Lay cups one next to the over and overlap about 1”. With needle and thread sew tog at both the front and the back.
With White and E hook join at one end of the sewn tog cups, you will be forming the base for ties, ch-57, fasten off.
Row 1: With White and E hook join on opposite side of cups, ch-58, turn, sc 2nd ch from hook, sc ea ch across to bottom edge of cups, sc across that edge, sc next 57 ch, ch-1, turn. Again, you may want to check the fit at this point. It should go around the chest just under the breasts and overlap 1” at the back. Adjust accordingly.
Row 2-3: Sc ea st across, ch-1, turn. End row 3 fasten off.
Top Straps To Halter.
Row 1: With White and E hook join in top one cup, ch-1, sc same st as beg ch-1, and next st, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn. (2 sts)
Row 2: Sc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
Rep row 2 until the strap is long enough to reach around the neck and tie or long enough to reach across the back and snap along the inside back of top.
Rep on other side.
Motif:
Rnd 1: With White and E hook ch-2, in 2nd ch from hook work 6 sc, sl st top beg sc, do not turn. (6 sts)
Rnd 2: Ch-1, (sc, ch-3) 6 times, sl st top beg sc, do not turn.
Rnd 3: Ch-1, (sc next st, sc next sp, ch-3) around, sl st top beg sc, do not turn. (12 sts)
Rnd 4: Ch-1, (sk next st, 1 sc next st, 2 sc next sp) around, sl st top beg sc, do not turn. (18 sts)
Rnd 5: Ch-1, (sk next st, sc next 2 sts, 2 sc next sp, ch-3) around, sl st top beg sc, do not turn. (24 sts)
Rnd 6: Ch-1, (sk next st, sc next 3 sts, 2 sc next sp, ch-3) around, sl st top beg sc, do not turn. (30 sts)
Rnd 7: Ch-1, (sk next st, sc next 4 sts, 2 sc next sp, ch-3) around, sl st top beg sc, do