How to Knit an L-XL Top with Lace Fringe Using Mercerized Cotton Yarn

You’ll Need:

700g of peachy 100% mercerized cotton yarn (270m/100g);

Knitting needles 3.5;

Crochet hook 3.

Size:

L-XL.

Used Patterns:

Main Pattern:

Relief pattern, knitting needles 3.5: the quantity of sts is multiple 9 + 2 + 2 selvage sts. Make RS rows due to the scheme 1. Knit the sts before arrow A, then, repeat the pattern between arrows A and B, finish with sts after arrow B.

Stockinette Stitch:

Knitting needles 3.5: in RS rows – knit sts, in WS rows – purls;

Lace Fringe:

Crochet hook 3: due to the scheme 2. At first, the quantity of sts is multiple 14. Crochet with circle rows. Repeat 1^st-11^th circle rows x once.

Stitches Control:

Stockinette stitch, knitting needles 3.5: 29 sts x 36 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions:

Back/Front:

Cast on 166 sts and make 1 WS row with purls. Then, work with relief pattern due to the scheme 1 from 1^st to 36^th row. Then, work with stockinette stitch. At 39 cm height from the set-up row, bind off 7 sts from both sides. Then, bind off 25 x 1 st in every 2^nd row from both sides. At 50 cm height, bind off the rest sts.

Sleeves:

Cast on 114 sts and work with stockinette stitch. At 19 cm height from the set-up row, bind off 7 sts from both sides. Then, bind off 25 x 1 st in every 2^nd row from both sides. At 30 cm height, bind off the rest sts.

Assembly:

Make raglan seams. Fasten the neck-hole with 280 single crochets, start the row on one of raglan seams. Then, make lace fringe – 20 pattern repeats. Make side and sleeve seams. Fasten the set-up row of sleeves with 112 single crochets, then, fasten the lace fringe of 8 pattern repeats. For 2 straps, make a chain of 9 sts + 3 chain sts increase and work with double crochets. After making 30 cm long straps, finish your work and sew them to the edges of front and make, step back 6 cm from raglan seam.