One of the Most Favourite Knit Top Pattern

500-550-600-650-750-800 g of DROPS BIG MERINO yarn (100% wool, 75m/50g), colour 6;

Circle and double pointed needles.

Knit the circle with circle needles, from top downward.

Cast on 98-98-98-154-154-154 sts on the circle needles 5.5 mm witg Big Merino yarn. Take A1 (= 14 patterns A1 in row - due to the scheme). After 1 vertical A1 = 266-294-322-350-406-434 sts in a work. Continue with A2 till the length of your work is 17-18-20-21-23-25 cm. Then knit in the following way: 38-42-46-50-58-62 sts (= half of the back), replace next 57-63-69-75-87-93 sts on the auxiliary pin (=sleeve), cast on 7-7-7-7-9-9 new sts, knit the last 38-42-46-50-58-62 sts (= half of the back) = 166-182-198-214-250-266 sts.

= 166-182-198-214-250-266 sts. Then measure from this level. Continue due to A2 scheme, knit new sts on the sides with garter st. In 3 cm increase 1 st to each side from 7-7-7-7-9-9 new sts, repeat increasings every 2 cm 5-6-7-8-9-10 times = 190-210-230-250-290-310 sts. Continue knitting with 10 patterns A2 in row. When you make one vertical A2, knit A3 once above A2 = 210-230-250-270-310-330 sts.

Sizes S-M-L-XL: knit 3 vertical repeats of A4, then knit 1 vertical repeat of A5 above all the sts of A4 = 230-250-270-290 sts. Continue due to the A6 scheme to the heigth of your work is 37-37-38-39 cm (54-56-58-60 cm total). Loosely bind off the sts.

Knit circle on double-pointed needles. Replace sts from the auxiliary pin into work on double-pointed needles 5.5 mm and take 1 st from each 7-7-7-7-9-9 st of armpit = 64-70-76-82-96-102 sts. Knit 3 ribs of garter st, and decrease 6-8-10-12-22-24 sts at the same time in the 1st row of knit sts = 58-62-66-70-74-78 sts. Bind off.