Make a stylish, boho-inspired halter top with this clear, photo-filled crochet pattern. Youll work triangular panels in alternating colors to create a flattering halter silhouette that ties at the neck and back. The pattern includes multiple sizes (S-3XL), trim instructions, and step-by-step strap directions so you can customize the fit.
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— Row Types Key :
Infos :
Regular dc row increases row by 6 st ch 3, dc in very 1st st, dc in each st until midpoint, 5 dc in midpoint, dc in each st until you reach the last st, 2 dc in the last st, turn. Spike dc row increases row by 6 st ch 3, dc into the 1st st, spike dc into 1st st in the row below, [dc into next st, spike dc into next st in the row below] repeat until you reach the midpoint, 5 dc in midpoint, spike dc into next st in the row below, [dc into next st, spike dc into next st in the row below] repeat until you reach the last st, 2 dc in the last st, turn. Spike dc row #2 increases row by 6 st ch 3, dc into 1st st, dc into next st, spike dc into 2nd st in the row below, [dc into next st, spike dc into next st in the row below], repeat until you reach the midpoint, 5 dc in midpoint, [spike dc into next st in the row below, dc into next st] repeat until you reach the last st, 2 dc in the last st, turn.
Info :
Changing Colors: In the last dc of the row before the color change, pause before the last yarn over and pull through. Tie the new color on the current color as close to the dc as possible. Complete the dc (yarn over and pull through) using the new color so you can begin the next row with the new color.
— Body :
Info :
Body (Start Here) Note: after row 20, sizes will break off into their own sections.
Row 1 :
Color A - ch 4 (1st ch is the foundation ch, next 3 chs will count as a dc), next 6 dc into the 4th ch from the hook, turn. 7 dc.
Row 2 :
Color A - ch 3 (counts as a dc throughout pattern), dc in very 1st st, dc into the next 2 st, 5 dc in the next st, dc in the next 2 st, 2 dc in the last st, turn. 13 dc.
Row 3 :
Color B - regular dc row - total: 19 dc.
Row 4 :
Color B - regular dc row - total: 25 dc.
Row 5 :
Color C - spike dc row - total: 31 dc.
Row 6 :
Color C - regular dc row - total: 37 dc.
Row 7 :
Color A - regular dc row - total: 43 dc.
Row 8 :
Color A - regular dc row - total: 49 dc.
Row 9 :
Color B - spike dc row - total: 55 dc.
Row 10 :
Color B - regular dc row - total: 61 dc.
Row 11 :
Color D - regular dc row - total: 67 dc.
Row 12 :
Color C - regular dc row - total: 73 dc.
Row 13 :
Color C - regular dc row - total: 79 dc.
Row 14 :
Color A - spike dc row #2 - total: 85 dc.
Row 15 :
Color A - regular dc row - total 91 dc.
Row 16 :
Color B - regular dc row - total: 97 dc.
Row 17 :
Color B - regular dc row - total: 103 dc.
Row 18 :
Color C - spike dc row #2 - total: 109 dc.
Row 19 :
Color C - regular dc row - total: 115 dc.
Row 20 :
Color A - regular dc row - total: 121 dc.
— For Size S :
Info :
The following instructions are for size S only. Before starting row 21, place a stitch marker on st 56.
Row 21 :
Color A - ch 3, dc in 1st st, dc in each st to the stitch marker, move the marker up to current row, dc in the next 2 st, sc in the next st, sl st in the next 3 st, sc in the next st, dc in the next 2 st, dc in the next st and place a stitch marker, dc in each st until the last st, 2 dc in the last st - total: 118 dc, 2 sc, 3 sl st.
Row 22 :
Color B - ch 3, [spike dc into 1st st in the row below, dc into next st] repeat to the marker, sl st in the next st, turn - total: 58 dc, 1 sl st. This will leave you off on the top of the piece.
Row 23 :
Color B - sl st into the next st, dc in the next 2 st and place a stitch marker, dc in each st until you reach the last st, 2 dc in the last st, fasten off - total: 58 dc, 1 sl st.
Info :
Repeat Row 22 and 23 on the opposite side of the piece for symmetry, connect color B with a sl st to begin. Weave in the loose ends. The stitch marker will be used when completing the trim in step 2.
— For Size M :
Row 21 :
Color A - regular dc row - total: 127 dc.
Row 22 :
Color B - spike dc row #2 - total: 133 dc.
Info :
Before starting row 23, place a stitch marker on st 62.
Row 23 :
Color B - ch 3, dc in 1st st, dc in each st to the stitch marker, move the marker up to current row, dc in the next 2 st, sc in the next st, sl st in the next 3 st, sc in the next st, dc in the next st, dc in the next 2 st and place a stitch marker, dc in each st until the last st, 2 dc in the last st - total: 130 dc, 2 sc, 3 sl st.
Row 24 :
Color C - ch 3, dc into the 1st st, dc in each st to the stitch marker, sl st in the next st, turn - total: 64 dc, 1 sl st. This will leave you off on the top of the piece.
