Knitting for women Knitting Tops, shirts Ladies summer top knitting pattern

Ladies summer top knitting pattern

Top knitting pattern



Measurements & Sizes

Dress size (approx):

8-10 (12-14, 16-18, 20-22, 24-26, 28-30)

To fit bust (cm):

81-86 (91-97, 102-107, 112-117, 122-127, 132-137)

Length from shoulder (cm):

60 (62, 63, 64, 65, 67)

Width across yoke, measured flat, excluding side edgings (cm):

50 (55, 60, 65, 70, 75)

Yarn: (A) King Cole Smooth DK, shade 882 Pebble, 1 (2, 2, 2, 2, 3) 100g balls, (B) King Cole Opium, shade 194 Pebble, 2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3) 100g balls

Needles: 3.25mm, 5mm, 6mm

Stitch holders

Tapestry needle

Tension Square

14 sts x 21 rows = 10cm x 10cm stocking stitch (yarn B) 6mm needles

Knit wise: When stitches sit on your needle, the right leg of the individual stitch is in front of the needle and the left leg is behind. Knitting or purling through the back loop will deliberately twist your stitch so the left leg is in front of the needle. Pay close attention to which stitches are worked through the back loop as this will affect your rib pattern.

BACK

Using 3.25mm needles and yarn A, cast on 90 (103, 116, 129, 142, 155) sts

Row 1 (RS): k3, [p2, k2 tbl, p2, k7] to last nine sts, p2, k2 tbl, p2, k3

Row 2: k1, p2, [k2, p2 tbl, k2, p7] to last nine sts, k2, p2 tbl, k2, p2, k1

Rows 3-4: as Rows 1-2

Row 5: k3, [p2, k2 tbl, p2, k3, yfwd, skpo, k2] to last nine sts, p2, k2 tbl, p2, k3

Rows 6, 8 and 10: as Row 2

Row 7: k3, [p2, k2 tbl, p2, k1, k2tog, yfwd, k1, yfwd, skpo, k1] to last nine sts, p2, k2 tbl, p2, k3

Row 9: k3, [p2, k2 tbl, p2, k2tog, yfwd, k1, yfwd, skpo, yfwd, skpo] to last nine sts, p2, k2 tbl, p2, k3

Row 11: as Row 7

Row 12: as Row 2

Rep Rows 1-12 again

Rep Rows 1-2 only until work meas 21cm, ending after Row 1

Next row: p6 (0, 3, 8, 5, 2), * [p2tog] 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2) times, p2 (2, 3, 2, 2, 2), rep from * to last 8 (3, 8, 13, 5, 3) sts, [p2tog] 1 (1, 2, 2, 0, 0) times, p6 (1, 4, 9, 5, 3). 70 (77, 84, 91, 98, 105) sts

Change to 6mm needles, cut yarn A and join yarn B

Beg with a k row, work in st st until work meas 60 (62, 63, 64, 65, 67) cm from beg, ending after a p row

Shape shoulders

NOTE: cast off very loosely over thin parts of yarn to avoid these sts pulling in

Cast off 9 (10, 11, 13, 14, 16) sts at beg of next two rows, then 9 (11, 12, 13, 15, 16) sts at beg of foll two rows. 34 (35, 38, 39, 40, 41) sts

Slip rem sts on to a holderĀ 

FRONT

Work as for Back until Front meas 50 (52, 52, 53, 53, 54) cm from beg, ending after a p row

Shape neck

Next row: k23 (26, 28, 31, 34, 37), turn

Work five rows dec one st at neck edge on every row. 18 (21, 23, 26, 29, 32) sts

Cont without shaping until Front meas same as Back to shoulder shaping ending at side edge

Shape shoulder

Cast off 9 (10, 11, 13, 14, 16) sts at beg of next row, 9 (11, 12, 13, 15, 16) sts

Work one row

Cast off

With RS facing slip centre 24 (25, 28, 29, 30, 31) sts on a holder

Neatly rejoin yarn to rem sts and k one row

Complete as first half

NECKBAND

Join left shoulder

Using 5mm needles, yarn B and with RS facing, k across back neck sts, pick up and k 18 (18, 19, 19, 21, 22) sts evenly down left side neck, k across centre front sts, finally pick up and k 18 (18, 19, 19, 21, 22) sts evenly up right side of neck. 94 (96, 104, 106, 112, 116) sts

K four rows

Cast off

SIDE BORDERS

Join right shoulder and neckband

Using 5mm needles, yarn B, and with RS facing, pick up and k 112 (118, 122, 126, 132, 136) sts evenly along right side edge of yarn B section

K six rows

Cast off very loosely

Work Left border to match

TO MAKE UP

With WS facing press top section only using steam iron set on low. Join rib sections. Overlapping Front over Back, stitch side edges of Side borders to top of rib.

Design by Pat Menchini