Tube Festival Crochet Top

Tube Festival Crochet Top by Joanne Johncey

What is Being Made

The Tube Festival Crochet Top is a contemporary crochet garment designed as a tube-style top suitable for warm weather wear. This intermediate-level project creates a fitted, sleeveless design with adjustable straps, available in four sizes ranging from Small to Extra Large. The finished piece features a vibrant colorblock construction using multiple yarn colors to create visual interest and dimension.

Garment Specifications and Sizing

This pattern accommodates multiple sizes with the following measurements:

• Size S: Main body length 14cm, total length with straps 34cm, chest circumference 80cm
• Size M: Main body length 15cm, total length with straps 35cm, chest circumference 86cm
• Size L: Main body length 17cm, total length with straps 37cm, chest circumference 92cm
• Size XL: Main body length 18cm, total length with straps 38cm, chest circumference 93cm

The pattern provides guidance for scaling up dimensions to achieve larger sizes beyond the base measurements provided.

Materials Required

This project requires 150 grams of DK weight yarn distributed across four coordinating colors. The designer, Joanne Johncey, used Stylecraft Special DK in the following colorway: 50g Grass Green (shade 1821), 50g Citron (shade 1263), 25g Fiesta (shade 1257), and 25g Candyfloss (shade 1130). A 4mm crochet hook is required to work the pattern.

Gauge and Tension

Proper gauge is essential for achieving the correct finished dimensions. The pattern specifies that each square measures 12cm x 12cm for Size S, and 13cm x 13cm for sizes M, L, and XL. The overall tension is 17 stitches and 7 rows over 10 centimeters when worked in the pattern stitch.

Crochet Techniques and Stitches Used

This intermediate project employs a variety of fundamental and decorative crochet techniques. The pattern utilizes chain stitches as the foundation and structural element throughout the garment. Double crochet stitches form the primary fabric base, providing a dense, structured drape suitable for a fitted tube silhouette.

Treble stitches and half treble stitches are incorporated to create texture variation and visual interest within the colorblock sections. The pattern features a specialized Double Treble Cluster stitch, which is a multi-step technique requiring the crocheter to yarn over the hook twice, insert into the designated chain, pull yarn through, and execute multiple yarn-over-and-pull-through sequences until four stitches remain on the hook before completing the cluster with a final yarn over and pull-through of all remaining stitches. This cluster stitch likely serves as a decorative or structural element that adds dimension to the finished garment.

Additional techniques include slip stitch for joining rounds and finishing edges, and fasten off procedures to secure the yarn and complete the construction. The pattern employs UK crochet terminology throughout, which uses different stitch names than US terminology—for example, UK treble corresponds to US double treble.

Pattern Structure

The design is constructed using a modular approach, with the pattern indicating that the main body is worked in distinct squares that measure consistently across the garment. The colorblock construction divides the yardage strategically across four colors, allowing for creative color placement and visual rhythm in the finished piece. The tube construction with adjustable straps provides versatility in fit and styling options.

Skill Level

Rated as intermediate difficulty, this pattern is suitable for crocheters with foundational skills who are ready to work with multiple colors, manage gauge precision, and execute specialty stitches like the Double Treble Cluster. The pattern assumes familiarity with basic crochet techniques and the ability to follow detailed instructions with multiple size variations.