Row 25 :
Color C - sl st into the next st, dc in the next 2 st and place a stitch marker, dc in each st until you reach the last st, 2 dc in the last st, fasten off - total: 64 dc, 1 sl st.
Info :
Repeat Row 24 and 25 on the opposite side of the piece for symmetry, connect color C with a sl st to begin. Weave in the loose ends.
— For Size L :
Row 21 :
Color A - regular dc row - total: 127 dc.
Row 22 :
Color D - regular dc row - total: 133 dc.
Row 23 :
Color B - regular dc row - total: 139 dc.
Info :
Before starting row 24, place a stitch marker on st 65.
Row 24 :
Color B - ch 3, dc in 1st st, dc in each st to the stitch marker, move the marker up to current row, dc in the next 2 st, sc in the next st, sl st in the next 3 st, sc in the next st, dc in the next st, dc in the next 2 st and place a stitch marker, dc in each st until the last st, 2 dc in the last st - total: 136 dc, 2 sc, 3 sl st.
Row 25 :
Color C - ch 3, [spike dc into 1st st in the row below, dc into next st] repeat to the marker, sl st in the next st, turn - total: 67 dc, sl st. This will leave you off on the top of the piece.
Row 26 :
Color C - sl st into the next st, dc in the next 2 st and place a stitch marker, dc in each st until you reach the last st, 2 dc in the last st, fasten off - total: 67 dc, 1 sl st.
Info :
Repeat Row 25 and 26 on the opposite side of the piece for symmetry, connect color C with a sl st to begin. Weave in the loose ends.
— For Size XL :
Row 21 :
Color A - regular dc row - total: 127 dc.
Row 22 :
Color D - regular dc row - total: 133 dc.
Row 23 :
Color B - regular dc row - total: 139 dc.
Info :
Before starting row 24, place a stitch marker on st 65.
Row 24 :
Color B - ch 3, dc in 1st st, dc in each st to the stitch marker, move the marker up to current row, dc in the next 2 st, sc in the next st, sl st in the next 3 st, sc in the next st, dc in the next st, dc in the next 2 st and place a stitch marker, dc in each st until the last st, 2 dc in the last st - total: 136 dc, 2 sc, 3 sl st.
Row 25 :
Color C - ch 3, [spike dc into 1st st in the row below, dc into next st] repeat to the marker, sl st in the next st, turn - total: 67 dc, sl st. This will leave you off on the top of the piece.
Row 26 :
Color C - sl st into the next st, dc in the next 2 st and place a stitch marker here, dc in each st until you reach the last st, 2 dc in the last st, fasten off - total: 67 dc, 1 sl st.
Row 27 :
Color A - ch 3, dc into the 1st st, dc in each st until you reach the marker, sl st in the next st, turn - total: 67 dc, 1 sl st. This will leave you off on the top of the piece.
Row 28 :
Color A - sl st into the next st, dc in the next 2 st and place a stitch marker, dc in each st until you reach the last st, 2 dc in the last st, fasten off - total: 67 dc, 1 sl st.
Info :
Repeat Row 25, 26, 27 and 28 on the opposite side of the piece for symmetry, connect color C with a sl st to begin. Weave in the loose ends.
— For Size 2XL :
Row 21 :
Color A - regular dc row - total: 127 dc.
Row 22 :
Color D - regular dc row - total: 133 dc.
Row 23 :
Color B - regular dc row - total: 139 dc.
Row 24 :
Color B - regular dc row - total: 145 dc.
Row 25 :
Color C - spike dc row - total: 151 dc.
Info :
Before starting row 26, place a stitch marker on st 71.
Row 26 :
Color C - ch 3, dc in 1st st, dc in each st to the stitch marker, move the marker up to current row, dc in the next 2 st, sc in the next st, sl st in the next 3 st, sc in the next st, dc in the next st, dc in the next 2 st and place a stitch marker, dc in each st until the last st, 2 dc in the last st - total: 148 dc, 2 sc, 3 sl st.
Row 27 :
Color A - ch 3, dc into the 1st st, dc in each st to the marker, sl st in the next st, turn - total: 73 dc, 1 sl st. This will leave you off on the top of the piece.
Row 28 :
Color A - sl st into the next st, dc in the next st, dc in the next st and place a marker here, dc in each st until the last st, 2 dc in the last st - total: 73 dc, 1 sl st.
Row 29 :
Color B - ch 3, [spike dc into 1st st in the row below, dc into next st] repeat to the marker, sl st in the next st, turn - total: 73 dc, sl st. This will leave you off on the top of the piece.
Row 30 :
Color B - sl st into the next st, dc in the next 2 st and place a stitch marker, dc in each st until you reach the last st, 2 dc in the last st, fasten off - total: 73 dc, 1 sl st.
Info :
Repeat Row 27, 28, 29 and 30 on the opposite side of the piece for symmetry, connect color A with a sl st to begin. Weave in all loose ends.
— For Size 3XL :
Row 21 :
Color A - regular dc row - total: 127 dc.
Row 22 :
Color D - regular dc row - total: 133 dc.
Row 23 :
Color B - regular dc row - total: 139 dc.
