Knitting a Stylish Top: Instructions and Patterns

You’ll Need

400g of 100% cotton yarn (565m/100g);

Knitting needles size 3;

Pins.

Size

S/M; M/L.

Used Patterns

Garter Stitch

Make with 2 threads of yarn. In RS and WS rows – all knit sts;

Relief Pattern

Make with 1 thread of yarn. The quantity of sts is multipled by 27 + 5.

1^st, 3^rd, 5^th rows: 3 knit sts, * 1 yarn over, 2 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 2 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 3 knit sts, knit2tog x 6 times, 1 yarn over, 2 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 2 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to * to last st, 3 knit sts out of 1 st;

2^nd, 4^th, 6^th rows: purl.

Fancy Pattern

This is a combination of the 2 previously described patterns. Make 4 rows with garter stitch in 2 threads of yarn, followed by 6 rows with relief pattern in 1 thread of yarn. Repeat these 10 rows.

Stitches Control

Fancy pattern: 32 sts x 33 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 140 (167) sts and work with the fancy pattern.

Arm-Holes

At 30 (34) cm height = 100 (112) rows, bind off from both sides in every even row: 4 sts x 1, 3 sts x 2, 2 sts x 5, 1 st x 7. Knit straight on the remaining 86 (113) sts.

Neck-Hole

At 46 (52) cm height = 152 (172) rows, transfer 26 (33) sts to the pin. Knit each part separately. Then, transfer to the pin in all the following even rows: 5 sts x 1, 3 sts x 2.

Shoulders

At 48 (54) cm height = 160 (180) rows, bind off the remaining sts – 19 (29) sts for each shoulder.

Front

Make in the same way as the back to the neck-hole. Bind off the arm-holes at the same height as for the back.

At 43 (49) cm = 142 (162) rows, transfer the central 12 (19 sts) to the pin for the neck-hole. Then, transfer to the pin in all the following even rows: 5 sts x 1, 4 sts x 1, 3 sts x 1, 2 sts x 1. Then, bind off 1 st x 4.

Bind off the shoulders at the same height as from the back side.

Assembly

Sew one shoulder. Transfer the sts to the working needle from the pin and lift 8 sts along the bound off sts. Make 5 rows of garter stitch in 2 threads of yarn on the obtained 104 (118) sts. Then, bind off all the sts, making knit sts on the wrong side. Sew the second shoulder.

Lift 90 (102) sts along the edge of each arm-hole with 2 threads of yarn. Make 4 rows of garter stitch, then bind off all the sts, making knit sts on the wrong side. Sew up the side seams.