This top is fun to knit. Markers, yarn overs, and decreases create lines of moving eyelets. You’ll enjoy working these eyelets combined with stockinette. The simplicity of this design produces a very elegant top which you’ll love wearing.
The pattern includes the following adjustments/options to make your own style: body length adjustments AND sleeve depth/length adjustments, including sleeveless
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
Chest: 42 (46, 50, 54, 58, 62)“ / 105 (115, 125, 135,145, 155) cm
Length: Choice of 19”, 21”, or 23" / 47.5cm, 52.5cm, or 57.5 cm
Choose the chest size based on your ease preference and length.
This pattern has an option to make a shorter/longer top. For each 1”/2.5cm in length, you will use 27 (29, 32, 35, 37, 40)yds.
Shown:
Sleeves top (Ecru Natural): chest 46”, 19” length
No sleeves top (Steel Gray): chest 50”, 19” length
on model with 33” chest and 5’ 5” tall
GAUGE:
15.5 stitches x 23 rows = 4”/10cm in stockinette stitch (blocked)
MATERIALS:
DanDoh Linen (100% linen, 124yds/50g)
Long sleeves
19” long: 6 (7, 7, 7, 8, 8] skeins or 723 (771, 819, 867, 915, 970)yds
21” long: 7 (7, 8, 8, 8, 9] skeins or 776 (829, 883, 936, 989, 1050)yds
23” long: 7 (8, 8, 8, 9, 10] skeins or 830 (888, 946, 1005, 1063, 1130)yds
Short sleeves
19” long: 5 (5, 5, 6 ,6, 7) skeins or 522 (570, 618, 666, 714, 764)yds
21” long: 5 (6, 6, 6, 7, 7) skeins or 576 (629, 682, 735, 789, 844]yds
23” long: 6 (6, 7, 7, 7, 8) skeins or 629 (687, 746, 804, 863, 924)yds
This pattern has an option to make a shorter/longer top. For each 1”/2.5cm in length, you will use 27 (29, 32, 35, 37, 40)yds.