Get ready for the warm weather with this cool crochet top. Make it cropped or waist length; this inclusive pattern will take your beginning skills to the next level.

Three 2-hour sessions 

Skills needed:

Chaining, single crochet, double crochet, increasing, working flat 

Skills learned:

• Understanding gauge
• Working in the round
• Back loops only
• Basic finishing

Materials:

• Approximately 400 (490, 540, 585, 635) (690, 735, 785, 835) yards of DK weight yarn, plus extra yarn for swatching. (Yarn suggestions: Berroco Pima Soft, Noro Kakigori or Manos del Uruguay Marla/Sami) 
• A purchased copy of Love is Love Tank Top
• US E (3.5mm) and US F (4mm) crochet hook (or size needed to get gauge)
• Split ring stitch markers (Cocoknits Colorful Split Ring Stitch markers are a favorite)
• Measuring tape, gauge square
• Tapestry needle

Preparation:

Read through the entire pattern. Make and block a gauge swatch. Choose a size based on your measurement. Bring all materials to class!