Aplomb Peplum Top Free Crochet Pattern
/Ok community… this is HUGE!!!
I saw my dear friend Natalie of Detroit Knots sharing hints of this design a year ago on social media and immediately reached out to see how we could collaborate to bring it to the Stitch & Hustle community. A year later, lots of emails and texts and our friends at We Crochet joined in to provide yarn support and now…here we are. For YOU we present the Aplomb Peplum Top Free Crochet Pattern, your new summer fave crochet top to make!
It’s no secret that our love for Natalie of Detroit Knots is all over this blog (See here, here, here. Oh, and here.) And see Natalie’s full designer feature here. And scroll down for this amazing new design.
The Aplomb Peplum Top Free Crochet Pattern is brilliant in construction as it works up FLAT but you would never know it with Natalie’s magic seaming style and it is a great way to enter the world of making garments.
The Aplomb Peplum Top Free Crochet Pattern features CotLin - one of my favorites from the Knit Picks / We Crochet yarn family and I was elated when Natalie wanted to use it for this design. (Shout out to our We Crochet fam for providing yarn support for this design collaboration!)
Perfect for every level of crocheter and sized inclusively, the Aplomb Peplum Top Free Crochet Pattern literally flatters EVERY shape and figure style and doesn’t sacrifice in the design and shape to do so. WHAT?!?!?!
Natalie is a master at this and brought her A-game to making sure this design was size inclusive and stylish.
SKILL LEVEL: Easy
MATERIALS
Yarn: WeCrochet Cotlin (70% Tanguis Cotton, 30% Linen, 123 yards/ 112.471 meters; 1.8 oz /50g)
Approximately 645 (720, 795, 860, 973, 1040, 1137, 1221, 1354) yards / 590 (658.4, 727, 786.4, 890, 951, 1040, 1116.5, 1239) meters
G-6 (4mm) Crochet Hook
2 stitch markers
Darning Needle
Tape Measure
Scissors
SIZES: Extra Small (Small, Medium, Large, 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X)
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: At Underarm: 32 (35.2, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 64) inches / 81.28 (89.4, 96.5, 106.7, 116.8, 127, 137.2, 147.3, 162.6) cm, blocked
GAUGE: 16 blo hdc stitches x 10 rows = 4 inches / 10.16 cm, blocked
ABBREVIATIONS:
blo = back loop only
dc = double crochet
dc2tog = double crochet 2 together
fhdc = foundation half double crochet
fsc = foundation single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
hdc2tog = half double crochet 2 together
PM = place marker
Rem = remains/remaining
sc = single crochet
PATTERN NOTES:
This top is created with a sideways construction in one piece.
The top has 2-4 inches / 5.08-10.16 cm of positive ease.
The top is seamed together by using a connecting stitch on the last row. The shoulders are then mattress seamed.
A video tutorial of the connecting stitch used for seaming can be found here.
PATTERN
Row 1: Fhdc 30, fsc 8, PM in last fsc made, fhdc 66 (68, 70, 70, 72, 72, 72, 74, 74), ch 1, turn. —104 (106, 108, 108, 110, 110, 110, 112, 112) sts. Sizes 1X-5X from the shoulder PM on the bottom of st (32, 34, 36, 38, 40) Leave in place.
Row 2: Blo hdc to marker, blo sc 8, blo hdc 8, blo dc 22, ch 1, turn.
Row 3: Blo hdc 30, blo sc 8, PM in last sc made, blo hdc 66 (68, 70, 70, 72, 72, 72, 74, 74), ch 1, turn.
Row 4-8 (10, 12, 12, 12, 12, 14, 14, 14): Rep row 2 and 3, ending on a row 2, ch 1, turn.
Row 9 (11, 13, 13, 13, 13, 15, 15, 15): Blo hdc 30, blo sc 8, PM in last sc made, blo hdc til 2 sts rem, hdc2tog in both loops, ch 1, turn.
Row 10 (12, 14, 14, 14, 14, 16, 16, 16): Hdc2tog in both loops, blo hdc to marker, blo sc 8, blo hdc 8, blo dc 22, ch 1, turn.
Row 11 (13, 15, 15, 15, 15, 17, 17, 17)-20 (22, 24, 26, 26, 26, 32, 32, 34): Rep last two rows.
