Knitted Top with Relief Cable Pattern

You’ll Need

200 (250) 300g of light-blue yarn (60% cotton, 40% polyamide; 105m/50g);

Knitting needles: 6;

Crochet hook: 5.

Size

S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Stockinette Stitch

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

Wrong-Side Pattern

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

Rib Pattern

1 st of stockinette stitch, 2 sts of wrong-side pattern;

Relief Cable

(37 sts wide): due to the scheme, make WS rows according to the ornament, yarn overs – as purls. Repeat 1^st-12^th rows.

Stitches Control

18.5 sts x 25.5 rows = 10 х 10 cm.

Instructions

Start with the middle of back, cast on 58 (60) 62 sts and work in the following way: 1 selvedge st, 19 (21) 23 sts of rib, 37 sts of relief cable, 1 selvedge st.

In 80 cm = 204 rows (84 cm = 216 rows) 90 cm = 228 rows from the set-up row, bind off the sts.

Straps

Make 2.

Cast on 15 sts and work according to the scheme from arrow A-B between selvedge sts.

In 30 (32) 34 cm from the set-up row, bind off all the sts.

Assembly

Make the central seam on back.

Fasten the upper edge of the top with 1 row of single crochets. Sew the straps to the upper edge of the top, stepping 6 cm from the side edge.