Crochet T-Shirt Top – T with the Queen is a no-sew t-shirt that can be fashioned into one that is more form-fitting or worn with an abundance of positive comfort. Alternate lengths include standard hip length for a tunic, brief for a fashionable cropped sweater.
The bamboo cotton blend textile and combination of simple yet striking stitches give the T a relaxed, everyday feel.
Materials
DK – 8 ply
King Cole Bamboo Cotton – 230 metres per 100g ball
Select size based on the finished chest measurement that best suits your requirement.
Pattern Note: extra length may be added to the body of the T at the point indicated in the pattern. For this option, an additional ball of yarn will be required.
| Size | Yarn Quantities | Finished Chest Measurement | Finished Length | Sleeve Length |
| 1 | 4 | 38 “ | 22.5 “ | 7 “ |
| 2 | 5 | 45 “ | 25 “ | 8 “ |
| 3 | 6 | 51 “ | 25 “ | 8 “ |
G-6 (4 mm) hook
#7 (4.5 mm) hook for starting chains (optional) Stitch markers x 6
Yarn needle for sewing in ends.
Gauge
4 “ (10cm) = 18 sts/9rows measured across dc
Abbreviations US Terms
- Ch Chain
- Dc Double Crochet
- Ch-1sp Chain space made using 1 chain
- Ch-3sp Chain space made using 3 chain
- Tr Treble Crochet
- Yo yarn over
Special Stitches
- Shell ==> 5 dc in same st
- V-st ==> (dc, ch 1, dc) in same st
- 2-dc-tog ==> yo hook, inset hook in first dc, yo, pull loop through, yo hook, pull through 2 loops, yo hook, inset hook in second dc, yo, pull loop through, yo hook, pull through 2 loops, yo hook, pull through remaining 3 loops. Decrease made.
Back
Note: instructions are shown in Size 1, with Sizes 2 & 3 in brackets; size 1 [size 2 : size 3]
Hint: if you are a tight crocheter, use the larger hook for the foundation chain, then change to the smaller hook
Row 1: (Right Side) Ch 81 [97 : 113] loosely, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in each ch to end. Turn.
79 dc [95 dc : 111 dc]
Row 2: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1 now and throughout), *skip dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, repeat from * to end. Turn.
40 dc & 39 ch-1sp [48 dc & 49 ch-1sp : 56 dc & 55 ch-1sp]
Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as dc now and throughout), *dc in next ch-1sp, dc in next dc, repeat from * to end. Turn.
Row 4: Ch 3, skip 2 dc, shell (see special stitches) in next dc, *skip 3 dc, v-st (see special stitches) in next dc, skip 3 dc, shell in next dc, repeat from * across to last 3 dc, skip 2 dc, dc in last dc. Turn. 2 dc, 10 shell & 9 v-st [2 dc, 12 shell & 11 v-st : 2 dc, 14 shell & 13 v-st]
Row 5: Ch 3, dc in each of next 5 dc, *skip dc, v-st in ch-1sp, skip dc, dc in each of next 5 dc, repeat from * across to last dc, dc in last dc. Turn. 52 dc & 9 v-st [62 dc & 11 v-st : 72 dc & 13 v-st)
Row 6: Ch 3, skip 2 dc, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next dc, *skip 3 dc, v-st in next dc, skip 3 dc, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next dc, repeat from * across to last 3 dc, skip 2 dc, dc in last dc. Turn. 22 dc, 10 ch-3sp & 9 v-st [26 dc, 12 ch-3sp & 11 v-st : 30 dc, 14 ch-3sp & 13 v-st]
Row 7: Ch 3, dc in next dc, 3 dc in ch-3sp, dc in next dc, *dc in next dc, dc in ch-1p, dc in each of next 2 dc, 3 dc in ch-3sp, dc in next dc, repeat from * to last dc, dc in last dc. Turn. 79 dc [95 dc : 111 dc]
Size 1 only
Row 8 – 25: Repeat Rows 2 – 7 three times more.
Row 26: As Row 2. Place a marker in the side of first and last dc of row, this marks the position of the sleeves.
Hint: for a longer T, add extra pattern repeats at this point, always ending after a Row 2 of pattern. For a cropped version of the T, work less pattern repeats, ending after Row 2 of pattern.
**
Rows 27 – 31: Repeat Rows 3 – 7
Rows 32 – 43: Repeat Rows 2 – 7 twice more.
Rows 44: As Rows 2
Row 45: As Row 3. Place stitch marker in 1st and 54th dc to indicate shoulder joins.
