Page 1 Crochet Recipe: She Sells Sea Shells Top Difficulty Level: Beginner This adorable crochet top is the perfect garment to bring in spring! Beginner friendly, easy to make, and with super cute results, this will soon be your favorite piece in your wardrobe. 2019 Pattern created by E'Claire Makery Pattern is for personal use only. Do not sell, distribute or claim as your own. Page 2 Crochet Recipe: She Sells Sea Shells Top Difficulty Level: Beginner Ingredient List Yarn Weight 3 (DK) yarn Main Color: XS-S 550 yards M-XL 825 yards 2X-5X 1100 yards Secondary Color: XS-S 275 M-XL 550 2X-5X 825 yards I/9 5.5mm hook Yarn needle scissors stitch markers Stitches Used St = Stitch (s) Gauge: 4”x 4” square (using double crochets) = 17 st x 9 rows R = Row SR = Sleeve Row Ch = chain Recipe Notes: dc = double crochet I recommend reading through the entire pattern before starting to FDC = Foundation Double Crochet make sure that you fully understand the pattern. ( ) = stitch amounts for different size Ch 2 at beginning of rows does not count as a stitch. ** = do all that’s between two * Pattern uses U.S. Stitch terminology [ ] = stitch count at end of round for Pattern is worked in a raglan style each size ch 2 space at beginning of round and at the corners of the raglan Sizes: XS-5X Bust Measurements neckline square do not count as stitches Sizes are color coated for easy reading. - XS = 28" - 2X = 48" - Sizes are listed in pattern from XS-5X with reference - S = 32" - 3X = 52" to the stitch amounts. - M = 36" - 4X = 56" xs (s, m, l, xl,2x, 3x, 4x, 5x) - L = 40" - 5X = 60" For example "dc 10 (10, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17)" the first - XL = 44" 10 being the XS, the the first number in parentheses Pattern is made with 2" of positive ease that is added to being S and so forth. each of these measurements Page 3 Recipe Neckline Rnd 1: FDC 76 (76, 84, 92, 100, 108, 116, 124, 132), join with sl st to first st Rnd 2: ch 2 (does not count as dc for the rest of the pattern), starting in first dc 10 (10, 11, 11, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15), dc 2 in next st, ch 2, dc 2 in next st without skipping any, dc 19 (19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33), dc 2 in next st, ch 2, dc 2 in next st without skipping any, dc 15 (15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29), dc 2 in next st, ch 2, dc 2 in next st, dc 19 (19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33), dc 2 in next st, ch 2, dc 2 in next st without skipping any, dc 5 (5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14) sl st to join to the ch 2 at the beginning of the round (does not count as a stitch from now and throughout the rest of the pattern)[84, 84, 92, 100, 108, 116, 124, 132, 140] Rnd 3: ch 2, *dc in each dc to ch 2 space, in ch 2 space (dc 2, ch 2, dc 2,)* repeat 3 more times, dc in each dc to end, sl st to join [100, 100, 108, 116, 124, 132, 140, 148, 156] Repeat Rnd 3 until you finish Rnd 11[11, 13, 14, 14, 15, 15, 16, 16] (228, 228, 268, 292, 300, 324, 332, 356, 364) Join For Body When you get to where you join the body, your piece will be a square like this. Rnd 12 (12, 14, 15, 15, 16, 16, 17, 17): ch 2, *dc in each dc to ch 2 space, in ch 2 space dc 2, ch 3 (counts as 3 stitches), sk 59 (59, 69, 75, 77, 83, 85, 91, 93) to next ch 2 space, dc 2 in ch 2 space,* repeat 1 more time, dc in each dc to end, sl st to join [124, 124, 144, 156, 160, 172, 176, 188, 192] Page 4 Body Increase Rows Rnd 13 (13, 15, 16, 16, 17, 17, 18, 18): ch 2, *dc 16 (16, 19, 21, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26) dc 2 in next st* repeat 6 more times, dc 3(3, 4, 2, 6, 4, 1, 6, 3) join [129, 129, 151, 163, 167, 179, 183, 195, 199] Rnd 14(14, 16, 17, 17, 18, 18, 19, 19): ch 2, *dc 17 (17, 20, 22, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27), dc 2 in next st* repeat 6 more