Wikked Skulls Festival Top

Wikked Skulls Festival Top by Spider Mambo

What is Being Made

The Wikked Skulls Festival Top is an intermediate-level crochet garment designed as a festival-ready piece featuring a skull and web motif. This downloadable PDF pattern creates a finished top available in four sizes: Small (34" x 31"), Medium (36" x 32"), Large (38" x 33"), and Extra Large (40" x 34"), with measurements including 9 inches of decorative fringe.

Construction Method

Both the front and back panels of the Wikked Skulls Festival Top are constructed identically using a geometric approach. The garment begins with a half-circle foundation, to which two triangle shapes are added to form the complete top. This modular construction method allows for straightforward assembly and consistent shaping across both panels.

Crochet Techniques and Stitches

This project employs several fundamental and intermediate crochet techniques:

• Magic Circle: Used to begin the half-circle foundation of the garment
• Chain (ch): Creates the foundation and spacing throughout the pattern
• Single Crochet (sc): A basic stitch used for structure and detail
• Double Crochet (dc): The primary stitch used throughout the top, including gauge measurements
• Triple Crochet (tr): Employed for increased height and drape in specific sections
• Double Triple Crochet (DB tr): An advanced variation created with 3 wraps of yarn over the hook, worked as a triple crochet with one additional set of loops
• Slip Stitch (sl st): Used for joining and finishing
• Spaces (Sp): Chain-space openings that create the lacy, open-work aesthetic characteristic of festival wear

Materials Required

The Wikked Skulls Festival Top requires two distinct yarn colors: 1 skein of the skull color (main color/MC) and 1 skein of the web color (contrasting color/CC). The yarn weight used is Aran or Worsted, providing structure and drape suitable for a festival top.

Hook Sizes and Gauge

Size is determined by hook selection, with specific gauges provided for each size option:

• Size Small: G hook (4.25mm) — Gauge: 14 double crochets = 4 inches
• Size Medium: I hook (5.50mm) — Gauge: 12 double crochets = 4 inches
• Size Large & Extra Large: K hook (6.50mm) — Gauge: 10 double crochets = 4 inches

Matching gauge is essential for achieving the correct finished measurements and proper fit of this intermediate crochet project.

Pattern Notes

The pattern uses American crochet terminology throughout. The turning chain counts as the first stitch of each row, a standard convention that affects stitch counts and pattern progression. The inclusion of 9 inches of fringe in the finished measurements adds a playful, festival-appropriate detail to the completed garment.