Row 24 :
Color B - regular dc row - total: 145 dc.
Row 25 :
Color C - spike dc row - total: 151 dc.
Row 26 :
Color C - regular dc row - total: 157 dc.
Row 27 :
Color A - regular dc row - total: 163 dc.
Info :
Before starting row 28, place a stitch marker on st 77.
Row 28 :
Color A - ch 3, dc in 1st st, dc in each st to the stitch marker, move the marker up to current row, dc in the next 2 st, sc in the next st, sl st in the next 3 st, sc in the next st, dc in the next st, dc in the next 2 st and place a stitch marker, dc in each st until the last st, 2 dc in the last st - total: 160 dc, 2 sc, 3 sl st.
Row 29 :
Color B - ch 3, [spike dc into 1st st in the row below, dc into next st] repeat to the marker, sl st in the next st, turn - total: 79 dc, sl st. This will leave you off on the top of the piece.
Row 30 :
Color B - sl st into the next st, dc in the next st, dc in the next st and place a marker here, dc in each st until you reach the last st, 2 dc in the last st - total: 79 dc, 1 sl st.
Row 31 :
Color C - ch 3, dc into the 1st st, dc in each st to the marker, sl st in the next st, turn - total: 79 dc, 1 sl st. This will leave you off on the top of the piece.
Row 32 :
Color C - sl st into the next st, dc in each st, dc in the next st and place a stitch marker, dc in each st until you reach the last st, 2 dc in the last st, fasten off - total: 79 dc, 1 sl st.
Row 33 :
Color A - ch 3, [spike dc into 1st st in the row below, dc into next st] repeat to the marker, sl st in the next st, turn - total: 79 dc, sl st. This will leave you off on the top of the piece.
Row 34 :
Color A - sl st into the next st, dc in the next 2 st and place a stitch marker, dc in each st until you reach the last st, 2 dc in the last st - total: 79 dc, 1 sl st.
Info :
Repeat Row 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34 on the opposite side of the piece for symmetry, connect color B with a sl st to begin. Weave in all loose ends.
— Step 2 - Trim :
Info :
Finishing Trim: We'll start the trim along the bottom of the panel, so connect color D with a sl st at the bottom left corner to begin.
Rnd 1 (Size S) :
ch 2, hdc into the 1st st, hdc across the bottom of the panel, 4 hdc in the corner to make the first turn, hdc across the side of the panel until you reach the marker, [hdc, ch-1 sp, hdc] in the top right corner (for strap placement in the next step), hdc across the top of the panel until you reach the next marker, [hdc, ch-1 sp, hdc] in the top left corner, hdc across the side of the panel until you reach the bottom left corner, 2 hdc in the same st where you began the trim, join with a sl st, fasten off. Weave in all loose ends.
Rnd 1 (Sizes M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL) :
ch 2, hdc into the 1st st, hdc across the bottom of the panel, 4 hdc in the corner to make the first turn, [hdc2tog, hdc in the next st] repeat across the side of the panel, [hdc, ch-1 sp, hdc] in the top right corner of the panel (for strap placement in the next step), hdc across the top of the panel, [hdc, ch-1 sp, hdc] in the top left corner, [hdc2tog, hdc in the next st] repeat across the side of the panel until you reach the bottom left corner, 2 hdc in the same st where you began the trim, join with a sl st, fasten off. Weave in all loose ends.
— Step 3 - Neck Straps + Tie Back :
Neck Straps :
Cut 5 yarn pieces of color D at 70" (72", 76", 80", 84", 86") each. Insert them into the ch-1 sp at one of the top corners of the halter top, pull the yarn through until the ends meet and it's folded in half. You will have 10 pieces. Separate the pieces of yarn into 3 strands with 3-4 pieces in each strand. Braid the yarn until there is 2" remaining. Make a large knot and trim ends to 1" to create a simple and clean tassel. Repeat this process to make a 2nd strap on the opposite side.
Tie Back Strap :
Cut 9 yarn pieces of color D at 110" (112", 116", 120", 124", 128") each. Make a large knot with 2" of ends. Separate the pieces of yarn into 3 strands with 3 pieces in each strand. Braid the yarn until there is 2" remaining. Be sure to pull on a strand as you go to keep the strands untangled. Make a large knot and trim both ends to 1" to create 2 simple and clean tassels. Tape down your knot in the beginning to make the braiding easier.
Assembly :
Lacing up the back: Insert the strap on both sides into the last dc row, about 12 dc from the end of the row. You can use a hook to help get the strap through. Cross it once from top to bottom and then insert the straps into the opposite sides before the last dc. You can easily change and customize the way you lace it according to the fit you're going for. If you need the top to be tighter above your bust, start the lacing higher to achieve that fit.
This Pura Vida Halter pattern gives you a breezy, handmade top that you can wear all summer long. Its color-blocked triangular panel and braided straps create a relaxed, wearable look that is endlessly customizable. Make it for yourself or as a handmade gift—its adjustable back and clear instructions make fitting easy. 🧶 Happy crocheting! 🧵
