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Is a sleeveless top with positive ease, knitted in four (4) parts sideways. The seams will be joined at the end, using the 3- needle-bind-off.
Materials:
About 200g Drops Silke Tweed or any compatible fingering/sport weight yarn; Circular needle 5mm (use larger needles as recommended on the yarn label); 2nd circular needle for 3- needle-bind-off; crochet hook; scrap yarn.
Gauge:
Important to cast on the correct number of stitches to arrive at the desired length of the top.
My gauge: 19 st = 10 cm (before washing & wearing); then 15.5 st = 10 cm, after washing and wearing. Measurements: Total length: 68 cm (ab. 27 in.) Bottom edge to armhole (side): 45 cm (ab. 18 in.) 12 chest: 50 cm (ab. 20 in.) 1/2 hips: 70 cm (ab. 28 in.)
Used techniques:
Provisional cast-on as shown here: http://rosemarygoround.blogspot.com/2007/08/is-it monday-already.html Short rowswithdouble-stitches Three-Needle-Bind-Off
Front:
Provisional cast-on: 80 stitches with scrap yarn (or number of stitches needed for desired length). Knit 4 rows followed by 6 short rows over 10 stitches (10 + 10 +10 +10 + 10 + 10): knit 10 st, \*turn and work double stitch, purl back, slip last stitch purlwise (always slip last st pw and knit 1. st, only in case of increasing purl last st.). Knit to double stitch, knit the 2 loops of the double stitch together, knit 10\* \*repeat 5 times more\*. Knit to end of row. Increase 1 stitch through the backloop, turn, k1, M1 tbl, purl to end. Continue increasing 28 more stitches at the end and the beginning of the opposite side to the short rows for the armhole. Now there should be 110 stitches on the needle and the armhole is finished. Work 16 rows in plain stockinette: Shoulder. Bind off 15 stitches. Continue knitting in plain stockinette and decrease 10 more stitches at the beginning of every row for the neckline by knitting the first stitches together (= 85 stitches remaining). Now half of the required chest measurement less 4 cm (ab. 1.6 in.) should be completed. If not, add more rows in plain stockinette without decreases. Work 2 rows in reverse stockinette. The next row starts at the base-line: work 3 short-rows with 15 stitches between the double stitches as described above. Purl 1 more row and stop knitting without bind-off, park remaining stitches on the 2nd needle. The 2nd front part is knitted in the same way, but mirrored to the 1st part: Work the short rows from the purl rows (purl, turn, double stitch, knit back - purl to double stitch and purl the loops together). Knit both front parts together using 3-needle-bind-off.
Back:
Work both back parts in the same way as the front parts; but for the neckline cast off only 5 stitches and decrease 3 more stitches in the following rows. Knit 14 more rows in plain stockinette (or your number of rows) and work the “"center wedge" in the same way as for the front part. Join both back parts by using 3-needle-bind-off. Now lift the stitches from the provisional cast-on of the left front and the right back part on two needles by unravelling the crochet line and knit those 2 parts together by using 3-needlebind-off. Connect the other side seam in the same way. Close shoulder seams, weave in loose ends, wash according to yarn manufacturer's instructions, wear and enjoy. Any bugs? Please let me know: I'm jancacha at Ravelry Please respect my copyright: This pattern, the related photos and any items made using this pattern are for personal useonly.Thankyou. Many thanks to Aknitte for helpwith the translation. Susanne Reese,October 2011
