DAy4To4DATE ToP

Day-to-date top
DESIGN BY ANN E. SMITH
This beautiful top features a flattering sweetheart
neckline and an eye-catching front cable panel.
The cables split and wrap to the center-back neckline
to continue the design.
Join with slip stitch as indicated unless
otherwise stated.
Row 9: Rep row 1.
SKIL L L E V E L
F IN ISH ED SIZ ES
S PECI A L STITCH
Instructions given fit size small;
changes for medium, large, X-large
and 2X-large are in [ ].
Cable: Sk next 2 fpdc, fpdc around 3rd
and 4th fpdc, fpdc around first and 2nd
sk fpdc.
Row 11: Sc in each of first 3 sc, *fpdc
around each of next 2 fpdc**, sc in each
of next 2 sc, rep from * across Cable Panel,
ending last rep at **, sc in each of last 3 sc.
F I N I S H E D G A R MENT
MEA SU R EMEN TS
Bust: 34 inches (small) [38 inches
(medium), 42 inches (large),
46 inches (X-large), 50 inches
(2X-large)]
MAT E R IA L S
• Classic Elite Yarns Provence
light (light worsted)
weight Egyptian cotton yarn1
(31/2 oz/205 yds/100g per hank):
6 [7, 8, 9, 10] hanks #2655 rose
garden
• Size F/5/3.75mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch markers
Yarn you might also like:
Tahki Cotton Classic light (light worsted) weight
cotton yarn (13/4 oz/108 yds/50g per hank):
12 [14, 16, 18, 19] hanks color of choice
1
G AU G E
16 sc = 4 inches; 20 sc rows = 4 inches
Take time to check gauge.
PAT T ER N N OT E S
Always skip stitch on this row behind
front post double crochet.
C a b le Panel
Row 1 (RS): Worked across 28 sts, sc in
each of first 2 sc, fpdc around each of
next 2 fpdc, sk next 2 sc
on this row (see Pattern
Notes), sc in each of next
4 sc, [fpdc around each
of next 4 fpdc, sc in each
of next 4 sc] twice, fpdc
around each of next 2
fpdc, sc in each of last 2 sc.
Row 2: Sc in each st
across.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each
of first 2 sc, fpdc around
each of next 2 fpdc, sc in
each of next 4 sc, [cable
(see Special Stitch), sc in
each of next 4 sc] twice,
fpdc around each of next 2
fpdc, sc in each of last 2 sc.
Row 4: Sc in each st
across.
Row 5: Rep row 1.
Row 6: Sc in each st
across.
Row 7: Rep row 3.
Row 8: Sc in each st
across.
Row 10: Sc in each st across.
Row 12: Sc in each st across.
Row 13: Sc in each of first 4 sc, [fpdc
around each of next 4 fpdc, sc in each of
next 4 sc] 3 times.
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From Crochet! Magazine, January 2011, vol. 24, No. 1, Copyright © 2011 Crochet! Magazine
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Row 24: Sc in each st across.
Top
Back
Row 1: Ch 69 [77, 85, 93, 101], sc in 2nd
ch from hook and in each ch across, turn.
(68 [76, 84, 92, 100] sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Next rows: Rep row 2 until piece measures 131/2 inches from beg ending with
RS row.
Armhole Shaping
Next row: Sl st in each of first 4 [4, 5, 6,
7] sts, ch 1, sc in each st across, leaving
last 4 [4, 5, 6, 7] sts unworked, turn.
(60 [68, 74, 80, 86] sc)
Next rows: Dec 1 st at each edge in same
manner every row 4 [6, 7, 8, 9] times.
(52 [56, 60, 64, 68] sc at end of last row)
Next rows: Work even in established pattern until piece measures 191/2 [20, 201/2,
21, 211/2] inches from beg.
Row 14: Sc in each st across.
Row 15: Sc in each of first 4 sc, [cable,
sc in each of next 4 sc] 3 times.
Row 16: Sc in each st across.
Row 17: Rep row 13.
Row 18: Sc in each st across.
Row 19: Rep row 15.
Row 20: Sc in each st across.
Row 21: Rep row 13.
Row 22: Sc in each st across.
Row 23: Rep row 11.
