Knitted Top with Relief Cables and Net Patterns

You’ll Need:

550 (600)g of dark-grey (#14) Opera Lana Grossa yarn (65% cotton, 25% polyamide, 5% viscose, 5% sequins; 100m/50g);

Knitting needles 5 and 5.5;

Crochet hook 4;

2 black drop-beads.

Size:

Used Patterns

Relief pattern with cables: work according to scheme A. Start with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat.

Net pattern: work according to scheme B. Make purls in WS row. Start with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat.

Repeat 1^st-4^th rows.

Stitches Control:

Relief pattern with cables: 15 sts x 21 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Net pattern: 16 sts x 23 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 83 sts with knitting needles 5.5. Make 1 WS row of knit sts and work with relief pattern with cables. In 23 cm = 49 rows from the beginning of work, turn it and change to knitting needles 5, make 1 RS row of knit sts, decrease 7 (1) sts = 76 (82) sts and 1 row of purls.

Then, work with net pattern. For better fitting, decrease 1 st from both sides in the 7^th row of relief pattern with cables, 3 x 1 st in every 8^th row and 1 x 1 st in the next 6^th row = 66 (72) sts. In 16 cm = 38 rows from relief pattern with cables, mark waist from both sides.

For chamfers, increase 1 st in the 13^th row from marks, 4 x 1 st in every 8^th row = 76 (82) sts. In 21 cm = 50 rows from marks, bind off 3 sts for arm-holes, 1 x 2 sts and 3 x 1 st in every 2^nd row = 60 (66) sts.

In 20 (21) cm = 46 (48) rows from the beginning of arm-holes, bind off the central 38 sts for neck-hole.

Front

Make in the same way as back, but with a deeper neck-hole. For cut, bind off the central 2 sts in 4 (5) cm = 10 (12) rows from the beginning of arm-holes and continue knit separately.

In 8 cm = 18 rows from the beginning of cut, bind off 10 sts from both sides for neck-hole, 1 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts, and 3 x 1 st in every 2^nd row. In 8 cm = 18 rows from the beginning of cut, bind off the rest 11 (14) sts of shoulder.

Sleeves

Cast on 53 sts with knitting needles 5.5. Make 1 WS row of knit sts and make relief pattern with cables. In 11.5 cm = 25 rows turn your work and change to knitting needles 5, make 1 RS row of knit sts, decrease 7 sts = 46 sts and 1 row of purls.

Then, work with net pattern, increase 1 st from both sides in the 7^th row of relief pattern, bind off 3 (4) x 1 st in every 16^th (14^th) row = 54 (56) sts. Include the increased sts in the pattern.

In 32.5 cm = 76 rows from relief pattern with cables, bind off 3 sts from both sides for sleeve caps, 1 x 2 sts, 4 x 1 st in every 2^nd row and 3 x 1 st in every 4^th row, 3 x 1 st and 1 x 2 sts in every 2^nd row. Bind off the rest 20 (22) sts.

Assembly

Make seams, leaving side seams open to the height of relief pattern. Fasten neck-hole with 1 row of single crochets and 1 row of “crab stitch”. Sew up the sleeves. For straps, make chains of 20 cm long, put beads to the ends.