Knitting a Stylish Top: Instructions and Patterns

You'll Need:

500g of yarn (50% viscose, 50% polyacryl; 300m/100g);

Straight and circle knitting needles size 4;

Crochet hook size 3.5;

2 beads.

Size

L

Used Patterns

Stockinette stitch: right-side rows - only knit stitches, wrong-side rows - only purls;

Relief pattern: according to the schemes.

Stitches Control

24 stitches x 24.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 98 stitches on straight knitting needles and make 14 rows according to scheme 1, repeating the pattern 8 times between the selvedge stitches.

Continue: 1 selvedge stitch, 24 knit stitches, 23 stitches according to scheme 2, 2 stitches according to scheme 3, 23 stitches according to scheme 2, 24 stitches of stockinette stitch, 1 selvedge stitch.

Bind off 3 stitches when the length of your detail is 40 cm, then bind off 1 stitch twice in every even row. You should end up with 88 stitches. At 60 cm, bind off all the stitches.

Front

Work similarly to the back. At 40 cm height from the beginning, divide the stitches in half and continue making each part separately.

At 55 cm from the 1st row, bind off 16 stitches from both sides for the neck-hole, then bind off 1 x 5 stitches, 1 x 3 stitches, 2 x 1 stitch in the even rows. At 60 cm, bind off 18 stitches for each shoulder.

Sleeves

Cast on 62 stitches on straight knitting needles and knit according to scheme 4. At 40 cm height, bind off 3 stitches from both sides for the sleeve cap, then bind off 2 x 2 stitches, 8 x 1 stitch, 2 x 2 stitches, 2 x 3 stitches, 1 x 12 stitches in every even row. Make the 2nd sleeve in the same way.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. For the hood, lift the stitches to the circle knitting needle along the edge of the neck-hole and knit according to scheme 4. Fold in half and connect the stitches of two halves with a "stitch in stitch" seam.

Make shoulder seams. Sew the sleeves. Fasten the cuffs along the lower edge by making 5 cm of single crochets.

Make straps and put the beads on them.