We love cotton yarn over here at Stitch & Hustle - even if it is not summer. But we especially LOVE summer cottons. It’s such a versatile yarn that can be used for many different types of projects, especially garments.

We also love the Circulo Yarn sponsored Stitch Up Chicago 2023. So why not combine those 2 loves and bring you some of our favorite tops that you can make with Circulo Yarn cottons!

Each of these is designed by Adriana Baiocco who truly encapsulates that summer cotton style! We had the pleasure of meeting Adriana last year and she joined us at Stitch Up Chicago this year! So we knew we wanted to feature her designs because she is so talented and everyone at Stitch Up Chicago was just in love with her work.

It cracks me up that we are celebrating Adriana’s crochet designs because we love summer crochet, but the photo of us show us both wearing knits. Oh I love fiber arts!

Have you crocheted any garments with cotton yarn before? If you have then you will know why we love it so much. And if you haven’t then my goodness… get started and fall in love with summer cotton crochet!

What’s all the fuss about cotton you ask? Cotton is a great yarn to crochet with because it is both breathable yet holds structured stitches to keep shape and frame of what you are making. You can create many different types of projects with cotton yarn like items for the home, accessories, jewelry, garments and much more. For this Round Up we focused on beach tops!

Circulo Yarns has a wonderful array of cotton yarn that lightweight, breathable and come in bright and beautiful colors allowing you to choose a just-right-for-you yarn and color story.

Each of these designs are fashionable, and perfect for night or day and so fun to work up. Hang out at the beach, a summer festival, wine tour tasting, or touring a new city or cute, quaint town.

Whatever you choose to do you can’t go wrong with any of these designs.

The Mustard Cropped Top is perfect for pairing up with a a paid of capris, platform shoes and big bold earrings. You can make it as long or even as short as you like to suit your style and it is ideal for days on the boardwalk or night out in the city.

Pair the Tangerine Top with wide leg pants or shorts, sandals and a boho belt and you will have the perfect city summer style look to tour a vineyard, go antique shopping, or even stroll the beaches. 

Let your summer music festival and boho chic style soar with the Flower Cropped Top - a wonderful pattern you can work up in all your favorite summer colors.

Sometimes a wonderfully simple top like this Natural Cotton Shirt is all you need to spend a weekend window shopping and hanging with friends and show off something you made for yourself. This is a great beginner friendly pattern too!

What we love about the Mixo Top is its easy dress up or dress down option. The ruffle sleeves give you just a hint of fancy fun to dress up your summer style straight from the beach.

Stroll the lovely beaches in the late afternoon sun and use this Long Sleeve Beach Cover Up to keep the sea breeze at bay. It is perfect for when you need to cover up a swimmer to go grab a bite to eat but then want to head right back to the beach. Perfect for vacations and travel too!

The Butterfly Cropped Top is fabulous and just perfect for visiting farmer’s markets and having brunch with friends at your local downtown spot! Pair it with your favorite shorts during the day or your favorite wide leg slacks in the evening for a night out on the town.

Whatever design you choose - your summer crochet style factor will be on 100% AWESOME!

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