Wikked Skull Bikini Crop Top

Wikked Skull Festival Top by Spider Mambo Designs

What Is Being Made

The Wikked Skull Festival Top is a crochet bikini crop top designed for festival wear and warm-weather styling. This downloadable PDF pattern from independent designer Spider Mambo creates a fitted two-piece top featuring a skull motif with adjustable cup sizing and a ribbed bottom band. The design offers multiple size options ranging from 30 to 42 inches around the ribcage, making it customizable for different body measurements and individual coverage preferences.

Techniques Used

This intermediate-level crochet project employs fundamental shaping and construction techniques suitable for garment making. The pattern includes custom cup sizing instructions that allow crafters to adjust rows as needed for personalized fit and coverage. The bottom band is constructed using ribbed crochet techniques to create a supportive, fitted base. The pattern utilizes stitch placement markers to track shaping during construction, particularly in the cup sections where increases are worked into specific stitches to create the proper three-dimensional form.

Stitches Used

• Single Crochet (sc): Used as a foundational stitch in cup construction and shaping
• Double Crochet (dc): Primary stitch for the main fabric, creating a medium-weight drape suitable for bikini wear
• Double Triple Crochet (db tr): Specialty stitch incorporated into the design
• Slip Stitch (sl st): Used for joining rounds and finishing edges
• Chain Stitch (ch): Foundation and spacing stitches throughout the pattern

Materials and Tools

This pattern calls for worsted weight yarn in the form of Lilly Peaches and Cream cotton, a breathable natural fiber ideal for summer garments. The yardage requirement ranges from 240 to 360 yards depending on size selection, with 2 to 3 balls needed (each ball contains 120 yards). The recommended crochet hook is size I (5.50 mm), with the option to use an H hook for intermediate sizing adjustments. The pattern specifies American crochet terminology throughout, with a gauge of 12 double crochets equaling 4 inches when worked with the I hook.

Size Range and Customization

The Wikked Skull Festival Top accommodates five distinct size options with bottom band measurements of 30, 33, 36, 39, and 42 inches. For crafters needing a size between those listed, the pattern provides guidance to use an H hook with the next larger size option. The cup instructions are designed with flexibility, allowing makers to add rows as needed to achieve proper individual fit and desired coverage levels before assembly.