Contains:
- Detailed written instructions - standard US English crochet terminology
- Numerous how-to-photos
- Rated as INTERMEDIATE
Materials you need at home:
- This cover-up was made using BERNAT Handicrafter Cotton 100% cotton yarn (1.75 oz / 50 g / 80 yd / 73 m).
- BERNAT Handicrafter Cotton, color: JUTE x 11
- Size M/13/9.00 mm crochet hook
- Size N/10 mm crochet hook (for base chains)
This cover-up is made basically from TWO RECTANGLES stitched together, leaving room for the neck, top of the shoulders, arms and side slits. It is a simple and elegant design and will look fabulous over your swim suit.
The stitch pattern for the cover-up consists of the following: rows of single crochet worked in back loops; rows of triple crochet; rows that combine double crochet and ch-1 spaces; rows that combine single crochet worked in back loops and in ch-1 spaces.
This pattern is written for one size, but I do provide a gauge and easy guidelines for altering the size.
Each cover-up rectangle measures 23” (cover up width) x 34” (cover up length).
Bathing Suit Coverup Pattern PDF (Bustling Beach Cover-Up)
Sonja Hood (KnotYourselfOut)
I absolutely love to crochet! My mother taught me how when I was five years old, and it occupied a lot of my childhood.
It was during my time living in Bulgaria, as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer, that I first began to dream about writing and publishing my own crochet patterns.
As the years passed, work became my main focus, but I continued to dream about becoming a crochet designer and I collected inspiration from the many different places I was working in and traveling to: Bulgaria, Boston, Germany, Canada, Ireland (to name a few).
It was the birth of my son, ultimately, that finally gave me the opportunity to realize my dream. When my son was a baby, I wrote and published two crochet books (Painted Jute Rugs, Annie’s Attic, 2010 & Elegant Beaded Bags, Leisure Arts, 2013).
When my son began school my focus shifted to selling patterns online. I have been having the absolute time of my life -- crocheting, imagining crochet, writing about crochet, and engaging with many amazing crochet-lovers in online communities!
Home is now Toronto in Canada.
Thanks for reading my profile. I hope you will find a design in my shop that inspires you (the way it did me) to stitch up something beautiful.
Sonja Hood (Crochet Designer & Author)