I've just finished my interpretation of the "Charmed top", it doesn't quite look like I hope it would... I can use a few pounds off. Besides, I managed to lose 10 stitches on my way from right side to left side. AND I counted! looks like I can't count correctly. I thought it was the change of yarn that made one side floppy. It wasn't. Never mind...Read more »

This is something I did a few years ago. I was feeling like musing a little bit with various crochet stitches, and I wanted a somwhat "decent" top to wear in the warmer season. I also happen to wear it when the weather is less sunny, over a light sweater.

The yarn
I think it was cotton. I used something like 6 balls of it, it was a Bouton d’or, yarn, I think I remember the name of it went like “tweed" or something similar. A 3mm crochet hook, as usual, my favourite.
The design
It's just a tube with two straps and a few more rows in the front.
The stitches
From top to bottom : Pineapple,doule crochet, spider, diamonds, waves, spider again, pineapple and a kind of bobbly-cluster for the edging.

A month ago I indulged and bought myself a little jewel of technology(which software, sonicstage, is driving me crazy sometimes) and I wanted to provide it with a worthy casket suitable with my wardrobe. I finally finished the purses I designed for it. In fact I only had a few details to finish but I've been lazy untill yesterday.