Butterfly Top by McCall Pattern Company

Butterfly Top

Crochet
March 1976
Thread ?
12 stitches and 6 rows = 1 inch
in double crochet with 1.65 mm hook
1.65 mm
1.4 mm
1.5 mm
1400 - 2100 yards (1280 - 1920 m)
30.5", 31.5-32.5", 34-36"
US
English

Sizes
Small (6), Medium (8-10), Large (12-14) for bust sizes 30.5” (31.5”-32.5”, 34-36”)

Materials
Clark’s Big Ball Mercerized Crochet, size 30, 4 (5, 6) 350-yd balls.

Gauge
Note: Directions are the same for all sizes, only the hook size differs; therefore gauge is critical.

  • Small (6): 12 dc = 1”, 6 rows = 1” with no. 9 steel hook (1.65 mm)
  • Medium (8-10): 11 dc = 1”, 11 rows = 2” with no. 8 steel hook (1.5 mm)
  • Large (12-14): 10 dc = 1”, 5 rows = 1” with no. 7 steel crochet hook (1.4 mm)

Pattern description from McCall’s Summer Crochet (1976)
Mesh fly-away sleeves, a filet crochet “bib” framed with spider web patterns that continue across the shoulders and encircle the waist--these lacy elements combine in a unique summer fashion. Butterfly Top, the same front and back, has little ties at the side for snugging the waistline to fit.

Note that exact size is not critical, although the length is. There are no sides to this other than the waist band. The “sleeves” are actually semi-circles picked up from the vertical side bands of the “bib.”

The original thread called for came in 350 yard balls, so the yardage given here is probably generous.