Talk Radio Dress and Top

'Talk Radio' 2in1 pattern, it contains instructions on a dress and a top, and they can be made with or without bust darts, with wide or narrow straps and high or low back. The dress also have a customizable hip fit to accommodate for most bust to hip ratios. Both garments have a straight fit that's achieved through a subtle a-line shaping to accommodate your hips for the dress. It's worked top down, first flat then joined to be worked seamlessly. The body is worked in moss stitch crochet, straps are worked in yarn over slip stitches with crochet I-cord edge details.. It's a text heavy pattern, with no photos for the steps and is suitable for confident intermediate crocheters and up. Pattern is in English by default, but available in Swedish upon request. **Sizes To fit chest** 75 (85) 95 (105) 115 (125) 135 (145) 155 cm **Chest circumference of finished garment** 78 (88) 98 (108) 118 (128) 138 (148) 158 cm Choose size depending on desired fit. **Length Top** 36 (38) 40 (42) 44 (45) 47 (50) 51 cm **Dress** 73 (76) 77 (80) 82 (85) 87 (88) 91 cm I’m 176 cm tall and have a chest measurement of 82 cm, and I’m wearing size 85 in both garments. **Materials Yarn** The yardage is calculated for the length stated in the “Size” section, the 11-20 cm chest-to-hip difference and has taken darts into account. If you are making this garment a different length, width or without bust darts your yardage will vary. The project is made with 2 strands of yarn held together. **Dress** Approximately 1040 (1155) 1260 (1380) 1510 (1640) 1800 (1970) 2140 meters each of a fingering and a lace yarn I used 250 (300) 300 (350) 400 (400) 450 (500) 550 g of Lang Yarns Jawoll and 250 (275) 300 (350) 350 (400) 400 (450) 500 g of Lang Yarns Paillettes **Top** Approximately 430 (490) 530 (580) 640 (700) 760 (820) 900 meters each of a fingering and a lace yarn. I used 150 (150) 150 (150) 200 (200) 200 (200) 250 g of Lang Yarns Jawoll and 25 (25) 25 (50) 50 (50) 50 (50) 50 of Lang Yarns Astra **Tools** 3,5mm and 3 mm hooks Tapestry needle, 4 stitch markers. **Gauge** For 10x10 cm: 12 stitches by 16 rows in moss st crochet on hook 3,5mm, or hook needed to meet gauge. **Techniques** Moss stitch - first row: *ch 1 and skip next stitch, sc 1*. Next row: *ch 1, sc into space from previous row*. Moss st always means 1 ch + 1 sc, even after a turning chain. All moss stitch counts count the turning chain as 1 moss stitch. Yarn over slip stitch - yarn over, insert hook in the advised loop, pull yarn through all loops on hook. Slip stitch - insert hook in the advised loop, pull yarn through all loops on hook.