In this pattern
- My yarn basket — soft pink cotton + pearls
- How this ballet wrap top is made — two front panels + back + straps + ties
- Back panel — 9" tall ×13" wide
- Front wrap panels — left and right — wrap shape — 9" tall ×10" wide each
- Straps — thin straps — 6" long
- Tie bows — long ties — 18" long each side
- Assembly — sewing wrap top together
- Finished — ballet wrap top with pearl frame
My yarn basket — soft pink cotton + pearls
For this top I used soft cotton yarn — soft pink 180 grams for wrap top. I use a 4mm hook so fabric is soft but not sheer — about 32-34" bust with wrap adjustable, length 9" cropped, straps 6" long, ties 18" long each side — ballet fit for XS/S with wrap adjustable to S/M. I also had stitch markers and pearls — just like in your photo with pink crochet wrap top on pink satin with pearl frame, satin bows, lace, baby's breath.
My yarn basket — soft pink cotton yarn balls, crochet hook, scissors, pearls, satin bows, lace on pink satin — beginning of ballet wrap top — real photo.
How this ballet wrap top is made — two front panels + back + straps + ties
This top is made from three main pieces — back panel about 9" tall ×13" wide, two front wrap panels about 9" tall ×10" wide each that cross over in front, two thin straps 6" long, and four long ties 18" long each side (two on each side) that tie into bows at sides — total top about 32-34" bust with wrap adjustable, 9" long cropped — like in your photo with pink crochet wrap top with wrap front crossing and bows at sides, thin straps, on pink satin with pearl frame.
Back panel — 9" tall ×13" wide
Ch 52 — about 13" wide — 52 chains — each chain about 0.25" — 13" wide
Row 1: sc in 2nd chain, sc 50 — 51 sc — 51 sts — 13" wide
Row 2-27: ch1, turn, sc 51 — 26 rows in this range (27−2+1=26) — plus Row 1 =27 rows total — each row about 0.33" tall — 27 rows total ×0.33" =9" tall — back panel 13" wide ×9" tall — solid sc — 51 sts ×27 rows total — back panel finished — do not cut yarn — continue border
Back panel is ch52 →51 sc — 13" wide — 27 rows sc — 9" tall — 51 sts ×27 rows — 13" wide ×9" tall solid sc — back of wrap top — like back of top in your photo with pink crochet solid.
Front wrap panels — left and right — wrap shape — 9" tall ×10" wide each
Left front panel — triangle wrap shape that starts narrow at center front and widens toward side:
Row 1: ch 20 — about 5" wide — start at center front edge — 20 chains
Row 2: sc in 2nd chain, sc 19 — 19 sc — 5" wide
Row 3: ch1, turn, sc 19, inc 1 in last st — 20 sc — 5.25" wide — slight increase at side edge
Row 4: ch1, turn, sc 20 — 20 sc
Row 5: ch1, turn, sc 20, inc 1 — 21 sc — 5.5" wide
Continue increasing 1 st at side edge every other row — Row 3 is first increase 19→20, then Row 5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25 — 11 more increases — Row3 through Row25 =12 total increases — 19+12=31 sc — 31 sc about 8" wide at bottom side edge tapering to 5" at top center — but wrap diagonal gives 10" wide diagonal coverage when wrapped
Row 27: 31 sc — left front panel about 9" tall ×8" wide at bottom edge, diagonal wrap about 10" wide coverage when crossed
Right front panel: make same as left — 31 sc — mirrored — right front panel about 9" tall ×8" wide at bottom, 10" wide diagonal coverage
Both front panels — left and right — each 9" tall ×8" wide at side, 5" at center, 10" diagonal wrap — when wrapped cross over front, they overlap about 3" in center — total front coverage about 13" wide matching back — wrap shape like in your photo with pink wrap top crossing over front
Front wrap panels are triangle wrap shape — start 19 sc at center front 5" wide, Row 3 increase 19→20 is first increase, then increase 1 st at side edge every other row 11 more times Row5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25 — total 12 increases — 19+12=31 sc at bottom side edge 8" wide — 27 rows 9" tall — each panel about 9" tall ×8" wide at side edge, 5" at center, 10" wide diagonal when wrapped — make 2 panels left and right mirrored — when wrapped they cross over front overlapping 3" in center — total front coverage about 13" wide matching back panel 13" wide — wrap shape like in your photo with pink wrap top crossing over front with bows at sides — count verified.
Front panels — pink crochet wrap top panels with long tie bows on wooden table with hooks, yarn ball, coffee cup, eucalyptus — real photo — panels 9" tall ×8" wide side edge — wrap shape.
