Summer Bikini in Adriafil Snappy Ball and Ricamo 8 - Downloadable PDF

Summer Bikini Crochet Pattern in Adriafil Snappy Ball and Ricamo 8 – Free Downloadable PDF

This free downloadable PDF pattern from Adriafil provides instructions for crocheting a summer bikini set, including a bikini bra with two shaped cups and bikini panties. The design is sized for IT42 / US8 / UKM and is worked in a combination of two Adriafil yarns: the textured Snappy Ball in Green no. 77 and the delicate Ricamo 8 in Green no. 94. The result is a lightweight, warm-weather accessory with a playful bobble texture and embroidered detail.

What Is Being Made

The pattern covers two components of a complete bikini set:

• Bikini bra – constructed as two separately worked cups that are shaped by increasing stitches at the centre to create a rounded, fitted form
• Bikini panties – worked as a single panel using the same stitch pattern as the cups

Waste canvas is used as a temporary foundation or shaping guide during construction, with specific sizes called out: two 10 x 15 cm strips for the cups and one 12 x 20 cm strip for the panties. A pencil and embroidery needle are also listed as required tools, suggesting some finishing or embroidery work using the Ricamo 8 thread.

Materials Required

• Adriafil Snappy Ball, Green no. 77 – 100 g (main yarn; a 4-ply weight yarn)
• Adriafil Ricamo 8, Green no. 94 – several grams (a fine thread-weight yarn used for embroidery or detail work)
• Crochet hook no. 3.00 mm
• Waste canvas in the sizes specified above
• Pencil and embroidery needle

Techniques Used

• Working in the round / flat panels – the bikini cups are cast on with a foundation chain and worked back and forth, with the crocheter turning at the end of each row
• Symmetrical cup shaping – three stitches are worked into the last chain of the foundation row to create a pivot point, then the work continues along the opposite side of the foundation chain, building a rounded cup shape
• Increasing – three half treble crochets are consistently worked into the same stitch at the centre point across multiple rows to shape the cups
• Waste canvas technique – using canvas as a temporary structure or guide, which is later removed, is a technique borrowed from embroidery and helps maintain consistent sizing and shape
• Embroidery finishing – the Ricamo 8 thread and embroidery needle suggest surface embellishment is added after the main crochet fabric is complete
• Binding off – yarn is broken off and bound at the end of each cup section before assembly

Stitches Used

• Chain stitch (ch.) – used for the foundation chain and as part of the lace mesh pattern rows
• Single crochet (sc.) – used within the stitch pattern repeat
• Half treble crochet (half tr.) – the primary stitch used throughout the cup and panty construction, including the shaping rows
• Double crochet (dc.) – incorporated into the textured pattern rows
• Bobble stitch – a cluster stitch that creates a raised, three-dimensional bobble; worked as part of a repeating pattern row alongside double crochets, adding surface texture to the fabric

Stitch Pattern Detail

The decorative stitch pattern used across the bikini fabric is worked over a repeat of rows, creating a combination of mesh and texture:

• Row 1: Alternating half treble crochets and chain spaces