Sizes 2 & 3 only
Row 8 – 31: Repeat Rows 2 – 7 four times more.
Row 32: As Row 2. Place a marker in the side of first and last dc of row, this marks the position of the sleeves.
Hint: for a longer T, add extra pattern repeats at this point, always ending after a Row 2 of pattern. For a cropped version of the T, work less pattern repeats, ending after Row 2 of pattern.
**
Rows 33 – 37: Repeat Rows 3 – 7
Rows 38 – 49: Repeat Rows 2 – 7 twice more.
Rows 50: As Row 2
Row 51: As Row 3. Place stitch marker in 1st and 65th [73rd] dc to indicate shoulder joins.
Front
Work as for Back to **
Size 1 only
Row 27 – 31: Repeat Rows 3 – 7
Row 32 – 37: Repeat Rows 2 – 7
Row 38: As Row 2
Row 39: Ch 3, *dc in next ch-1sp, dc in next dc, repeat from * to end. Place stich marker in 29th and 51st stitches to indicate neck opening. Turn.
Neck shaping, each side of the neck is worked seperatley:
Row 40: Ch 3, skip 2 dc, shell in next dc, skip 3 dc, v-st in next dc, *skip 3 dc, shell in next dc, skip 3 dc, v-st in next dc, repeat from * across to last 5 dc before 1st stitch marker, skip next dc, dc in each of next 2 dc, dc-2-tog over next 2 dc (this decreases one stitch and counts as 1 dc when counting sts). Turn.
4 dc, 3 shell & 3 v-st
Row 41: Ch 2 (does not count as a st now and throughout), dc in next dc (stitch decreased), dc in next dc, *skip dc, v-st in ch-1sp, skip dc, dc in each of next 5 dc, repeat from * to last dc, dc in last dc. Turn.
18 dc, 3 v-st
Row 42: Ch 3, skip 2 dc, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next dc, skip 3 dc, v-st in next ch-1sp, * skip 3 dc, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next dc, skip 3 dc, v-st in next ch-1sp repeat from * across to last 3 dc, skip dc, dc-2-tog over next 2 dc. Turn. 8 dc, 3 v-st, 3 ch-3sp
Row 43: Ch 3 (counts as a dc), *dc in next dc, dc in ch-1sp, dc in next 2 dc, 3 dc in ch-3sp, dc in next dc, repeat from * across to last dc, dc in last dc. Turn. 26 dc
Row 44: Ch 4, skip next dc, dc in next dc, *ch 1, skip dc, dc in next dc, repeat from * to last dc, dc in last dc. Turn. 13 dc, 13 ch-1sp
Row 45: Ch 3, dc in next dc, *dc in ch-1sp, dc in next dc, repeat from * across to end.
No-sew shoulder join:
Row 46 join: Ch 4 (counts as tr), with wrong side of back facing, ss to marked corner st, ch 1, skip dc, tr in next dc of front piece, *remove hook from working loop, skip dc on back piece, insert hook from front to back of next dc, place hook through working loop and draw loop through stitch, ch 1, skip dc on front piece, tr in next dc of front piece, repeat from * across until one dc remains on front piece, remove hook from working loop, insert hook from front to back of next dc on back piece, place hook through working loop and draw loop through stitch, tr in last dc on front piece. Fasten off.
Alternatively, work row 46 sew and then sew seam together.
Row 46 sew: Ch5 (counts as tr, ch,1), *skip dc, tr in next dc, repeat from * across to last dc, tr in last dc. Fasten off. Sew to back piece lining up stitches.
