Ultimate Knitting Guide Using Aruba Yarn in Mélange Grey

You’ll Need:

350 (400)g of Aruba yarn in mélange grey color (45% polyamide, 41% cotton, 5% acryl; 80m/50g);

Knitting needles 7 and 8;

Crochet hook 7;

Thin string thread;

18 cm of sewing lace 2 cm wide.

Size:

S (M).

Used Patterns

Stockinette Stitch:

In RS row – knit sts, in WS row – purls;

Relief Pattern:

Work according to the scheme, where only RS rows are stated, while making WS rows and yarn overs as purls. Start with 1 selvedge st, pattern repeat, finish with 1 st after pattern repeat, and 1 selvedge st. Repeat 1^st-10^th rows.

Stitches Control:

14.5 sts x 18 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back:

Cast on 75 (87) sts and work with relief pattern. In 45 cm from the set-up row, decrease 15 (21) sts for bustier. Then, switch to knitting needles 8 and work with stockinette stitch. In 18 cm from the beginning of the bustier, bind off all the sts.

Front:

Make in the same way as the back, but for bustier widening, increase 6 x 1 st in every 5^th row from both sides.

Assembly:

Make side seams; fasten all the edges with 1 row of single crochets and 1 row of “shrimp stitch”, using string thread in the upper edge. For the “tunnel”, sew sewing lace in the center of the front to the WS.

Strap:

Make a chain of 82 cm long and fasten it with 1 row of slip sts. Draw both ends of the strap in the upper part of the “tunnel” and sew in the bottom part.