Ultimate Knitting Instructions for a Stylish Top with Beige Colorado Yarn

You’ll Need:

150g of beige Colorado yarn (50% cotton, 50% polyacryl; 115m/50g);

50g of the same yarn, but in light-brown color;

Knitting needles size 3;

Elastic ribbon.

Size:

S.

Used Patterns:

Double 1 x 1 Rib:

1^st row: 1 knit st, 1 purl by turn;

2^nd row: slip knit sts, purl.

Repeat 2^nd row.

Relief Pattern:

1^st-3^rd rows: * 3 purls, 2 knit sts, 3 purls, 2 knit sts, 4 purls, 2 knit sts, 3 purls, 2 knit sts, 3 purls*; repeat from * to * to the end of row;

2^nd and all the even rows: due to the pattern;

5^th-7^th rows: * 1 knit st, 3 purls, 2 knit sts, 3 purls, 2 knit sts, 2 purls, 2 knit sts, 3 purls, 2 knit sts, 3 purls, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to *;

9^th-11^th rows: * 2 knit sts, 3 purls, 2 knit sts, 3 purls, 4 knit sts, 3 purls, 2 knit sts, 3 purls, 2 knit sts*; repeat from * to *;

13^th-15^th rows: * 1 purl, 2 knit sts, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to *;

17^th-19^th rows: * 2 purls, 2 knit sts, 3 purls, 2 knit sts, 6 purls, 2 knit sts, 3 purls, 2 knit sts, 2 purls*; repeat from * to *.

Repeat 1^st-20^th rows.

Instructions:

Cast on 96 sts + 2 selvage sts (= 98 sts) with light-brown yarn and work with double rib for 3 cm. Then, change to beige yarn and work with relief pattern to the needed length. Insert the elastic ribbon in the upper part of the top inside the double rib pattern.