Marian, here are the notes belonging to the person who made this top :

Had to make some adjustments for gauge. Not getting the gauge in the pattern. Don’t think I want to. Seems a little too tight for the yarn I’m using- and my yarn is sport weight. Hmmm. Only did 11 pattern repeats for torso.

4/27 Ran out of yarn with only one strap to go. Started with 7 balls. Should have been enough for a large and I was making the small. Ripped out the entire thing to start again. Seriously. I was making adjustments for my gauge being different and just crocheting to the pattern measurements. I did however make the torso section a little longer like I usually have to do because I have a longer torso! But by the time I finished I felt it was too long even for me. If you look at the top on the model, the length hits her below the bend in her leg. Too long for me. I will start again and shorten the torso some and hopefully have enough yarn to finish this time.

5/6 Finished minus attaching straps and burying tails. Oh and buttons. Was worried I wasn’t going to have enough yarn to finish the second time around.

Second attempt mods: Ch 42 to start torso. Only did 11 repeats. Decrease 6 sts at drawstring band- 150 sts. 50 ch-2 sps. 3 rows of rnd 4 total for lower border. Skip 2 hdc on last rnd. Straps: ch 67, only 1 row of hdc, petal pattern rows 3,4 & 5. 1 more row hdc, then start row 7. Only did ch-4 for the little bumps. Ripped out and re-did straps like 3 times to get them how I wanted them. Edging for back opening: slip st with 8 ch-3 button loops along first side and then sc along second side (looked better).

Now just to tie things together.

So beyond ready to be done with this project. Need to rip and redo straps again because they’re too long. Redoing AGAIN co 52 this time. Ugh. Finally a good length.

Did a twisted cord instead of chain for the tie. Cute.

5/9 Finally done. Just need to sew buttons (which I haven’t found yet), block and get some pics. After all the hassle it’s a super cute top. Glad I took the time to get the fit right otherwise I don’t think I would wear it.

10 g of yarn left out of 7 (50 g) balls.

When I sewed on the buttons I stitched the back opening together too. It stopped the buttons from pulling at the opening so it looked better. This doesn’t need to be a functional opening anyway.

Source: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Beloucattoo/lacy-sleeveless-top

The original pattern says:
Gauge
22 stitches = 4 inches in half-double crochet (US) using size E/4 (3.5mm) hook ( Source: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lace-inspired-crocheted-top)

Hope this helps!