 47.5, 50, 55.5)
Strap length (Armhole): 5.5 (6, 6.3, 6.7, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.3)
Top Length (Straps + Crop Top): 15.5 (16, 16.5, 17.3, 18, 18.5, 19, 19.5)
Skirt Length: 17.7 (17.7, 18, 18.5, 18.9, 19.3, 19.7, 19.7)

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CROCHET MESH TOP + DRESS PATTERN:

CROP TOP PANEL:

FOUNDATION CHAIN Ch198 (216, 252, 270, 288) (324, 342, 378); Sl St into 1st Ch to join round.

Tips: You can adjust the size of the Crop Top by adding or subtracting a multiple of 9 chains to the foundation chain.
Round 1: Ch3, DC into 2nd Ch from hook, DC2, *Ch3, Sk 2 Chs, SC, Ch3, Sk 2 Chs, DC4*; Rep * until 5 Chs left; Ch3, Sk 2 Chs, SC, Ch3, Sk 2 Chs, Sl St into 3rd Ch of Tch.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >
Round 2: Ch1, SC into 1st St (3rd Ch of Tch), Ch3, SC into Ch3-sp, Ch4, SC into next Ch3-sp, *Ch4, Sk 4 Sts, SC into Ch3-sp, Ch4, SC into next Ch3-sp*; Rep * until end; Sl St into 1st St.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >
Round 3: Ch3, 3DC into Ch3-sp, Ch3, SC into Ch4-sp, Ch3, *4DC into Ch4-sp, Ch3, SC into Ch4-sp, Ch3*; Rep * until end; Sl St into 3rd Ch of Tch.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >

Rep from Round 2 to Round 3 until Round 21 (23, 23, 25, 25) (25, 25, 27).
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >

Round 22 (24, 24, 26, 26) (26, 26, 28) (edge): Ch1, SC into 1st St, SC3, 2SC into Ch3-sp, Sk SC, 2SC into Ch3-sp, *SC4, 2SC into Ch3-sp, Sk SC, 2 SC into Ch3-sp*; Rep * until end; Sl St into 1st St.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >

Fasten off.
Tips: To make a longer/shorter crop top, just increase/decrease the total row number.

BODY RIBBING PANEL:

FOUNDATION CHAIN Ch20 (20, 20, 20, 24) (24, 24, 27).

Row 1: SC into 2nd Ch from hook, SC into each Ch until end.
< 19 (19, 19, 19, 23) (23, 23, 26) >

Row 2: Ch1, BLO SC into 1st St, BLO SC into each St until 1 St left; SC into last St.
< 19 (19, 19, 19, 23) (23, 23, 26) >

Rep Row 2 until Row 154 (168, 196, 210, 224) (252, 266, 294).
< 19 (19, 19, 19, 23) (23, 23, 26) >

Fasten off. Leave yarn to sew two short sides of the Body Ribbing together and to sew the Body Ribbing to the Crop Top (Approx. 3x length than Crop Top Panel length)

Tips: If you increased / decreased the foundation chain of the crop top, you may also need to adding/subtracting by a multiple of 7 to the foundation chain of the body ribbing accordingly.

STRAPS (Make 2):

FOUNDATION CHAIN Ch6.
Row 1: DC into 3rd Ch from hook, DC into each Ch until end.
<4>

Row 2: Ch2, Turn, DC into 1st St from hook, DC into each St until end.
<4>

Rep Row 2 until Row 22 (24, 26, 28, 30) (32, 34, 36).
<4>

Fasten off. Leave yarn to sew strap to the crop top.

Tips: To make a longer/ shorter strap, just increase/decrease the total row number.

CROP TOP ASSEMBLY:

Pin straps into place which is 8 (9, 10, 11, 12) (13, 14, 15) cm / 3 (3.5, 4, 4.3, 4.7) (5, 5.5, 6)’’ from the underarm of the crop top.

Sew straps onto the crop top.
Sew two short sides of the Body Ribbing together.

Place the WS of body ribbing under the WS of crop top and whip stitch body ribbing to the crop top (whip stitch 9 stitches of crop top to 7 rows of body ribbing).

Weave in all of your ends.

SKIRT PANEL:

Leave yarn to sew Skirt to Body Ribbing (Appox. 2.5x length to the Crop Top length), FOUNDATION CHAIN Ch198 (216, 252, 270, 288) (324, 342, 378); Sl St into 1st Ch to join round.

Tips: If you increased / decreased the foundation chain of the crop top, you may also need to adding/subtracting by a multiple of 9 to the foundation chain of the body ribbing accordingly.

