Every now and then, I get obsessed with intarsia. And this time? It was lips. Big, bold, lipstick-red lips.

The Kiss Top is my latest love letter to this style of crochet. If you’ve been wanting to try intarsia but hate getting tangled in too many yarn bobbins, this one’s for you. The lips are large and graphic—but the color changes are few, which means it’s way more portable than your average colorwork piece.

I didn’t want to be stuck behind a desk while making this. I wanted to take it to the park, to the sofa, to the bus stop. And with this pattern, you totally can.

Where to Purchase

• Ravelry
• Etsy

Watch the Tutorial

Pattern Details

Difficulty

Easy. 

Materials

yarn

A: Drops Loves You 7, 100% cotton, yarn group A, sport weight yarn, color 32 (pearl); 

200 (200, 250, 250, 300, 350) g / 680 (680, 850, 850, 1190) m = 7.1 (7.1, 8.8, 8.8, 10.6, 12.3) oz / 744 (744, 930, 930, 1302, 1487) yd 

B: Drops Loves You 7, recycled cotton, yarn group A, sport weight yarn, color 16 (red)

100 g / 340 m = 3.5 oz / 372 yd

other

• 3.5  mm hook
• Yarn Needle, Scissors, Measuring Tape, Stitch Markers

Gauge

16 esc x 15 rows = 10 x 10 cm

Finished Measurements

XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL)

Bust Circumference
120 (130, 140, 150, 160, 170) cm / 47.25 (51.25, 55, 59, 63, 66.75) in

Shoulder to Shoulder
60 (65, 70, 75, 80, 85) cm / 23.5 (25.5, 27.5, 29.5, 31.5, 33.5) in

Neckline Width
24 (26, 28, 30, 31, 34) cm / 9.5 (10.25, 11, 11.75, 12.25, 13.5) in

Length
40 (40, 43, 43, 45, 45) cm / 15.75 (15.75, 17, 17, 17.75, 17.75) in

The pattern includes instructions for customizing the length.

Specialty Stitch & Technique Key

Extended Single Crochet

Insert the hook into the next stitch, yarn over, and pull up a loop. Yarn over, pull through the first loop on the hook (2 loops remain on hook). Yarn over, and pull through both loops on the hook.

Extended Single Crochet three stitches together

Insert the hook into the next stitch, yarn over, and pull up a loop. Yarn over, pull through the first loop on the hook (2 loops remain on hook). Insert the hook into the next stitch, yarn over, and pull up a loop. Yarn over, pull through the first loop on the hook (3 loops remain on hook). Insert the hook into the next stitch, yarn over, and pull up a loop. Yarn over, pull through the first loop on the hook (4 loops remain on hook). Yarn over, and pull through all loops on the hook.

Stitch Key (US terminology)

• ch/s = chain/s
• esc = extended single crochet
• esc3tog = extended single crochet three stitches together
• RS = right side
• sc = single crochet

• slst = slip stitch
• st/s = stitch/es
• WS = wrong side

Notes

• This pattern includes a full video tutorial designed to clarify any techniques or steps that are better demonstrated visually than explained in writing.
• You will start by making the front and back panels and sewing the shoulders together. Next, craft the sleeves. Then, sew the sides of the body together. Finally, complete the project by working a round of single crochet stitches around the neckline.
• The top is cropped, but it can be easily lengthened with instructions provided in the pattern.
• This pattern uses intarsia crochet. Intarsia crochet involves using separate yarn bobbins or small balls for each color block, ensuring that yarn is not carried across the back of the work. Follow the color chart carefully and manage yarn changes neatly to maintain a clean finish.
• You will be working with esc: when instructions say “(B) x 7” it means 1 esc in the next 7 sts with yarn B. 
• At the end of each row ch 1 and turn.
• Each size has a link to the “Progress Tracker” for the waistband for easy to follow instructions.

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