First Shoulder Shaping
Row 1: Ch 1, sc in each of first 8 [10, 12, 14,
16] sts, leaving rem sts unworked, turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc dec (see Stitch Guide) in
first 2 sts, sc in each st across, turn. (7 [9,
11, 13, 15] sc)
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each st across with sc
dec in last 2 sts, turn. (6 [8, 10, 12, 14] sc)
Rows 4 & 5: Rep rows 2 and 3. (4 [6, 8,
10, 12] sc at end of last row)
Row 6: Rep row 2. (3 [5, 7, 9, 11] sc)
Row 7: Ch 1, sc in each st across. Fasten off.
2nd Shoulder Shaping
Row 1: Sk next 36 sts on last row of Armhole Shaping, join with sc in next st, sc in
each st across, turn.
Rows 2–7: Rep rows 2–7 of First Shoulder, reversing all shaping.
Front
Row 1: Rep row 1 of Back.
Row 2 (RS): Ch 1, sc in each of first 20
[24, 28, 32, 36] sc, place marker in next st
for beg of Cable Panel, sc in each of next
4 sts, [dc in each of next 4 sc, sc in each of
next 4 sc] 3 times, place marker in last st
for end of Cable Panel, sc in each of last
20 [24, 28, 32, 36] sc, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in each of first 20 [24, 28,
32, 36] sc, move markers as you work, sc in
each of next 3 sc, *fpdc (see Stitch Guide)
around each of next 2 dc on row before
last, sk next 2 sc on this row**, sc in each of
next 2 sc, rep from * across 6 times, ending
last rep at **, sc in each of last 3 sts, move
marker as you work, sc in each of last 20
[24, 28, 32, 36] sc, turn.
Row 5: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Large, X-Large & 2X-Large
Sizes Only
Next rows: [Rep rows 4 and 5 alternately]
[1, 2, 3] time(s).
All Sizes
Next rows: Keeping sts on either side of
Panel markers in sc, work [rows 1–24
consecutively of Cable Panel] twice.
Armhole Shaping
Next rows: Keeping sts on either side of
Panel markers in sc, work rows 1–20 of
Cable Panel and at same time, when piece
measures 131/2 inches, dec for Armholes
same as Armhole Shaping on Back.
First Neck Shaping
Row 1 (RS): Ch 1, sc dec in first 0 [0, 2, 2,
2] sts, sc in each of next 17 [19, 20, 23,
26] sts, fpdc around each of next 2 fpdc,
sc in each of next 6 sc, leaving rem sts
unworked, turn. (25 [27, 29, 32, 35] sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc dec in first 2 sts, sc in each
st across ending with sc dec in last 0 [0, 0,
2, 2] sts, turn. (24 [26, 28, 30, 33] sts)
Row 3: Ch 1, sc dec in first 0 [0, 0, 0, 2] st,
sc in each of next 16 [18, 20, 22, 23] sts,
fpdc around each of next fpdc, sc in each
of next 4 sts, sc dec in last 2 sts, turn. (23
[25, 27, 29, 31] sts)
Row 4: Ch 1, sc dec in first 2 sts, sc in each
st across, turn. (22 [24, 26, 28, 30] sts)
Row 5: Ch 1, sc in each st across to last 7
sts, fpdc around each of next 2 fpdc, sc in
each of next 3 sc, sc dec in last 2 sc, turn.
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(21 [23, 25, 27, 29] sts)
Row 6: Rep row 4. (20 [22, 24, 26, 28] sts)
Row 7: Ch 1, sc in each st across to last 6
sts, fpdc around each of next 2 fpdc, sc in
each of next 2 sc, sc dec in last 2 sc, turn.
(19 [21, 23, 25, 27] sts)
Row 8: Rep row 4. (18 [20, 22, 24, 26] sts)
Row 9: Ch 1, sc in each st across to last 5
sts, fpdc around each of next 2 fpdc, sc in
next sc, sc dec in last 2 sc, turn. (17 [19,
21, 23, 25] sts)
Row 10: Rep row 4. (16 [18, 20, 22, 24] sts)
Row 11: Ch 1, sc in each st across to last 4
sts, fpdc around each of next 2 fpdc, sc dec
in last 2 sc, turn. (15 [17, 19, 21, 23] sts)
Row 12: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Row 13: Ch 1, sc in each st across to last 6
sts, sc dec in next 2 sts, sc in next sc, fpdc
around each of next 2 fpdc, sc in last st,
turn. (14 [16, 18, 20, 22] sts)
Next rows: Rep last 2 rows until 7 [9, 11,
13, 15] sts rem.
