Free crochet guide How to crochet ruffle bralette with ribbons

You will need to follow Zoey top in order to make this version, but you don’t need to subtract from your measurements. We need the extra fabric. I used the same yarn and hook as the pattern, but I also used some baby blue ribbon yarn and some white bouclé yarn for the edge – simply because I only had secondhand yarn. The bouclé added another shade of white and also a different texture, I liked that. For the top I even used two different shades of white – it’s okay – an imperfect top is just as beautiful.

The following is the process I made the top.

Now to make the ruffles & add the elastic:

Take 2 pieces of children’s elastic (0,5 cm wide), wrap it around your under bust and over bust, tie a knot – you want it to fit tightly, but comfortably – you can always tie another knot later on if needed (after the elastic is added).

Crochet a hdc edge around the top (top and bottom) by making approc 2 hdc per row (1 per row + 1 between each row) while crocheting around the elastic – see my video tutorials for reference.

The bows:

Find some ribbon yarn (or literal ribbon) then make two bows and sew them onto the front (the points of the top) Take 4 long strands – the longer the better – and sew them each to the inside of the top – on the front and back.

The straps:

Crochet a long straps using sc chainless foundation from each of the points of the top (in front of the ribbon/behind the bow) until you have enough length to tie the strap on the shoulder.

The front scrunch:

Take a long piece of ribbon and weave it through the front of the top – through two rows – parallel to each other (from the bottom and up) and tie them to a bow on the front of the top so you can scrunch the top together.

And you’re done!

(Bonus: embrace the imperfection of loose ends, and leave the ends of yarn from where you crocheted the straps).

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