Poliana Swimsuit
Poliana means “meadow” in Bulgarian, which perfectly describes the lace in this bathing suit. Poliana is a sexy, yet demure bathing suit that is meant to suit all body types and personalities. It can be adjusted in infinite ways. You can make the bottoms cheeky or with fuller coverage. And you can mix and match top and bottom sizes to fit your specific body type. It can also be worn halter style with an open back, or with crossed straps at the back.
Skill level: Intermediate
This listing is for the PDF crochet pattern in English and Spanish (el PDF incluye la version en Inglés y en Español).
It is comes in US terms and with lots and lots of very helpful pictures.
Materials
YARN: Between 600 - 800 m of fingering yarn (amount greatly varies depending on the size).
Recommended to use elastic yarn. Sample used 2 balls of Alize Diva Stretch (92% Microfiber Acrylic, 8% Elastane)
HOOKS: 2.5 mm or size needed to meet gauge
NOTIONS: a tapestry needle, beads and Lycra fabric for the straps (optional)
Sizes + measurements
This pattern comes in 5 different sizes for bottom: XS, S, M, L and XL. And 7 different sizes for the top: XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL and 3XL.
Garment is to fit the following body measurements:
Hips: (XS) 33 - 34 in (83.5 - 86 cm), (S) 35 - 36 in (89 - 91.5 cm), (M) 38 - 40 in (96.5 - 101.5 cm), (L) 42 - 44 in (106.6 - 111.5 cm), (XL) 46 - 48 in (116.5 - 122).
Bust: (XS) A cup, (S) A/B cup, (M) B/C cup, (L) C/D cup, (XL) D/DD cup, (XXL) DD/E cup, (3XL) E/F cup.
These measurements are to be used as guides and will depend on how much coverage you want and how wide your body is overall. For example, a 32B cup might use a S, but a 38 B cup might prefer a M
