BARBIE’S SWINGIN SWIMSUIT

©Rhonda Gehringer 2/02

MATERIALS NEEDED:#0 KNITTING NEEDLES,#7 CROCHET HOOK,WHITE CROCHET COTTON ,SMALL FLAT FLOWERS,TACKY GLUE

TOP(MAKE 2 PIECES)

With crochet hook, ch 40, sl loop on #0 needles, cast on 2 more sts (3 sts)

1.K 1, k into front and back of next st. 3 times, k1 

2.K

3.P

4.K

5.P

6.K into front and back offirst st, k 6, k into front and back of last st

7.P

8.K into front and back of first st, k 8, k into front and back of last st

9.P

10.K 2 tog across

11.P 2 tog. Across

12.K 3 tog.

Tie off.

Finishing: Using crochethook, attach to one side of cup in the center of cleavage area, CH 3 attach to next cup directly across, sc down side and bottom of cup, sc in s sts along underarmside of cup, then ch 35-break off

Reattachthread to cleavage area ofthe cup you just finished off of, and sc through the connecting ch3, sc along bottomnext cup, and 3 scs in side sts , ch 35 tie off.

BOTTOMS ( MAKE 2)

Using #0needles, c o 20 sts

k1, p 1 for 2 rows

Work in stockinette for 1/2”end on P row

1.Inc 1 st at each end of row

2.P

Rep. These 2 rows 2 more times

Work in stockinette tillpiecemeasures 1”

Next row bind off 10, work next 14 sts 

Next row bind off 10, 

Work 4 rem. Sts in stockinette for 2 more rows

Bind off, match seams and sew crotch area

Glue flowers to top and bottom as shown in picture
 

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