Group 1:

Round 1: Ch3, DC into 2nd Ch from hook, DC2, *Ch3, Sk 2 Chs, SC, Ch3, Sk 2 Chs, DC4*; Rep * until 5 Chs left; Ch3, Sk 2 Chs, SC, Ch3, Sk 2 Chs, Sl St into 3rd Ch of Tch.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >

Round 2 (Increase): Ch1, SC into 1st St, Ch4, SC into Ch3-sp, Ch4, SC into next Ch3-sp, *Ch5, Sk 4 Sts, SC into Ch3-sp, Ch4, SC into next Ch3-sp*; Rep * until end; Sl St into 1st St.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >

Round 3 (Increase): Ch3, 4DC into Ch4-sp, Ch3, SC into Ch4-sp, Ch3, *5DC into Ch5-sp, Ch3, SC into Ch4-sp, Ch3*; Rep * until end; Sl St into 3rd Ch of Tch.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >

Round 4 (No Increase): Ch1, SC into 1st St, Ch4, SC into Ch3-sp, Ch4, SC into next Ch3-sp, *Ch5, Sk 5 Sts, SC into Ch3-sp, Ch4, SC into next Ch3-sp*; Rep * until end; Sl St into 1st St.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >
Round 5 (No Increase): Ch3, 4DC into Ch4-sp, Ch3, SC into Ch4-sp, Ch3, *5DC into Ch5-sp, Ch3, SC into Ch4-sp, Ch3*; Rep * until end; Sl St into 3rd Ch of Tch.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >

Rep from Round 4 to Round 5 until Round 13 (13, 13, 13, 13) (13, 15, 15).
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >

Tips:You can adjust the length of the Skirt by increasing/decreasing the No Increase Rounds inside each Group.

Group 2:

Round 14 (14, 14, 14, 14) (14, 16, 16) (Increase): Ch1, SC into 1st St, Ch5, SC into Ch3-sp, Ch4, SC into next Ch3-sp, *Ch6, Sk 5 Sts, SC into Ch3-sp, Ch4, SC into next Ch3-sp*; Rep * until end; Sl St into 1st St.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >

Round 15 (15, 15, 15, 15) (15, 17, 17) (Increase): Ch3, 5DC into Ch5-sp, Ch3, SC into Ch4-sp, Ch3, *6DC into Ch6-sp, Ch3, SC into Ch4-sp, Ch3*; Rep * until end; Sl St into 3rd Ch of Tch.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >

Round 16 (16, 16, 16, 16) (16, 18, 18) (No Increase): Ch1, SC into 1st St, Ch5, SC into Ch3-sp, Ch4, SC into next Ch3-sp, *Ch6, Sk 6 Sts, SC into Ch3-sp, Ch4, SC into next Ch3-sp*; Rep * until end; Sl St into 1st St.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >

Round 17 (17, 17, 17, 17) (17, 19, 19) (No Increase): Ch3, 5DC into Ch5-sp, Ch3, SC into Ch4-sp, Ch3, *6DC into Ch6-sp, Ch3, SC into Ch4-sp, Ch3*; Rep * until end; Sl St into 3rd Ch of Tch.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >
Rep from Round 16 (16, 16, 16, 16) (16, 18, 18) to Round 17 (17, 17, 17, 17) (17, 19, 19) until Round 25 (25, 25, 25, 25) (27, 29, 29).
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >

Group 3:

Round 26 (26, 26, 26, 26) (28, 30, 30) (Increase): Ch1, SC into 1st St, Ch6, SC into Ch3-sp, Ch4, SC into next Ch3-sp, *Ch7, Sk 6 Sts, SC into Ch3-sp, Ch4, SC into next Ch3-sp*; Rep * until end; Sl St into 1st St.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >
Round 27 (27, 27, 27, 27) (29, 31, 31) (Increase): Ch3, 6DC into Ch6-sp, Ch3, SC into Ch4-sp, Ch3, *7DC into Ch7-sp, Ch3, SC into Ch4-sp, Ch3*; Rep * until end; Sl St into 3rd Ch of Tch.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >
Round 28 (28, 28, 28, 28) (30, 32, 32) (No Increase): Ch1, SC into 1st St, Ch6, SC into Ch3-sp, Ch4, SC into next Ch3-sp, *Ch7, Sk 7 Sts, SC into Ch3-sp, Ch4, SC into next Ch3-sp*; Rep * until end; Sl St into 1st St.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >
Round 29 (29, 29, 29, 29) (31, 33, 33) (No Increase): Ch3, 6DC into Ch6-sp, Ch3, SC into Ch4-sp, Ch3, *7DC into Ch7-sp, Ch3, SC into Ch4-sp, Ch3*; Rep * until end; Sl St into 3rd Ch of Tch.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >
Rep from Round 28 (28, 28, 28, 28) (30, 32, 32) to Round 29 (29, 29, 29, 29) (31, 33, 33) until Round 37 (37, 37, 37, 39) (41, 43, 43).
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >

