The Chic Crochet Mock Neck Top

Create a stylish, well-fitted mock neck top using entirely slip stitches for a stretchy garment that holds its shape beautifully. This made-to-measure design can be customized into a sleeveless or cap sleeve style.

Materials and Tools

To make this top, you will need sport weight or number two cotton yarn paired with a 4.5-millimeter crochet hook, a tape measure, scissors, a yarn needle, and stitch markers.

Body and Mock Neck Construction

Begin by chaining the length of your top, making sure to account for your chest measurement and adding an extra three chains to compensate for the slip stitch shrinkage. Work rows of slip stitches in the back loop only, then add extra chains to form the height of the mock neck before shaping the shoulders and seaming your two panels together.

Adding Sleeves and Finishing

Seam the sides together, leaving openings for your armholes, and add a clean edge of slip stitches around the arm openings. For a cap sleeve version, work rows back and forth along the armhole edge, alternating between normal and decrease rows until it fits snugly.

Keep your working yarn very loose while making slip stitches to ensure your tension does not become too tight, making it much easier to work into the next row.

Angle your hook slightly upwards while pulling the yarn through to extend the loop and maintain a relaxed, even tension throughout your project.

Mark the very first stitch of every row with a stitch marker to effortlessly keep track of your stitch count and prevent accidental increases or decreases.