Next rows: Work even in pattern until
piece measures 21 [211/2, 22, 221/2, 23]
inches from beg, ending on WS.
Shoulder Shaping
Next row: Sl st in each of first 3 [5, 7, 9,
11] sts, work in pattern across, turn.
Neck Trim
Next rows: Work in pattern across 4 sts
for 31 rows. At end of last row, fasten off.
2nd Neck Shaping
Row 1: With RS facing, sk center 2 sc on
Front, join with sc in next st, sc in each
of next 5 sts, fpdc around each of next 2
fpdc, sc in each st across ending with sc
dec in last 0 [0, 2, 2, 2] sts, turn.
Next rows: Work same as First Neck Shaping reversing all shaping.
Sleeve
Make 2.
Row 1: Ch 39 [39, 41, 43, 45], sc in 2nd
ch from hook and in each ch across, turn.
(38 [38, 40, 42, 44] sc)
Next rows: Work 9 [9, 9, 9, 7] more even
sc rows.
Inc row: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in each st
across with 2 sc in last st, turn. (40 [40,
42, 44, 46] sc)
Next rows: Work 3 even rows.
Next rows: Rep last 4 rows 0 [4, 6, 8,
10] times.
Next rows: [Rep inc row and 5 even sc
rows] 7 [5, 4, 3, 2] times. (54 [58, 62, 66,
70] sc at end of last row)
Next rows: Work even until piece measures 121/2 inches from beg.
Cap Shaping
Next row: Sl st in each of first 4 [4, 5, 6,
7] sts, sc in each st across, leaving last 4
[4, 5, 6, 7] sts unworked, turn. (46 [50,
52, 54, 56] sc)
Next rows: Work 0 [0, 2, 4, 6] even sc rows.
Next rows: Dec 1 st each edge every
row until 12 sts rem. At end of last row,
fasten off.
Finishing
Sew shoulder seams,
Sew Neck Trim ends tog, easing to fit
Neck edge with seam at center back,
sew in place.
Fold Sleeve in half lengthwise, place fold
at shoulder seam, sew in place.
Rep with rem Sleeve.
Sew side and Sleeve seams.
Neck Trim
With RS facing, join (see Pattern Notes)
in center sk sc at Neck, sl st in next sk st,
working in ends of rows, evenly sp 31 sl
st along Neck edge, 30 sl sts across Neck
Trim to center seam, sk seam, evenly sp 30
sl st across to shoulder seam, evenly sp 31
sl st along side of Neck, join in beg sl st.
Fasten off.
Bottom Trim
Working in starting ch on opposite side of
row 1 on Front and Back, join in any ch, sl
st in each ch around, sk seams, join in beg
sl st. Fasten off.
Sleeve Trim
Working in starting ch on opposite side
of row 1, join in any ch, sl st in each ch
around, sk seam, join in beg sl st. Fasten
off. C!