times, dc 3(3, 4, 2, 6, 4, 1, 6, 3), join [136, 136, 158, 170, 174, 186, 190, 202, 206] XS Begin working in continuous rounds (written below). Sizes S-5X keep increasing. Rnd 15 (17, 18, 18, 19, 19, 20, 20): ch 2, *dc 18 (21, 23, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28), dc 2 in next st* repeat 6 more times, dc 3 (4, 2, 6, 4, 1, 6, 3), join [143, 165, 177, 181, 193, 197, 209, 213] Sizes S-L begin working in continuous rounds. Sizes XL-5X keep increasing. Rnd 19 (20, 20, 21, 21): ch 2, *dc 24 (26, 27, 28, 29), dc 2 in next st* repeat 6 more times, dc 6 (4, 1, 6, 3), join [188, 200, 204, 216, 220] Rnd 20 (21, 21, 22, 22): ch 2, *dc 25 (27, 28, 29, 30), dc 2 in next st* repeat 6 more times, dc 6 (4, 1, 6, 3), join [195, 207, 211, 223, 227] Sizes XL-2X begin working in continuous rounds. Sizes 3X-5X keep increasing. Rnd 22 (23, 23): ch 2, *dc 29 (30, 31), dc 2 in next st* repeat 6 more times, dc 1 (6, 3), join [218, 230, 234] Rnd 23 (24, 24): ch 2, *dc 30 (31, 32), dc 2 in next st* repeat 6 more times, dc 1 (6, 3), join [225, 237, 241] Size 3X begin working in continuous rounds. Sizes 4X-5X keep increasing. Rnd 25 (25): ch 2, *dc 32 (33), dc 2 in next st* repeat 6 more times, dc 6 (3), join [243, 248] Size 4X begin working in continuous rounds. Size 5X keep increasing. Page 5 Rnd 26: ch 2, *dc 34, dc 2 in next st* repeat 6 more times, dc 3, join [255] Rnd 27: ch 2, *dc 35, dc 2 in next st* repeat 6 more times, dc 3, join [262] Size 5X begin working in continuous rounds. Body Working In Continuous Rounds Begin working in continuous rounds, marking first stitch in round with a stitch marker. Rnd 15-36 [16-38, 18-39, 20-40, 21-40, 22-41, 24-41, 26-42, 28-42]: dc 136, (143, 165, 177, 195, 200, 225, 243, 262) in each dc around On last of the continuous rounds, for sizes XL & 2X dec 2 at the end of the round, and sizes 3X and 4X dec 1 at the end of the round Shell Stitch Bottom Switch yarn color and sl st into first st of next round Rnd 37 (39, 40, 41, 41, 42, 42, 43, 43): *sk 1, dc 5 in next st, sk 1, sc 1* repeat 31 (33, 40, 43, 46, 49, 51, 56, 59) more times, on last repeat skip to the sl st at the beginning of the round and sc 1 [32 shell stitches & 33 sc, 34 shell stitches & 35 sc, 41 shell stitches & 42 sc, 44 shell stitches & 45 sc, 47 shell stitches & 48 sc, 50 shell stitches & 51 sc, 52 shell stitches & 53 sc, 57 shell stitches & 58 sc, 60 shell stitches & 61 sc] Rnd 38 (40, 41, 42, 42, 43, 43, 44, 44): dc 5 in first st, *sk 2 to center stitch of shell stitch in previous round, sc 1 in center stitch, sk 2 to the sc in the middle of the shell stitches in the previous round, dc 5 in sc* repeat 33 (34, 41, 44, 47, 50, 52, 57, 60), sk 2 to center stitch of shell stitch in previous round, sc 1 in center stitch of shell [32 shell stitches & 33 sc, 34 shell stitches & 35 sc, 41 shell stitches & 42 sc, 44 shell stitches & 45 sc, 47 shell stitches & 48 sc, 50 shell stitches & 51 sc, 52 shell stitches & 53 sc, 57 shell stitches & 58 sc, 60 shell stitches & 61 sc] Rnd 39 (41, 42, 43, 43, 44, 44, 45, 45): *sk 2 to the sc in the middle of the shell stitches in the previous round, dc 5 in sc, sk 2 to center stitch of shell stitch in previous round, sc 1 in center stitch of shell* repeat 33 (34, 41, 44, 47, 50, 52, 57, 60), sk 2 to middle of last shell stitch, sc in middle st between shells (you’ll be skipping 2 st in the next round to dc 5 in first st) [32 shell stitches & 33 sc, 34 shell stitches & 35 sc, 41 shell stitches & 42 sc, 44 shell stitches & 45 sc, 47 shell stitches & 48 sc, 50 shell stitches & 51 sc, 52 shell stitches & 53 sc, 57 shell stitches & 58 sc, 60 shell stitches & 61 sc] Page 6 Rnd 40-45(42-47, 43-48, 44-49, 44-49, 45-50, 45-50, 46-51, 46-51): repeat rounds 38 and 39 If you would like your top to be longer, just keep repeating rounds 38-39 (the row numbers for the XS size) till you get the desired length.