Oversized crochet top - free pattern

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Hi, I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Christmas. Today's pattern is an oversized top or a poncho style top which is very simple to construct and only consists of basic crochet stitches. It's just two pieces of rectangles, front piece shorter than the back, and both joined together at the shoulders and the sides. 

Watch the video tutorial here

Skill Level

Beginner

Materials Required

• Light worsted weight/DK weight yarn approximately
• 425 meters for small
• 815 meters for medium
• 1200 meters for large
• Crochet hook size G/4 mm
• Yarn needle
• Measuring tape
• Stitch markers

Sizes

Small - 46 inches chest circumference (12 to 14 inches positive ease) 

Medium - 51 inches chest circumference (13 to 15 inches positive ease)

Large - 56 inches chest circumference (14 to 16 inches positive ease)   

The length is 23 inches for the front and 26 inches for the back for all sizes.

Gauge

17 sc and 20 rows = 4 inches

Abbreviations/Stitches Used

** - Repeat instructions within asterisks as many times as directed

[ ] - Repeat instructions within parenthesis as a set as many times as directed

ch - chain

st/sts - stitch/stitches

sc - single crochet

dc - double crochet

tr - treble

Note

The pattern is written using standard American terminology. The pattern is written for the small size. Changes for other sizes are given within parenthesis in blue for medium and red for large.

Instruction

Front

Row 1: Ch 111 (127/ 143), dc in 4^th ch from hook and in rest of chs across (109/125/ 141 sts). Turn.

Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as 1^st st), dc in next st, **ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st** Repeat from ** to ** across.  You will have 1 st left, dc in last st. Turn.

Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as 1^st st), dc in each st and in each ch-1 space across (109/125/ 141 sts). Turn.

Row 4: Ch 2, skip next st, dc in next st, ch 3, 3 dc in the post of dc just made, **skip 3 sts, dc in next dc, ch 3, 3 dc in post of dc just made** Repeat from ** to ** across until you have 2 sts left at the end, skip next st, dc in last st. Turn.

Row 5: Ch 4, **dc in next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in post of dc** Repeat from ** to ** across, tr in last ch-2 space. Turn.

Row 6: Ch 4, sc in next ch-3 space, **ch 3, sc in next ch-3 space** Repeat from ** to ** until the last ch-3 space, ch 1, dc in last ch-4 space. Turn.

Row 7: Ch 3 (counts as 1^st st), dc in next ch-1 space, dc in sc, **3 dc in ch-3 space, dc in sc** Repeat from ** to ** until the last sc, 2 dc in the last space (109/125/ 141 sts). Turn.

Row 8: Ch 3 (counts as 1^st st), dc in next st, **ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st** Repeat from ** to ** across until you have 1 st left, dc in last st. Turn.

Row 9: Ch 3 (counts as 1^st st), dc in each st and in each ch-1 space across (109/125/ 141 sts). Turn.

Row 10: Ch 4 (counts as 1^st st), tr in next st, **ch 1, skip next st, tr in next st** Repeat from ** to ** across, tr in last st. Turn.

Row 11: Ch 1, sc in each st and each ch-1 space across. Turn.

Repeat rows 10 and 11 twenty one more times.

 Back

Same as front up to row 11

Repeat rows 10 and 11 twenty five more times.

 Assembling

Place the front and back pieces one on top of the other with the right side facing each other and place markers above the 19^th(21^st/23^rd) tr from both the ends. Join the shoulders together by working sc sts starting from the edges and working up to the markers on both the sides. Cut off yarn. For the side seams, leave 8 (9/10) rows of tr from the top for armholes and join the sides together working sc sts along the sides moving down up to the top of the border of the front part. Cut off yarn and weave in the loose ends. You may work a round of sc around the armhole openings to make the edges neat.