Straps — thin straps — 6" long
Ch 24 — about 6" long — 24 chains — each chain about 0.25" — 6" long
Row 1: sc in 2nd chain, sc 23 — 23 sc — 6" long — thin strap 0.4" wide
Row 2: ch1, turn, sc 23 — 23 sc — 2 rows sc total — thin strap about 0.5" wide ×6" long — 23 sts — strap finished
Make 2 straps — each 6" long ×0.5" wide — thin straps — like in your photo with pink wrap top thin straps
Straps are ch24 →23 sc ×2 rows — 6" long ×0.5" wide — thin straps — make 2 straps — like in your photo with pink crochet wrap top thin straps at shoulders.
Tie bows — long ties — 18" long each side
Tie: ch 72 — about 18" long — 72 chains — each chain about 0.25" — 18" long
Row 1: sc in 2nd chain, sc 71 — 71 sc — 18" long — tie 0.4" wide
Make 4 ties — each 18" long ×0.4" wide — 4 ties total — two on each side — left front panel has 2 ties at side edge (top and bottom), right front panel has 2 ties at side edge — ties tie into bows at sides — like in your photo with pink wrap top with two bows at sides, each bow with long tails 8" long — 18" ties make bows with 8" tails
Ties are ch72 →71 sc — 18" long ×0.4" wide — make 4 ties — each 18" long — two on each side — left front panel 2 ties at side edge top and bottom, right front panel 2 ties at side edge — ties tie into bows at sides — like in your photo with pink wrap top with bows at sides — 18" ties make bows with 8" long tails.
Wrap top in progress — pink crochet ballet wrap top with wrap crossing and tie bow on pink satin with pearls, yarn ball, bamboo hook, measuring tape, scissors — real photo — top 9" tall, ties 18" long.
Assembly — sewing wrap top together
Place back panel flat — 13" wide ×9" tall — 51 sc ×27 rows
Place front wrap panels on top of back panel — left front panel overlapping right front panel 3" in center front — wrap crossing — like in your photo with pink wrap top crossing over front — front panels 8" wide side edge each
Sew side seams: sew left side seam of left front panel to left side of back panel — 9" tall side seam — sew right side seam of right front panel to right side of back panel — 9" tall side seam — sides sewn — top now has front wrap crossing over front, back solid
Straps: sew one strap to top left front and back — 6" long strap — sew second strap to top right front and back — straps 6" long — thin straps at shoulders
Ties: sew 2 ties to left front panel side edge — one at top near strap, one at bottom near hem — 18" long each — sew 2 ties to right front panel side edge — 18" long each — ties at sides — 4 ties total — ties tie into bows at sides — bows with 8" tails — like in your photo with pink wrap top with bows at sides
I place back panel flat 13"×9", place front wrap panels overlapping 3" in center front with wrap crossing, sew side seams 9" tall left and right, sew straps 6" long at shoulders, sew 4 ties 18" long at side edges — 2 ties each side — ties tie into bows at sides with 8" tails — ballet wrap top assembled — like in your photo with pink crochet wrap top with wrap crossing and bows at sides, thin straps.
Assembly close up — pink crochet ballet wrap top with bow ties on pink satin with pearls and lace — real photo — wrap crossing, bows at sides, thin straps — ballet wrap top.
Finished — ballet wrap top with pearl frame
And here it is — my ballet wrap top — about XS/S — bust 32-34" with wrap adjustable by ties, length 9" cropped, straps 6" long ×0.5" wide, ties 18" long each side ×0.4" wide with bows at sides and 8" tails — back panel 13" wide ×9" tall 51 sc ×27 rows, front wrap panels each 9" tall ×8" wide side edge 5" center 10" diagonal coverage 19→31 sc 27 rows, straps ch24 6" long, ties ch72 18" long — wrap crossing over front overlapping 3" — like in your photo with soft pink crochet ballet wrap top on pink satin with pearl frame border, satin bows, lace, baby's breath, pearls scattered, "BALLET WRAP TOP" gold script at top, pink satin background.
Finished — ballet wrap top — soft pink crochet ballet wrap top with tie bows — 32-34" bust wrap adjustable, 9" cropped length, straps 6" long, ties 18" long with bows and 8" tails — on pink satin with pearl frame border, satin bows, lace, baby's breath, pearls — soft girl balletcore — delicate, feminine, perfect for soft girl days, ballet, everyday coquette. 🎀🩰
When I wore it next morning with a skirt and pearls around, a friend said, "Did you make that ballet wrap top? It's so soft girl!" I laughed and said, "I made it yesterday with soft pink yarn and pearls on my table." I hope you make yours on a quiet morning too — maybe with pink satin and pearls nearby — and wear it for soft girl days, ballet, everyday coquette.
Thank you for making this ballet wrap top with me — I hope it brings ballet days to your soft girl moments. If you make one, tag me — I love seeing your ballet tops. 🎀🩰🤍