Filippa Bikini in Adriafil Cheope - Downloadable PDF

Filippa Bikini Crochet Pattern in Adriafil Cheope – Downloadable PDF

The Filippa Bikini is a stylish, handcrafted crochet bikini pattern designed for a flattering, feminine fit. Published as a downloadable PDF and available as a free pattern, it is worked in Adriafil Cheope yarn and covers three sizes: 36/38, 40/42, and 44/46. The set includes both a bikini top with shaped cups and a bikini bottom with a contoured front panel, making it a complete two-piece summer accessory project.

Materials and Yarn

This pattern is designed specifically for Adriafil Cheope, a DK weight yarn well suited to warm-weather garments. As a DK weight yarn, Cheope offers a smooth, defined stitch definition that highlights the decorative motif rows and picot edging featured in this design. A crochet hook appropriate for DK weight yarn is required; always check your tension swatch before beginning.

Bikini Top – Design and Construction

The bikini top is constructed as two separately worked, shaped cups that are then seamed and finished together. The design features a combination of structured crochet fabric and decorative detailing for a polished, beachwear-ready result.

Cup Shaping

The left cup is worked first, with shaping applied over the final 22, 24, or 26 double crochet stitches (depending on size) until the cup measures 17, 19, or 21 cm respectively. The right cup is worked identically, with all shaping reversed to create a mirrored pair. Cups are then seamed together following the pattern's alignment markers (star to star).

Ties and Band

• A foundation chain of 55–60–65 cm is worked, followed by single crochet worked along the lower edge of the right cup, a chain-2 bridge, and then single crochet along the lower edge of the left cup, finishing with another chain of 55–60–65 cm for the opposite tie.
• Four rows of single crochet are worked across all stitches to form a neat, stable band.
• The neck ties are created by working 4 single crochet stitches along the top edge of each cup, then continuing in single crochet until the tie measures 38, 41, or 44 cm.

Edging and Finishing

A decorative picot edging is worked along the side and front edges of both cups, adding a delicate, feminine finish characteristic of beachwear crochet. The cups also feature a row of motifs worked into the fabric, providing visual interest and texture.

Bikini Bottom – Design and Construction

The bikini bottom is worked as a shaped front panel using a combination of increases and decreases to achieve a contoured fit. The construction follows a logical shaping sequence that narrows toward the crotch and widens again for the hip panels.

Foundation and Motif Row

• Begin with a foundation chain of 69, 73, or 77 stitches, working 67, 71, or 75 double crochet across the first row.
• One row of motifs is then worked, matching the decorative motif row used in the bikini top for a cohesive, coordinated look across the set.
• Work continues in double crochet after the motif row.

Shaping Sequence

Once the piece measures 5 cm, decreases begin at both edges to shape the lower body panel:

• 2 sets of 3 double crochet decreases at each edge
• Followed by 8, 9, or 10 sets of 2 double crochet decreases at each edge
• Then 6 single double c