Elderflower Top in Berroco Remix Light - Downloadable PDF

Elderflower Top in Berroco Remix Light — Crochet Pattern by Alison Green

The Elderflower Top is a beautifully crafted crochet pullover top designed by Alison Green and published by Berroco. This intermediate-level downloadable PDF pattern produces a lightweight, feminine top worked seamlessly in the round from the top down, making it an excellent project for crocheters who are ready to move beyond basic construction and explore elegant stitch patterning in a wearable garment.

What Is Being Made

This pattern creates a pullover top with a relaxed, flattering silhouette. It is sized across a wide range of bust measurements, from 34½ inches up to 68¼ inches, offering ten sizes in total. The sample shown in the pattern is worked in size 45½ inches / 115.5 cm. A recommended positive ease of 2–4 inches / 5–10 cm is built into the design, giving the finished garment a comfortable, airy fit. Finished lengths range from approximately 19½ to 23¼ inches depending on the size chosen, making this a versatile top suitable for a variety of body types and styling preferences.

Construction Method

The Elderflower Top is constructed in the round from the top down, a method that allows crocheters to try on the piece as they work and minimizes the need for seaming. This top-down, seamless approach is particularly well suited to intermediate makers who are comfortable working in the round and managing stitch markers across multiple rounds. Locking stitch markers are used throughout to track key stitches and pattern repeats, and markers are moved up on every round to maintain accurate stitch placement.

Pattern Stitch and Techniques

The defining feature of this top is its Pattern Stitch Panel, a decorative crochet lace motif worked over a multiple of 6 stitches. This panel creates an open, floral-inspired texture that gives the garment its delicate, elderflower-like quality. The stitch panel is established with a set-up round and then continued through a series of repeating rounds that build the lace structure.

• Set-Up Round: Establishes the panel by working chain-1 spaces, skipped stitches, and shell-like clusters of [2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc] placed into designated half double crochet stitches, creating the foundation of the lace repeat.
• Round 1 of Panel: Develops the lace by working [dc, ch 3, dc] combinations into chain spaces, continuing the open, airy structure of the motif.
• Increase Rounds: Shaping is incorporated through dedicated increase rounds that expand the fabric while maintaining the integrity of the stitch panel.

Key crochet techniques used throughout this pattern include:

• Double crochet (dc) — the primary stitch used in both the structural fabric and the decorative panel
• Half double crochet (hdc) — used in the foundational sections of the garment
• Chain spaces (ch-1, ch-3) — integral to the lace panel, creating the open, decorative gaps that define the stitch motif
• Slip stitch joins (sl st) — used to close rounds when working in the round
• Stitch marker placement and movement — essential for tracking pattern repeats and shaping points across every round
• Blocking — required to achieve accurate finished measurements, as gauge is measured after blocking

Gauge

The pattern gauge is 19 double crochet stitches and 9 rows = 4 inches / 10 cm, measured after blocking. Achieving accurate gauge is strongly emphasized in the pattern, as it directly affects the finished bust and length measurements. Crocheters are advised to take time to swatch and adjust hook size as needed before beginning the project.

Materials — Yarn, Hook, and Notions

The recommended yarn is Berroco Remix Light, a DK weight yarn, used in colorway #6903 Almond. Remix Light is sold in