Recently I received an unexpected present – one skein of 100 % silk yarn. It had 420 yards (384 meters) per 120 grams. It was quite expensive and the yellow hue was very rare to find in other yarn shops. Either I had to combine my silk with another fiber and colour (burgundy looked very nice with it and my favorite bronze yarn was a nice supplement to it) or use it for a small top project:
I can wear it either over my burgundy dress:
or wear with green shorts:
or with lilac jeans:
You are welcome to repeat it!
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Knit yellow top
Recommended yarn: silk/rayon/bamboo/soya/tencell
Yarn weight: Sport / 5 ply / 320 m in 100 gr / 350 yards in 3.5 oz
Total yarn usage for size medium: 420 yards (384 meters)
Needle size: 3 mm
Abbreviations:
All other stitches (empty squares) you work in garter stitch. This way you will have reversible, ridged fabric.
At first knit edge pattern that will be placed over your waist.
For any size cast on 13 with a piece of scrap yarn, then attach main yarn and follow this chart starting from row 1.
Gauge: the width of 13 stitches = 5 cm/2”.
Knit in both wrong and right sides and work y.o. in rows 1-16 and in row 18 (in row 17 knit every stitch). Repeat rows 1-18 until the length of the panel reaches your bust circumference without any ease. Though this panel will be placed at your waist level, you need to be able to pull it over your bust.
For my size medium I have repeated rows 1-18 of the edge panel 10 times, but you might need to work more repeats depending on your gauge.
Then sew edge row 1 to last edge row to create a loop: place both ends of the edge panel flat, with sewing needle and main yarn join every stitch made in 1st row with respective stitch in last row, make sure all stitches are connected and then remove the scrap yarn.
Across one side of this loop knit 18 stitches per each repeat of the edge pattern (2 stitches in each edge stitch). Count 180 stitches per 10 repeats of the edge pattern in the size M. Knit upwards in rounds following the chart below. Start from row 1, increase 2 y.o. in each repeat in 1st and 2nd rows so that you have 24 stitches in 3rd row in each repeat. Then work without increases in rounds.
For downloading this main chart in high quality in PDF format click on this link: Yellow lace top
Since edge pattern was worked back and forth with knit stitches only you can choose two ways of working main chart:
- Either work knit stitches only, but after completing one row on the right side turn to knit in the opposite direction on the wrong side (fix first and last stitches to prevent a hole).
- Work right side only (in rounds or spirals) but after completing row with knit stitches work next row with purl stitches. I used the 2nd method.
Eight rows prior to last row in this chart skip for the armholes – place your work on a surface, mark the sides. In my size I have skipped one “solid” section with 9 knit sts. Then work front and back separately, decreasing 5 stitches in each row.
After completing last row of this chart work row of single crochet stitches along the armholes, slip stitches in front and back to prevent stretching of your top. Make straps – in my top I have chained for the desired length and worked single crochet stitch into each chain. And then my yarn ended : )). But you might have more yarn and create wider straps.
You look great in it!
It’s beautiful!