17 [19, 21, 23, 25]"
17 [19, 21, 23, 25]"
91/2 [91/2, 10, 101/2, 11]"
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33/4 [4, 41/2, 51/2, 53/4]"
SLEEVE
121/2"
16 [161/2, 17, 171/2, 18]"
71/2 [8, 81/2, 9, 91/2]"
FRONT
131/2"
71/2 [8, 81/2, 9, 91/2]"
BACK
131/2"
21 [211/2, 22, 221/2, 23]"
3/4 [1, 13/4, 2, 23/4]"
271/2 [28, 281/2, 29, 291/2]"
61/2"
3/4 [1, 13/4, 2, 23/4]"
S t i tc h G u i d e
S t I t C H a B B R e v I at I o n S
beg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . begin/begins/beginning
bpdc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . back post double crochet
bpsc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .back post single crochet
bptr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .back post treble crochet
CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . contrasting color
ch(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .chain(s)
ch- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . refers to chain or space
previously made (i .e ., ch-1 space)
ch sp(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chain space(s)
cl(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cluster(s)
cm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . centimeter(s)
dc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . double crochet (singular/plural)
dc dec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . double crochet 2 or more
stitches together, as indicated
dec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . decrease/decreases/decreasing
dtr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . double treble crochet
ext . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .extended
fpdc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . front post double crochet
fpsc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . front post single crochet
fptr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . front post treble crochet
g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gram(s)
hdc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . half double crochet
hdc dec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . half double crochet 2 or more
stitches together, as indicated
inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . increase/increases/increasing
lp(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .loop(s)
MC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .main color
mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .millimeter(s)
oz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ounce(s)
pc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . popcorn(s)
rem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . remain/remains/remaining
rep(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .repeat(s)
rnd(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . round(s)
RS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . right side
sc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . single crochet (singular/plural)
sc dec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .single crochet 2 or more
stitches together, as indicated
sk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .skip/skipped/skipping
sl st(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . slip stitch(es)
sp(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . space(s)/spaced
st(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .stitch(es)
tog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .together
tr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . treble crochet
trtr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .triple treble
WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wrong side
yd(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yard(s)
yo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yarn over
F o r m o r e c o m p l e t e i n F o r m at i o n ,
v i s i t f R e e pat t e R n S . C o M
Reverse Single Crochet (reverse
sc): ch 1 . skip first st . [Working
from left to right, insert hook in
next st from front to back, draw
up lp on hook, yo, and draw
through both lps on hook .]
Chain (ch): Yo, pull
through lp on hook .
Front loop
Single crochet (sc):
insert hook in st, yo,
pull through st, yo,
pull through both
lps on hook .
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
Back loop
front post stitch (fp):
Back post stitch (bp):
When working post st,
insert hook from right
to left around post st
on previous row .
Back
Slip stitch (sl st): insert
hook in st, pull through
both lps on hook .
Chain Color Change
(ch color change)
Yo with new color,
draw through last lp
on hook .
Front
post
of
stitch
Half double crochet
(hdc): Yo, insert hook
in st, yo, pull through
st, yo, pull through all 3
lps on hook .
Double crochet (dc):
Yo, insert hook in st,
yo, pull through st,
[yo, pull through 2 lps]
twice .
Ya R n C o n v e R S I o n
oUnCeS to GRaMS GRaMS to oUnCeS
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 .4
25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7/8
2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 .7
40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/3
3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 .0
50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13/4
4 . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 .4
100 . . . . . . . . . . . . 31/2
U n I t e D S t at e S
sl st (slip stitch)
sc (single crochet)
hdc (half double crochet)
dc (double crochet)
tr (treble crochet)
dtr (double treble crochet)
skip
front loop (front lp)
Back loop (back lp)
treble crochet (tr):
Yo twice, insert hook
in st, yo, pull through
st, [yo, pull through 2
lps] 3 times .
Double treble
crochet (dtr): Yo 3
times, insert hook in
st, yo, pull through st,
[yo, pull through 2 lps]
4 times .
UnIteD KInGDoM
sc (single crochet)
dc (double crochet)
htr (half treble crochet)
tr (treble crochet)
dtr (double treble crochet)
ttr (triple treble crochet)
miss
Double Crochet
Color Change (dc
color change)
Drop first color, yo
with new color, draw
through last 2 lps of st .
Single crochet
decrease (sc dec):
(insert hook, yo, draw
lp through) in each of
the sts indicated, yo,
draw through all lps
on hook .
Half double crochet
decrease (hdc dec):
(Yo, insert hook, yo,
draw lp through)
in each of the sts
indicated, yo, draw
through all lps on
hook .
Double crochet
decrease (dc dec):
Yo, insert hook, yo,
draw loop through,
draw through 2 lps on
hook) in each of the
sts indicated, yo, draw
through all lps on hook .
treble crochet
decrease (tr dec): Holding back last lp of each
st, tr in each of the sts indicated, yo, pull through
all lps on hook .
example of 2-sc dec
example of 2-hdc dec
example of 2-dc dec
example of 2-tr dec
From Crochet! Magazine, January 2011, vol. 24, No. 1, Copyright © 2011 Crochet! Magazine