​Simple Knit Top

You’ll need:

100 (100) 150 g of olive 100% cotton yarn;

100 (100) 150 g of the same yarn, but in burgundy color;

100 (100) 150 g of the same yarn, but in brown color;

Knitting needles 3,5.

Size: M, L-XL, XXL-XXXL.

Used Patterns

Pattern of long sts: insert RH knitting needle in the st of LH needle as for knit st, but twist the yarn around RH needle and make 1 knit st.

Garter stitch: knit sts.

Stripes order: * 8 rows of garter stitch with olive yarn, 4 rows of garter stitch with brown yarn, 2 rows of garter stitch with burgundy yarn, 1 row of long sts with burgundy yarn, 3 rows of garter stitch with burgundy yarn, 4 rows of garter stitch with brown yarn*; repeat from * to *.

Stitches control: 22 sts x 27 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 90 (98) 108 sts and make 4 cm of garter stitch. Continue work due to the stripes order, repeat 3 times. Then, make 16 rows of garter stitch with olive yarn. Continue, making stripes order. At 32 cm height, mark selvage sts for arm-holes. After making 176 rows, continue work with garter stitch with brown yarn. At 57 (58) 59 cm height, mark the central 38 (38) 42 sts with contrast yarn for neck-hole, then, bind off these sts.

Front

Make in the same way, as back.

Assembly

Make shoulder and side seams to the marked sts.