Group 4:

Round 38 (38, 38, 38, 40) (42, 44, 44) (Increase): Ch1, SC into 1st St, Ch7, SC into Ch3-sp, Ch4, SC into next Ch3-sp, *Ch8, Sk 7 Sts, SC into Ch3-sp, Ch4, SC into next Ch3-sp*; Rep * until end; Sl St into 1st St.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >
Round 39 (39, 39, 39, 41) (43, 45, 45) (Increase): Ch3, 7DC into Ch7-sp, Ch3, SC into Ch4-sp, Ch3, *8DC into Ch8-sp, Ch3, SC into Ch4-sp, Ch3*; Rep * until end; Sl St into 3rd Ch of Tch.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >
Round 40 (40, 40, 40, 42) (44, 46, 46) (No Increase): Ch1, SC into 1st St, Ch7, SC into Ch3-sp, Ch4, SC into next Ch3-sp, *Ch8, Sk 8 Sts, SC into Ch3-sp, Ch4, SC into next Ch3-sp*; Rep * until end; Sl St into 1st St.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >
Round 41 (41, 41, 41, 43) (45, 47, 47) (No Increase): Ch3, 7DC into Ch7-sp, Ch3, SC into Ch4-sp, Ch3, *8DC into Ch8-sp, Ch3, SC into Ch4-sp, Ch3*; Rep * until end; Sl St into 3rd Ch of Tch.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >
Rep from Round 40 (40, 40, 40, 42) (44, 46, 46) to Round 41 (41, 41, 41, 43) (45, 47, 47) until Round 49 (49, 49, 51, 53) (55, 57, 57).
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >

Group 5:

Round 50 (50, 50, 52, 54) (56, 58, 58) (Increase): Ch1, SC into 1st St, Ch8, SC into Ch3-sp, Ch4, SC into next Ch3-sp, *Ch9, Sk 8 Sts, SC into Ch3-sp, Ch4, SC into next Ch3-sp*; Rep * until end; Sl St into 1st St.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >
Round 51 (51, 51, 53, 55) (57, 59, 59) (Increase): Ch3, 8DC into Ch8-sp, Ch3, SC into Ch4-sp, Ch3, *9DC into Ch9-sp, Ch3, SC into Ch4-sp, Ch3*; Rep * until end; Sl St into 3rd Ch of Tch.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >
Round 52 (52, 52, 54, 56) (58, 60, 60) (No Increase): Ch1, SC into 1st St, Ch8, SC into Ch3-sp, Ch4, SC into next Ch3-sp, *Ch9, Sk 9 Sts, SC into Ch3-sp, Ch4, SC into next Ch3-sp*; Rep * until end; Sl St into 1st St.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >
Round 53 (53, 53, 55, 57) (59, 61, 61) (No Increase): Ch3, 8DC into Ch8-sp, Ch3, SC into Ch4-sp, Ch3, *9DC into Ch9-sp, Ch3, SC into Ch4-sp, Ch3*; Rep * until end; Sl St into 3rd Ch of Tch.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >
Rep from Round 52 (52, 52, 54, 56) (58, 60, 60) to Round 53 (53, 53, 55, 57) (59, 61, 61) until Round 61 (61, 63, 65, 67) (69, 71, 71).
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >

Edge:

Round 62 (62, 64, 66, 68) (70, 72, 72): Ch1, SC into 1st St, 8SC, 2SC into Ch3-sp, Sk SC, 2SC into Ch3-sp, *SC9, 2SC into Ch3-sp, Sk SC, 2SC into Ch3-sp*; Rep * until end; Sl St into 1st St.
< 22 (24, 28, 30, 32) (36, 38, 40) pattern repeats >
Fasten off.

SKIRT ASSEMBLY:

Pin the WS of skirt under the WS of body ribbing and whip stitch skirt to the body ribbing (whip stitch 9 stitches of skirt to 7 rows of body ribbing).

Turn the RS out.
Weave in all of your ends.

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