Second half of neck
Join yarn at 2nd stitch marker on Row 39, work second half of neck reversing all shaping as follows:
Row 40: Ch 2, dc in each of next 2 dc, skip next dc, v-st in next dc, skip 3 dc, shell in next dc, *skip 3 dc, v-st in next dc, skip 3 dc, shell in next dc, repeat from * across to last 3 dc, skip 2 dc, dc in last dc. Turn. 4 dc, 3 shell & 3 v-st
Row 41: Ch 3, dc in each of next 5 dc, skip dc, v-st in ch-1sp, *skip dc, dc in each of next 5 dc, skip dc, v-st in next ch-1sp, repeat from * to last 4 dc, skip dc, dc in next dc, dc-2-tog over last 2 dc. Turn. 18 dc, 3 v-st
Row 42: Ch 2, dc in next dc, skip dc, v-st in ch-1sp, skip 3 dc, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next dc, *skip 3 dc, v-st in next ch-1sp skip 3 dc, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next dc, repeat from * across to last 3 dc, skip 2 dc, dc in lat dc. Turn. 8 dc, 3 v-st, 3 ch-3sp
Row 43: Ch 3, *dc in next dc, 3 dc in ch-3sp, dc in next 2 dc, dc in ch-1sp, dc in next dc, repeat from * across to last dc, dc in last dc. Turn. 26 dc
Row 44: Ch 3, dc in next dc, *ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next dc, repeat from * to end. Turn. 13 dc, 13 ch-1sp
Row 45: Ch 3, *dc in ch-1sp, dc in next dc, repeat from * across to last dc, dc in last dc. 26 dc
No-sew shoulder join:
Row 46 join: Ch 4 (counts as tr), with wrong side of back facing, ss to marked corner st, ch 1, tr in next dc of front piece, *remove hook from working loop, skip dc on back piece, insert hook from front to back of next dc, place hook through working loop and draw loop through stitch, ch 1, skip dc on front piece, tr in next dc of front piece, repeat from * across until 2 dc remain on front piece, remove hook from working loop, insert hook from front to back of next dc on back piece, place hook through working loop and draw loop through stitch, skip dc on front piece, tr in last dc on front piece. Fasten off.
Alternatively, work row 46 sew and then sew seam together.
Row 46 sew: Ch4 (counts as tr), *tr in next dc, ch 1, skip dc, tr in next dc, repeat from * across to end. Fasten off. Sew to back piece lining up stitches.
Sizes 2 & 3 only
Row 33 – 37: Repeat Rows 3 – 7
Row 38 – 43: Repeat Rows 2 – 7
Row 44: As Row 2
Row 45: Ch 3, *dc in next ch-1sp, dc in next dc, repeat from * to end. Place stich marker in 37th [45th] and 59th [67th] stitches to indicate neck opening. Turn.
Neck shaping, each side of the neck is worked seperatley:
Row 46: Ch 3, skip 2 dc, shell in next dc, skip 3 dc, v-st in next dc, *skip 3 dc, shell in next dc, skip 3 dc, v-st in next dc, repeat from * to 5 dc before 1st stitch marker, skip next dc, dc in next dc, dc-2-tog over next 2 dc (this decreases one stitch at neck edge and counts as 1 dc when counting sts). Turn. 4 dc, 4 shell & 4 v-st [4 dc, 5 shell & 5 v-st]
Row 47: Ch 2 (does not count as a st now and throughout), dc in next dc (stitch decreased), dc in next dc, *skip dc, v-st in ch-1sp, skip dc, dc in each of next 5 dc, repeat from * to last dc, dc in last dc. Turn. 26 dc, 4 v-st [34 dc, 5 v-st]
Row 48: Ch 3, skip 2 dc, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next dc, skip 3 dc, v-st in next ch-1sp, * skip 3 dc, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next dc, skip 3 dc, v-st in next ch-1sp repeat from * across to last 3 dc, skip dc, dc-2-tog over next 2 dc. Turn. 10 dc, 4 v-st, 4 ch-3sp [12 dc, 5 v-st, 5 ch-3sp]
Row 49: Ch 2, *dc in next dc, dc in ch-1sp, dc in next 2 dc, 3 dc in ch-3sp, dc in next dc, repeat from * across to last dc, dc in last dc. Turn. 33 dc [41 dc]
Row 50: Ch 4, skip dc, dc in next dc, *ch 1, skip dc, dc in next dc, repeat from * to last 2 dc, dc-2-tog over last 2 dc. Turn. 17 dc, 15 ch-1sp [21 dc, 19 ch-1sp]
Row 51: Ch 2, dc in next dc, *dc in ch-1sp, dc in next dc, repeat from * across to end. 31 dc [39 dc]
No-sew shoulder join:
Row 52 join: Ch 4 (counts as tr), with wrong side of back facing, ss to marked corner st, ch 1, skip dc, tr in next dc of front piece, *remove hook from working loop, skip dc on back piece, insert hook from front to back of next dc, place hook through working loop and draw loop through stitch, ch 1, skip dc on front piece, tr in next dc of front piece, repeat from * across to end. Fasten off.
Alternatively, work the row and sew seam together.
Row 52 sew: Ch5 (counts as tr, ch,1), *skip dc, tr in next dc, repeat from * across to end. Fasten off. Sew to back piece, lining up stitches.
