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Space Top Pattern - Download

Space Top Pattern - Download

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The Space Top is a cropped, sleeveless design with a cut-out back, textured nodules and contrasting stripes. The front and back are knitted separately from the top down, with seed-stitch side panels worked separately. Increases and decreases shape the back opening, while contrasting stripes run through the nodules and around the garment. Picked-up two-colour twisted rib finishes the neckline, armholes and back opening.
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Pattern information

Available sizes
XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL
Skill level
Intermediate
Yarn weight
Fingering
Needles
3.5 mm, 2.75 mm

Fit & measurements

Designed with approximately 5 cm positive ease around the bust.

Yarn requirements

Size order: XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL.

Main colour: light fingering-weight Snowflake held double; 1137, 1321, 1438, 1594, 1749, 1901, 2047, 2247, 2358 m.

Contrasting colour: fingering-weight yarn held double; 343, 408, 440, 476, 543, 577, 640, 715, 756 m. The pattern also permits light fingering-weight yarn to help match the main-colour gauge.

Needles & notions

Needles

3.5 mm circular needle for stockinette stitch.

Circular needle in the size required to achieve the seed-stitch gauge; this may differ from the stockinette needle.

2.75 mm circular needle for hems and edgings.

Spare double-pointed needle similar in size to the largest needles.

Notions

  • Spare double-pointed needle similar in size to the largest needles.
  • Scrap yarn or stitch holders.
  • Tapestry needle.
  • Stitch markers, including 6 removable markers.

Techniques
  • Stockinette stitch
  • Seed stitch
  • Twisted stitches
  • Ribbing
  • Seaming

Construction

The garment is worked top down by knitting the front and back pieces individually. Seed-stitch panels
down either side of the garment are worked separately. A back-opening is shaped by working increases and decreases along the back selvedge edges. Nodules are worked throughout the garment and contrasting colour stripes run through each nodule and all the way around the garment. Finally edges around the neck, arms and back-opening are picked up and worked in a 2-colour twisted rib.

Gauge

10 x 10cm/4 x 4 inches = 24 sts x 33 rows in stockinette with largest needles and 2 threads of MC, after blocking.

10 x 10cm/4 x 4 inches = 31 sts x 36 rows in 2-colour seed stitch
(see p4 for chart). MC + CC, after blocking.

Row gauge is important in this design. Match the seed stitch and
stockinette row gauges as closely as possible.
Gauge needle may be different from stockinette gauge needle.

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Carol v.

I love the pattern! My one concern is the instructions for the horizontal bands of color that you pick up and knit. I really appreciate that there is a video, howevr the video is a bit confusing as the person’s hands move very quickly and partially obstruct the knit technique used to create the horizontal bands.