CHEVRON TOP
MEASUREMENTS
To fit bust 81(86:92:97:102)cm; Finished measurements Bust 86(92:97:102:109)cm; Length to shoulder 48(49:50:51:52)cm.
MATERIALS
7(7:8:9:9) 50g balls of Sirdar Summer Linen DK in Daffy 0202.
Pair each of 3.25mm and 3.75mm knitting needles.
TENSION
24 sts and 32 rows to 10cm square over st-st using 3.75mm needles.
ABBREVIATIONS
cm centimetres; cont continue; inc increase; k knit; m1 make one st by picking up and working into back of loop lying between st just worked and next st; p purl; patt pattern; rep repeat; RS right side; ssk [slip 1] twice, insert tip of left hand needle from left to right through the fronts of both slipped sts and work 2 tog; st(s) stitch(es); st-st stocking stitch; tog together; WS wrong side.
NOTES
● This yarn is very slippery and not tightly twisted, so be careful not to split the yarn when working with it.
● When measuring lengths, do not measure along the centre panel, measure only on the st-st sections.
BACK and FRONT (both alike)
With 3.75mm needles, cast on 107(115:121:127:135) sts.
K 1 row. Now work in patt as follows: 1st row (RS) K42(46:49:52:56), m1, k9, ssk, k1, k2tog, k9, m1, k42(46:49:52:56). 2nd row P to end. These 2 rows form the patt and are repeated. Work in patt until back/front measures 28(29:29:30:30)cm, ending wth a p row. Place a marker at each end of last row.
Shape for cap sleeves
Next row (RS) K1, m1, patt to last st, m1, k1. Taking inc sts into st-st, patt 7 rows. Rep the last 8 rows 5 times more and the inc row again. 121(129:135:141:149) sts. Cont straight until back/front measures 48(49:50:51:52)cm from cast on edge, ending with a RS row.
Shape shoulders
Next row (WS) Cast off 30(33:35:37:40) sts purlwise for shoulder, with 1 st on needle after cast off, cast off next 60(62:64:66:68) sts knitwise for neck edge, cast off rem sts purlwise for shoulder.
ARMHOLE EDGINGS
Join shoulder seams. With 3.25mm needles, pick up and k94(94:98:98:102) sts evenly along armhole edges between markers. K 2 rows. Cast off knitwise on WS.
TO MAKE UP
Pin out pieces, lightly spray with water and leave to dry. Against ball band instructions, we lightly pressed the edges to stop them curling. When dry, join armhole edgings and side seams.