Second half of neck
Join yarn at 2nd stitch marker from Row 45, work second half of neck reversing all shaping as follows:
Row 46: Ch 2, dc in next st, dc in each of next 2 dc, skip next dc, v-st in next dc, skip 3 dc, shell in next dc, *skip 3 dc, v-st in next dc, skip 3 dc, shell in next dc, repeat from * across to last 3 dc, skip 2 dc, dc in last dc. Turn. 4 dc, 4 shell & 4 v-st [4 dc, 5 shell & 5 v-st]
Row 47: Ch 3, *dc in each of next 5 dc, skip dc, v-st in ch-1sp, repeat from * to last 4dc, skip next dc, dc in next dc, dc-2-tog over last 2 dc. Turn. 26 dc, 4 v-st [34 dc, 5 v-st]
Row 48: Ch 2, dc in next dc, skip dc, v-st in next ch-1sp, skip 3 dc, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next dc,
*skip 3 dc, v-st in next ch-1sp, skip 3 dc, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next dc, repeat from * across to last 3 dc, skip 2 dc, dc in last dc. Turn. 10 dc, 4 v-st, 4 ch-3sp [12 dc, 5 v-st, 5 ch-3sp]
Row 49: Ch 3, dc in next dc, 3 dc in ch-3 sp, dc in next 2 dc, dc in ch-1sp, *dc in each of next 2 dc, 3 dc in ch-3 sp, dc in each of next 2 dc, dc in ch-1sp repeat from * across to last 2 dc, dc-2-tog over lst 2 dc. Turn. 33 dc [41 dc]
Row 50: Ch 2, dc in each of next 2 dc, *ch 1, skip dc, dc in next dc, repeat from * to end. Turn. 16 dc, 16 ch-1sp [20 dc, 20 ch-1sp]
Row 51: Ch 3, dc in ch-1sp, *dc in next dc, dc in ch-1sp, repeat from * across to last 2 dc, dc-2-tog across last 2 dc. 31 dc [39 dc]
No-sew shoulder join:
Row 52 join: Ch 4 (counts as tr), with wrong side of back facing, ss to marked corner st, ch 1, skip dc, tr in next dc of front piece, *remove hook from working loop, skip dc on back piece, insert hook from front to back of next dc, place hook through working loop and draw loop through stitch, ch 1, skip dc on front piece, tr in next dc of front piece, repeat from * across to end. Fasten off.
Alternatively, work the row and sew seam together.
Row 52 sew: Ch5 (counts as tr, ch,1), *skip dc, tr in next dc, repeat from * across to end. Fasten off. Sew to back, lining up stitches.
Sleeves
Row 1: With right side facing join yarn at side of row 26 [32 : 32], working into the side of the stitches, work 2 dc into the side of each row until row 39 [45 : 45], dc in corner st of same row, ch 3, skip side of tr, dc in corner st of row 39 [45 : 45] of next piece, continue to work 2 dc in side of stiches to next stitch marker. Turn. 41 dc, ch-3sp, 41dc
Row 2: Ch 2 (does not count as a st), dc in each of next 2 dc, *ch 1, skip dc, dc in next dc, repeat from * to ch-3sp, ch 3, skip ch-3 sp, dc in next dc, **ch 1, skip dc, dc in next dc, repeat from ** to last 2 dc, dc-2-tog over next 2 dc. Turn. 21 dc, 19 ch-1sp, ch-3sp, 19 ch-1sp, 21 dc
Row 3: Ch 2, dc in next dc, *dc in ch-1sp, dc in next dc, repeat from * to ch-3sp, ch 3, skip ch-3sp, **dc in next dc, dc in ch-1sp, repeat from ** to last 2 dc, dc-2-tog over last 2 dc. Turn 39 dc, ch-3sp, 39 dc
Rows 4 – 17 Repeat Rows 2 – 3 seven times more. Do not fasten off. 25 dc, ch-3sp, 25 dc.
Joining sleeve seam and side seam
No-sew method:
Ch 4 (counts as tr), with right side facing, ss to 1st st, of row 17 to join sleeve in the round. Ch 1, tr in side of row 17, *remove hook from working loop, insert hook from front to back of side of row 17 (other side of sleeve), place hook through working loop and draw loop through stitch, ch 1, tr in side of next row, repeat from * down sleeve and side seam. Fasten off
Alternatively, work down the side of the sleeve seam and then the side seam and sew seam together.
Seam Row: After working Row 17 of sleeve, do not turn, instead begin to work into the sides of the rows; ch 5 (counts as tr, ch,1), tr into side of row 17, ch 1, tr in side of row 16, ch 1; coninue in this way down the sleeve seam and then the side seam until tr worked in side of Row 1 of back/front, tr in base of first st of Row 1 to finish at corner. Fasten off. Sew seam, lining up rows on back and front piece as you go.
Repeat for second sleeve.
Chart
How to join:
