I searched for swimsuit patterns for you and did not come up with anything. Maybe others here will have something.

Alaskanray, being a somewhat modest person myself, it occurs to me to ask if yarn can be crocheted closely enough to provide the coverage I would want. I was thinking about sewing...do you sew? If you don't come up with anything crochet you could check that. But the yarn will cost something, so I was wondering if you could check stores like Penneys (who is always having a sale)or Target, and we have Ross and Marshall here which usually have pretty good prices.

Anyway...I know it's not much help. Good luck in your search for a swimsuit. Summer's comin'!

Yes, I do sew but not with a serger, which would be necessary for a swimsuit...and yes, crochet can be tight enough to give adequate coverage. I already have yarn and thread coming out of my ears so supplies are not a problem. The only thing I need is a decent pattern. Thanks for your help.

Well, I did find this one, but I have no idea if it is anything you would be interested in.....

Here is a link that might be useful: Swimsuit

Ebay has one for sell at a "buy it now" price of $1.99. I don't know what shipping is

Here is a link that might be useful: Crochet Swimsuit Pattern

Good find, dortycakes! That's a nice pattern.

you don't have to have a serger to make swimsuits. I've made some on my regular machine which has a stretch stitch. Other seams were made with a zig zag stitch over elastic.
I found knit patterns that happened to have crochet patterns at the same site. I can't remember if they were all one or two piece suits. The other thing is I don't think they explained sizes very well. Sort of a S/M/L thing and that was it. I searched on google under knit bathing suits. Good luck.

I wonder if a flat fell seam would be a good substitute for serging. It doesn't "give" much, but it's a sturdy seam which won't ravel or have raw edges to curl.

I found some patterns on :
http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory/womens_swimsuits.php
and
http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/beach.php
I also bought some patterns on :

http://www.knitwhits.com/online_store/bikinis/lanikai.php

Good luck !