Ines Top in Adriafil Odeon Lame and Gold - Downloadable PDF

Ines Top in Adriafil Odeon Lamé and Gold – Free Crochet Pattern (Downloadable PDF)

The Ines Top is an elegant, lightweight crochet garment designed for those who love a touch of glamour in their handmade wardrobe. This free downloadable PDF pattern from Adriafil Yarns guides crocheters through constructing a stylish top using a beautiful combination of metallic and standard yarns, resulting in a finished piece with a lustrous, eye-catching finish. Available in sizes 38, 40, and 42, the Ines Top is worked in separate front and back panels that are seamed at the shoulders, making it an accessible project for crocheters with some experience in garment construction.

Materials Used

• Adriafil Odeon Lamé – 200 g total, split between two colourways: 100 g in Gold No. 41 and 100 g in Black No. 50. The two colours are held and joined together during construction, creating a rich, blended fabric with metallic sheen.
• Adriafil Gold – 50 g in Gold No. 60, used as a single strand for finishing details and edging.
• Crochet Hook No. 3.50 – a standard mid-range hook size well suited to working with finer, multi-strand combinations.
• Tapestry Needle – used for seaming the finished panels and weaving in ends neatly.

The combination of Adriafil Odeon Lamé and Adriafil Gold yarns places this pattern at an interesting intersection of yarn weights. Odeon Lamé is a fine, glittering yarn that, when held together with the Gold yarn, builds up to a fabric with both structure and sparkle. The use of a 3.50 mm hook ensures the stitches remain defined while the metallic fibres catch the light effectively.

Construction and Garment Structure

The Ines Top is constructed in two main pieces — a back panel and a front panel — both worked flat and then joined at the shoulders. This classic top-down or bottom-up flat construction is a reliable method for garment crochet, allowing the crocheter to measure and adjust as they go. The two Odeon Lamé colours (Gold No. 41 and Black No. 50) are held together throughout the main body of the garment, which is a technique that blends the two tones into a single, unified fabric with depth and texture.

Shaping the Back

The back panel features armhole shaping worked by decreasing one treble crochet on each side every row, repeated 11 times. This gradual decrease creates a neat, fitted armhole curve. Once the armhole section measures 17 (18–19) cm from the beginning of the armhole shaping, the work is divided for the shoulders. The 19 (21–23) centre stitches are reserved for the back neckline, and the two shoulder sections are completed separately. The neckline is shaped by casting off 3 stitches at the centre on every row, then working 2 stitches, before the remaining stitches are cast off for each shoulder.

Shaping the Front

The front panel follows the same construction as the back up to the point of neckline shaping, which begins slightly earlier — when the armhole section measures 16 (17–18) cm. The front neckline is shaped by standing work on the 13 (15–17) centre stitches and completing the two sides separately. The neckline shaping involves casting off 4 stitches at the centre, then working 2 stitches twice, before the remaining shoulder stitches are cast off. This slightly deeper front neckline gives the Ines Top its characteristic open, elegant neckline.

Pattern Stitches and Techniques

• Chain Stitch – used as the foundation and as a structural element throughout the pattern.
• Double Crochet – a fundamental stitch used within the body of the top, creating a firm, even fabric.