​Tender Knit Top

You’ll need:

350 (400)g of beige Summer Tweed yarn (62% cotton, 30% viscose, 8% polyamide; 88m/50g);

50g of pink Kara yarn (46% polyamide, 27% cotton, 27% polyacryl; 125m/50g);

Knitting needles 4,5;

Circular knitting needles 4,5.

Size: S (L).

Used Patterns

Garter stitch: knit sts, in circle rows - *1 row of knit sts, 1 row of purls*.

Relief pattern: 9 sts wide. Work due to the scheme, on which only RS rows are stated. Make WS rows sts and yarn overs as purls. Start with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat. Repeat 1^st-32^nd rows.

Stitches control: 16,5 sts x 26,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 67 (76) sts with pink yarn and make 2 cm of garter stitch for placket. Then, work between selavegs sts with relief pattern and beige yarn. For side chamfers, increase 6 (4) x 1 st in every 10^th row from both sides and 4 (6) x 1 st in every 8^th row, include sts in pattern. In 31 cm from placket, bind off the central st for neck-hole (divide work in half) and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 3 x 1 st in every 10^th row from inwards, then, bind off 2 x 1 st in every 12^th row. At the same time, in 38 (36) cm from placket, bind off 1 x 3 (4) sts from both sides for arm-holes. In 18 (20) cm from the beginning of arm-holes, bind off 1 x 8 (10) sts from inwards for neck-hole, then, bind off 1 x 3 sts, 2 x 2 sts,1 x 1 stin every 2^nd row. At the same time, in 20 (22) cm from the beginning of arm-holes, bind off 1 x 4 (5) sts for shoulder chamfer and 3 x 5 sts (2 x 5 sts and 1 x 6 sts) in every 2^nd row. In 60 cm from placket, bind off all sts.

Front

Cast on 103 (112) sts with relief pattern with pink yarn and make 2 cm of garter stitch for placket, then, bind work with relief pattern between selvage sts. For side chamfers, increase 6 (4) x 1 st in every 10^th row from both sides, then, 4 (6) x 1 st in every 8^th row, including sts in pattern. In 38 (36) cm from placket, bind off 1 x 3 (4) sts from both sides for arm-holes. In 18 (20) cm from the beginning of arm-holes, bind off the central 43 (46) sts of neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 10 sts, 2 x 3 sts and 1 x 2 sts in every 2^nd row from inwards. At the same time, in 20 (22) cm from the beginning of arm-holes, bind off 1 x 4 (5) sts, then, bind off 3 x 5 sts (2 x 5 sts and 1 x 6 sts). Bind off all sts at the height of back.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. Cast on 86 (92) sts along neck-hole with circular knitting needles, cast on 11 sts along back neck-hole again. Circle sts in the ring and make 2 cm of garter stitch. Bind off sts. Make 63 (69) sts along arm-holes with pink yarn and make 2 cm of garter stitch. Bind off sts. Make shoulder seams.