High-low hem top
Summer tops don’t come more modern than this! Cast on Pat Menchini’s knit for fashion fans.
Whether you’ve fallen in love with the fresh green shades, the unusual hemline or the textured basket stitch of this knit, once completed you’ll love wearing this cool linen-blend knit during the warmer summer months. Take a little time to work the sideways neckline, neatly adopting a firm cast off for the neatest of finishes. RIGHT FRONT Cast on 53 (59: 65: 71: 77: 83) sts using 4mm needles and Yarn A.
Work in Basket Stitch patt as foll:
Row 1 (RS) K3, P1, (K3, P3) to last 7 sts, K3, P1, K3.
Row 2 P3, K1, (P3, K3) to last 7 sts, P3, K1, P3.
Row 3 As Row 1.
Row 4 P3, K1, (K3, P3) to last 7 sts, K4, P3.
Row 5 K3, P1, (P3, K3) to last 7 sts, P4, K3.
Row 6 As Row 4.
These 6 rows form patt, which is also shown on Chart.**
Cont straight in patt until work measures 49cm, measured through centre of work and ending after a WS row.
SHAPE NECK
Cast off 19 (20: 21: 22: 23: 24) sts at beg of next row. [34 (39: 44: 49: 54: 59) sts] Dec 1 st at neck edge on next 5 rows. [29 (34: 39: 44: 49: 54) sts]
Work straight until front measures 7 (7: 9: 9: 10: 10)cm from beg of neck shaping, ending at side edge.
SHAPE SHOULDER
Cast off 4 (5: 6: 7: 8: 9) sts loosely at beg of next row and the 4 foll alt rows. Work 1 row straight.
Cast off rem 9 sts.
LEFT FRONT
Cast on as the Right Front but using Yarn B.
Work Rows 1-6 of patt as Right Front. Cont straight in patt until work measures 38cm, measured through centre of work and ending after a RS row.