​Relief Beige Top

You’ll need:

250g of beige Mondial Lucente yarn (50% cotton, 50% viscose; 90m/50g);

Knitting needles 5;

Stuffing for pompoms;

Tapestry needle.

Size: S.

Note: in order to make 1 size bigger/smaller, increase/decrease 2 cm (4 knit sts of front and back) in width and 2 cm (6 rows) long.

Used Patterns

Double rib: cast on the half of the needed quantity of sts with contrast yarn.

1^st row: working yarn, * 1 knit st, 1 yarn over*; repeat from * to *;

2^nd row: * yarn over as knit st, slip 1 purl without knitting, yarn in front of work*; repeat from * to *;

3^rd and all the following rows: * 1 knit st, slip 1 st as purl, yarn in front of work*; repeat from * to *, take off the contrast yarn.

Garter stitch: all knit sts;

Stockinette stitch: in RS row – knit sts, in WS row – purls;

Main pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 20 + 3 sts. Work due to the scheme. 25^th row: repeat the pattern from the 5^th row.

Stitches control: 18 sts x 25 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back/Front

Cast on 83 sts and make 4 rows with stockinette stitch, 24 rows with the main pattern, 12 rows with garter stitch, 2 rows with stockinette stitch, then, make 21st and 22nd rows due to the scheme and then work with the main pattern, starting from the 5th row of the scheme. In 37 cm from the set-up row, make 3 edging sts from both sides as double rib and decrease 1 x 3 sts, 2 x 2 sts and 6 x 1 st in every 2nd row after the first 3 sts and before the last 3 sts for the arm-holes chamfers. At the same time with beginning of arm-hole chamfers, bind off the central st for the neck-hole and finish both sides separately, making 3 edging sts from both sides as double rib and decrease 5 x 2 sts, 12 x 1 st in every 2nd row from both sides of the center after double rib sts. In 50 cm from the set-up row, make double rib on the rest 6 sts from both sides. Decrease 3 x 1 st in every 2^nd row, then, make 28 cm of double rib for straps and double the quantity of sts for pompoms (6 sts from each side). Make 10 rows of double rib, insert the stuffing inside pompom and bind off with kitchener’s stitch.

Assembly

Make side seams. Make knots on pompoms decreases. Knot the straps.