trublvr:


Mararaba market,Suleja market as cheap,I hear.
I buy from Mr. John Asogwa in Wuse . His number is 08038906720.

trublvr:

I live in Abuja

Ynnk:
http://thewhoot.com.au/crochet/teddy-bear-crochet

Goodhart:
@ barbie1018
this is my own converse and newsboy hat.

Goodhart:


try to double it and I assure you there's no going back.

AlphaHandMaiden:


ok. For a busty bikini top i would advise not to do it in one piece.


you will need to do the band and triangle pieces seperately and join together unless you can come up with a method to do the requried increases.

Few measurements you will need to guide you.

A: Under-bust measurements: measure the around the chest area directly under the bust this is where her bra band should sit. ( Mark out the mid-point between the boobs and also the distance between the mid-point to the area just where the armpit starts.

B: Bust cup measurement: measure the "U" distance from the side of the bust - under and to the other side of the actual boob. ( this is the essentially the area that the underwire of a bra would sit. ( this U should start at the side of the boo.bs from the height of where the nipp.le sits , all the way under and around to the other side to the same height)

C: top of bust to under the bust.: basically this is taking a measurements from where the chest and bust meet, straight down along the nipp.le to the under of the bust

I have added a few sketches to make it easier to understand.


so make your triangle pieces to the meet the measurements as shown and join to the band piece between the mid point and arm pit point. the measurements of B will most likely be larger than the distance between chest midpoint and armpit point. so you can gather the fabric at the middle. this will help to create a bit of a cup to hold the boob.


Also i will suggest you use double crochet dc ( uk terms) to proivde a closer stitch or line it with fabric to stop the errant ni.pple from doing peek-aboo .

disclaimer: this is not a tried method, but it is what i would do to go about making a bikini top for myself (currently a 30/32G bust size so i understand your predicament)

I hope this helps though and the instructions makes sense to you.

Also: do not make the tie around the neck too thin, remember it has to carry the weight of the boo.bs and it will dig in to the wearers neck and shoulders. 1" thick should be a decent width for the tie.

And dont forget to add extra lenght around the band if she is going to tie the band as well. I would say the total lenght of the band should be at least double the measurement (A) if she is going to tie it behind her. You can use a piece of rope cut to lenght to test if it is sufficient before you start crocheting.

Sorry for the epistle....

Lastly: measurements should be taken with bra on oh! Because with big busts... nipp.le can be facing any number of directions...

Goodhart:


welcome Toro (lovely name by the way).

keep on hooking sis, na the work we dey do for here

I hail everybody oh, Ynnk, Alphahandmaiden( longest moniker on our thread LOL) , tatacherie(MIA crocheter) Bobijoe ......all protocols duly observed.

Goodhart out and Ova LMao

Goodhart:


welcome Toro (lovely name by the way).

keep on hooking sis, na the work we dey do for here

I hail everybody oh, Ynnk, Alphahandmaiden( longest moniker on our thread LOL) , tatacherie(MIA crocheter) Bobijoe ......all protocols duly observed.

Goodhart out and Ova LMao

AlphaHandMaiden:

lemme understand first before i give some tips:
Please what is a bralette? like a bikini top?

AlphaHandMaiden:

Pictures please.

Ynnk:
@theToro, welcome on board.