Brown Sheep Company, Inc.
Rebecca Top Designed exclusively for Brown Sheep Company by Melissa Leapman
SKILL LEVEL \~ INTERMEDIATE
SIZE
Woman's small (medium, large, 1XL, 2XL) Instructions are given for smallest size, with larger sizes in parentheses. When only 1 number is given, it applies to all sizes. FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Bust: 35 (39, 43, 47, 51)" Total length: 30 (30%, 31, 31%, 31%)"
MATERIALS
·Brown Sheep Cotton Fine, 80% Pima cotton/20% Merino wool (50g/222 yds per skein: 3 (4, 5, 5, 6) skeins each #780 Hearty Meriot (A) and #220 Provincial Rose (B); 3 (3, 4, 4, 5) skeins #240 Pinkabo0 (C); 2 (2, 3, 3, 3) skeins #100 Cottonball (D)) · Size 6 (4mm) needles or size needed to obtain gauge ·Stitch marker
GAUGE
20 sts x 28 rows = 4" In St st with two strands of yarn held tog To save time and ensure proper fit, take time to check gauge.
DESIGNER NOTES
· Color sequence: Two strands of yarn are held together throughout entiregarment asfollows: 2 strands of A until piece measures approx 4%" from beginning; 1 strand each of A and B until piece measures approx 8y" from beginning; 2 strands of B until piece measures approx 12%" from beginning; 1 strand each of B and C until piece measures approx 17" from beginning; 2 strands of C until piece measures approx 21%" from beginning; 1 strand each of C and D until piece measures approx 25x" from beginning; 2 strands of D for remainder of piece. ·Eyelets are worked on every 4th row (RS rows) along body, armholes and neckline. Outer 3 edge sts of armholes and neck are kept in garter stitch.
STITCH GLOSSARY
Sssk: Slip 3 sts separately knitwise to RH ndl. Insert LH ndi into these 3 sts from left to right and knit them tog. Ssp: SI 2 sts separately knitwise to RH ndl. SI these 2 sts back to LH ndl, maintaining "twisted" position. Insert RH ndl through back Ips into the second, then the first st. P2tog. Fully-fashioned body, armhole and neck decreases (on rows with eyelets): K3, yo, sssk, knit to last 6 sts, k3tog, yo, k3. Fully- fashioned armhole and neck decreases (on rows without eyelets): RS rows: K4, ssk, knit to last 6 sts k2tog, k4. WS rows: K3, p1, p2tog, purl to last 6 sts, ssp, p1, k3. Eyelet rows without decreases: K3, yo, ssk, knit to last 5 sts, k2tog, yo, k3.
Brown Sheep Company, Inc. · 100662 County Road 16 · Mitchell, NE 69357 800-826-9136 · FAX 308-635-2143· www.brownsheep.com
BACK
With 2 strands of A held tog, cast on 133 (142, 151, 160, 169) sts. Work in Garter st for 4 rows, inc 15 (16, 17, 18, 19) sts evenly on last row-148 (158, 168, 178, 188) sts. Change to St st. Work fullyfashioned body decreases with eyelets (see Notes) each end every 4th rows 30 times (15 eyelets), at the same time changing colors after every 4%" (see Notes)-88 (98, 108, 118, 128) sts rem. Work even making eyelets (without decreases) every 4th row until back measures 21%" from beg, ending after WS row.
Shape armholes
Bind off 4 (6, 8, 9, 10) sts at beg of next 2 rows, then 2 (3, 3, 3, 4) sts at beg of following 2 rows. Continuing the color and eyeletpattern as established and keeping outer 3 edge stitches in garter stitch, work fullyfashioned armhole decreases (see Notes), each end every row 1 (1, 2, 4, 5) times, then every other row 5 times,-64 (68, 72, 76, 80) sts rem. Continue even in pats as established until back measures approx 25% (26, 26%, 27, 27)" from beg, ending after WS row. (Refer to designer notes on Eyelets.)
Shape neck
Place marker between 2 center sts. Work to 6 sts before center marker, work fuilly-fashioned neck dec (see Notes); join second ball of yarn, work fully-fashioned neck dec, work to end row. Next Row (WS): K3, purl across to 3 sts before marker, k3; for second side of neck, k3, purl across to last 3 sts, k3. Repeat last 2 rows working fully-fashioned neck decs every other row 15 more times, ending with a WS row. Beg shoulder shaping when piece measures 29 (291/2, 30, 301/2, 301/2)" from beg, ending with a WSrow.
Shape Shoulders
Bind off 4 (5, 5, 6, 6) sts at beg of next six rows, then 4 (3, 5, 4, 6) sts at beg of following 2 rows.
FRONT
Work as for back until front measures 23 (23%, 24, 24%, 24%)" from beg, ending with a WS row.
Shape neck
Place markerbetween 2centersts.Work to 6 stsbefore center marker, work fuilly-fashioned neck decs (see Notes); join second ball of yarn, work fully-fashioned neck dec, work to end row. Next Row (WS): K3, purl to 3 sts before marker, k3; for second side of neck, k3, purl to last 3 sts, k3. Work fully-fashioned neck decs every other row 7 more times, then every 4 rows 8 times-16 (18,20,22,24) sts rem each side,at the same time shape armholes as for back. Begin shoulder shaping when front measures 29 (29%, 30, 30%, 30%)" from beg, ending with awsrow. Shape shoulders Bind off 4 (5, 5, 6, 6) sts at beg of next 6 rows, then 4 (3, 5, 4, 6) sts at beg of following 2 rows.
ASSEMBLY
Sew shoulder and side seams.
