Looking for a cute and free crochet bralette pattern? This crochet bralette is perfect for hot summer days! Off-white crochet bralette (or crochet bra) has beautiful lace edges. Sunbathe wearing the crochet bralette on the beach or stroll around a town pairing the crochet bralette with high waisted shorts or a skirt. Make yours with this free crochet bralette pattern! Don’t forget to check this cute granny square top free pattern.
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Figure 1. Crochet bralette with lace edges.
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Materials
- Tools: Crochet hook 3.0 mm* and a threading needle.
- Yarn: Novita Cotton Soft in color “off white” (010) 2 balls or other DK or sport weight yarn, for example Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton DK* or Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK*.
- Terminology: US.
- Size: One size (XS-M).
Lively Crochet Lace Top Pattern
Love lace? I am sure you love Lively lace crochet top pattern! Find the pattern on Ravelry and Etsy! The button link below leads to Ravelry store.
Introduction of the Crochet Bralette Pattern
Since I am not that used to mastering crochet pattern making apps yet I have included (obviously great) drawn crochet bralette patterns here! I hope they’re readable but should questions appear I am always happy to help! For a quicker response I suggest to send a direct mail on Instagram (@swoolify).
Figure 2. Back of the crochet bralette.
The Figure 3 below shows the symbols and explanations that are used in this crochet bralette pattern.
Figure 3. Crochet symbols and explanations of the crochet bralette pattern.
Cups and wings
Crochet the first cup as in the Figure 4 below. When you have finished the last row of the cup, start crocheting the wing part as in the Figure 5.
Crochet another cup and its wing the same way.
Figure 4. The cup crochet pattern.
Figure 5. The wing crochet pattern.
Centre Gore
Join the cups of the crochet bralette with a narrow centre gore/bridge part. The Figure 6 shows the pattern for the centre gore.
Figure 6. Centre gore crochet pattern.
Top Edge of the Crochet Bralette and Straps
Add the final touch to the top edge of the crochet bralette by inserting crab stitches (reverse single crochet stitches) along the top edge. In this step, straps are also crocheted but instructions for the lace edges of the straps are presented later in this pattern post.
Start the crab stitch edge from the left wing (from your perspective) from the wing row number 25. Insert crab stitches along the edge to the right until you reach the top part of the left cup. Now, crochet the first strap: chain 132 and insert 131 slip stitches back to the start of the strap. Then, continue inserting crab stitches along the right edge of the left cup, the center gore and the left edge of the right cup until you reach the top part of the right cup. Crochet the second strap the same way as the first one. Finally, insert crab stitches along the right edge of the right cup and along the right wing part until the wing row 25. Cut the yarn and weave in the ends.
The Crochet Lace Edge of the Bottom Part
The lace part for the bottom edge starts with a single crochet base row. Start the base row from the front side of the bralette: insert 113 single crochet stitches from the same wing row where the crabs stitches started but now from the bottom stitch. This way the lace is placed symmetrically to the bralette. After 113 sc stitches chain 1 and turn the work to start the next row (row 2 in the Figure 7 below). From this row forward, the instructions are presented in the Figure 7 below. Note that the pattern shows only three shells in order to simplify the pattern. The repetitive part is highlighted in the pattern and the final bottom lace edge consists of a total of seven (7) shells.
Figure 7. Lace edge crochet pattern.
The Lace of the Strap
The lace edge of the strap is crocheted using the same pattern as in the Figure 7 above. In the strap the lace consists of four (4) shells. Make sure that the lace edges point out from each other and not towards.
The Figure 8 below shows the stitch where to start crocheting the lace. Start the lace of the left strap from the stitch 12 counted from the top of the cup. Follow the pattern in the Figure 8 from the row 2 onwards (no single crochet base row). The lace covers 65 stitches and the amount of stitches in the tail of the strap is 54. The strap will not be attached to the wing by crocheting but the idea is to tie the strap to it with a knot. Of course it is up to you if you want to attach the strap but then the strap tail after the lace should be a lot shorter.
Figure 8. A sketch to indicate the amount of stitches in each part of the strap.
Start the lace of the right strap from the opposite stitch than in the left strap. This is because then the laces look exactly the same and they point out away from each other. Start the lace from the stitch 54 and it ends to the stitch 12 from the top of the cup.
Weave in the ends!
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The pattern is amazing but I am struggling to understand the wing, there’s a 3 slip stitch gap between 2 sections and I’m not sure how this works! I have made it to row 18 of the wing and now I’m lost on what to do next? Please help! Thank you!
Thank you Naomi! 🙂 That’s a great question and indeed those 3 ”slip stitches” are confusing! They aren’t slip stitches. Those dots are just to indicate that the wing rows will be the same between rows 18 and 73 (the pattern would be too long otherwise). So you will crochet many more ”ch1 and 3 sc” rows. I hope this clarified. 🙂
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