Fandeco Tee

Fandeco Tee by Isabella Tonski

What is Being Made

The Fandeco Tee is a casual, summery crocheted top designed by Isabella Tonski of Bella's Custom Crochets. This garment features a relaxed, easy-fitting tee silhouette with a playful twist: while the front and sleeves present a classic appearance, the upper back showcases an eye-catching lace panel called the Fandeco panel. The design philosophy embraces versatility, offering two different sleeve options and the opportunity to work with contrasting yarn colors to create multiple style combinations from a single pattern.

Techniques Used

The Fandeco Tee employs fundamental crochet construction techniques suitable for intermediate-level crafters. The garment is worked using standard flat and in-the-round crochet methods to create the body, sleeves, and decorative back panel. Blocking is incorporated as a finishing technique to shape and refine the completed garment, ensuring proper fit and definition of the lace panel details. The contrast between the solid main body and the openwork lace panel creates visual interest through strategic stitch selection and yarn color choices.

Stitches Used

The pattern utilizes a range of essential crochet stitches to build structure and create the lace effects:

• Chain (CH) – foundational stitch used for creating foundation chains and openwork sections
• Single Crochet (SC) – primary stitch for creating dense, structured fabric in the main body
• Single Crochet Two Together (SC2TOG) – decrease stitch used for shaping
• Half Double Crochet (HDC) – medium-height stitch providing structure with slight drape
• Double Crochet (DC) – taller stitch used to create lighter, more open sections
• Treble Crochet (TR) – tall stitch contributing to the lace panel's openwork aesthetic

Materials Required

The Fandeco Tee is designed to work with DK weight yarn (also referred to as 3 weight yarn), which allows the garment to work up quickly while maintaining excellent drape for a summery aesthetic. The pattern specifies LeRoo Cotton, a 100% Pima Cotton yarn, as the recommended material, though similar DK or sport weight yarns can be substituted.

Yardage requirements vary by size: The main color requires between 625 and 1,210 yards depending on the selected size, while the contrast color for the Fandeco back panel requires 165 to 265 yards. The pattern provides detailed sizing and yardage information across multiple size options to accommodate different gauges and preferences.

Tools needed include: a G/4.0 mm crochet hook and an H/5.0 mm crochet hook to work with the DK weight yarn at appropriate gauges, blocking mats and pins for finishing, a measuring tape for checking gauge and fit, scissors for cutting yarn, and a yarn needle for weaving in ends and seaming if required.