Row 21(23, 25, 27,27, 27, 33, 33, 35): Blo hdc 30, blo sc 8, PM in last sc made, blo hdc til 1 st rem, 2hdc in last st, ch 1, turn.
Row 22 (24, 26, 28, 28, 28, 34, 34, 36): 2 hdc in the first st, blo hdc to marker, blo sc 8, blo hdc 8, blo dc 22, ch 1, turn.
Row 23 (25, 27, 29, 29, 29, 35, 35, 37)-32 (34, 36, 40, 40, 40, 50, 50, 54): Rep last two rows.
Row 33 (35, 37, 41, 41, 41, 51, 51, 55): Blo hdc 30, blo sc 8, PM in last sc made, blo hdc 66 (68, 70, 70, 72, 72, 72, 74, 74), ch 1, turn.
Row 34 (36, 38, 42, 42, 42, 52, 52, 56): Blo hdc to marker, blo sc 8, blo hdc 8, blo dc 22, ch 1, turn.
Row 35 (37, 39, 43, 43, 44, 53, 53, 57)-40 (44, 48, 52, 52, 52, 64, 64, 68): Rep last two rows.
Size 1X-5X Only
Row (53, 53, 65, 65, 69): Blo hdc 30, blo sc 8, PM in last sc made, blo hdc (38, 36, 34, 34,34), ch 1, turn.
Row (54, 54, 66, 66, 70): Blo hdc to marker, blo sc 8, blo hdc 8, blo dc 22, ch 1, turn.
Row (55, 55, 67, 67, 71)-(58, 62, 68, 72, 80): Rep last two rows.
All Sizes
You will move your marker each row.
Row 41 (45, 49, 53, 59, 63, 69, 73, 81): Blo hdc to marker, blo sc 8, PM in last sc made, blo hdc 42 (42, 42, 40, 38, 36, 34, 34, 34), fhdc 24 (26, 28, 30, 34, 36, 38, 40, 40), ch 1, turn.
Row 42 (46, 50, 54, 60, 64, 70, 74, 82): Blo hdc to marker, blo sc 8, PM, blo hdc 8, blo dc til 1 st rem, 2dc in last st, ch 1, turn.
Row 43 (47, 51, 55, 61, 65, 71, 75, 83): Blo hdc to marker, blo sc 8, PM in last sc made, blo hdc rem sts, ch 1, turn.
Row 44 (48, 52, 56, 62, 66, 72, 76, 84)-60 (66, 72, 78, 84, 88, 100, 104, 114): Rep last two rows.
Row 61 (67, 73, 79, 85, 89, 101, 105, 115): Blo hdc to marker, blo sc 8, PM in last sc made, blo hdc rem sts, ch 1, turn.
Row 62 (68, 74, 80, 86, 90, 102, 106, 116): Blo hdc to marker, blo sc 8, PM in last sc made, blo hdc 8, blo dc til 2 sts rem dc2tog, ch 1, turn.
Row 63 (69, 75, 81, 87, 91, 103, 107, 117)-79 (87, 95, 103, 110, 114, 132, 136, 148): Rep last two rows.
Size 1X-5X Only
Row (111, 115, 133, 137, 149): Blo hdc to marker, blo sc 8, PM in last sc made, blo hdc (40, 38, 36, 34, 34, 34), ch 1, turn.
Row (112, 116, 134, 138, 150): Blo hdc to marker, blo sc 8, PM in last sc made, blo hdc 8, blo dc rem sts, ch 1, turn.
Row (113, 117, 135, 139, 151)-(115, 123, 135, 143, 159): Rep last two rows. 3X stops at row 135 here.
Seaming
Row 80 (88, 96, 104, 116, 124, 136, 144, 160): Size XS-L Blo hdc 24 (26, 28, 30). Size 1X-5X, start connecting stitch at marked foundation st.
ALL SIZES
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Using connect stitch, blo hdc to marker, blo sc 8, blo hdc 8, blo dc til one stitch rem, leave last st unworked. Fasten off, cut yarn.
Finishing
Mattress stitch shoulders following the number of rows for the front.
Weave in all ends. Block as desired to measurements.
