Top with Yoke in Fancy Patterns

Size: M

Materials:

Yarn: 300 g (55% Cotton, 45% Viscose, yardage = 223 m/100 g); 1 circular needle size 4 mm (US 6), 80 cm long; 1 crochet hook size 2 mm (US B) and 1 tapestry needle.

Garter stitch (gst): Work all sts K (in rnds: alt 1 rnd - work all sts K, 1 rnd - work all sts P).

Fancy Pattern 1: work according to chart 1.

Fancy Pattern 2: work according to chart 2.

Gauge:

20 sts and 24 rows = 10 x 10 cm over St st with 4 mm needles.

Working:

Top is worked top down in rnds.

Back and Front:

With circular needle, cast on 120 sts and work 1 rnd K and 3 rnds as foll: 

Rnd 1: purl.

Rnd 2: * K2tog, 1 yo *.

Rnd 3: purl.

On foll rnds, work in Fancy Pattern 1 = 10 reps.

After 19 cm from beg, there are 240 sts left. 

Divide work on foll rnd.

For front, knit 62 sts and bind off 58 sts; for back, knit 62 sts and bind off 58 sts.  

On foll rnd, knit 62 sts, cast on 10 sts, knit 62 sts, cast on 10 more sts. 

Join to work 36 cm in Fancy Pattern 2 in rnds = 18 reps.

Finally, work 6 rnds in garter st and bind off all sts.

Finishing:

With crochet hook, make crochet chains and sew each 8th chain stitch to neckline edge.

Crochet 1 rnd of rev dc (= sc worked from left to right) around armholes.