FO :: Crochet Tank Top

Woohoo! Do you see that, Portland?  The sun is out, I'm sitting here in the shop with the front door open, only two days away from finishing my cleanse (and resuming my love affair with cold-brewed iced coffee), and I can't stop crocheting tank tops.

 Crochet top :: adapted from this pattern

rayon / cotton / bamboo blend :: 422 yards

Cost of materials: $25.21

This was one that I started a couple months ago during a trip to Chicago, and is now officially the second full on piece of clothing I've crocheted, finally branching out from bags and afghans.

My favorite thing about these crocheted tops is that the construction is so simple.  You start with two symmetrical triangle pieces, which make up the "bra" part of the top.  

They are joined together in the very first row of the body, which then continues down as long as you'd like to make it, in whatever pattern you want, until it's the right length.  

In this case I used a cool series of triple crochet shell stitches and posts, which makes for a long, flowy body (to be worn over long flowy skirts this summer!).

I can't wait to wear this while I sit at picnic tables in the sun with friends after work and sip on local IPAs...but for the next three days at least, my refreshing beverages revolve around tall frosty mason jars of my now-perfected banana-berry-almond smoothies.