Summer Top with Lace Pattern
How to knit the Summer Top with Lace Pattern:
Sizes: US 6/8 (18/20), UK 10/12 (22/24), EU 36/38 (46/48)
Materials:
350 (450) g yarn (70% cotton, 30% polyamide, 120 yd/1.75 oz); US 4 knitting needles (3.5 mm); US C-2 crochet hook (3.0 mm).
Lace Pattern (main pattern): Work over a multiple of 28 stitches + 1 + 2 edge stitches.
Work according to the chart, which shows 1 wrong-side row and all right-side rows.
On subsequent wrong-side rows, work the stitches as they appear and purl the yarn overs.
Begin with 1 edge stitch, repeat the pattern repeat throughout, end with the stitch after the pattern repeat and 1 edge stitch.
Work Rows 1–40 once, repeat Rows 33–40 seven times, work Rows 41–58 once, then repeat Rows 55–58 throughout.
Gauge: 22 stitches and 32 rows = 4 x 4 in (10 x 10 cm).
Back:
Cast on 115 (143) stitches and work 1 wrong-side row in purl.
Continue in the main pattern.
After 16¼ in = 131 rows (17¼ in = 141 rows / 41 cm (44 cm)) from the cast-on edge, shape the armholes by binding off on both sides in every second row 5 stitches once, 3 stitches once, 2 stitches twice and 1 stitch three times = 85 (113) stitches.
After 23¼ in = 189 rows (25¼ in = 205 rows / 59 cm (64 cm)) from the cast-on edge, bind off the center 15 (19) stitches for the neckline and finish both sides separately.
For the neckline shaping, bind off at the inside edge in every second row 2 stitches once and 1 stitch twice.
After 24½ in = 199 rows (26½ in = 215 rows / 62 cm (67 cm)) from the cast-on edge, bind off the remaining 31 (43) stitches for each shoulder.
Front:
Work as for the back, but with a deeper neckline.
For this, after 20½ in = 167 rows (22½ in = 183 rows / 52 cm (57 cm)) from the cast-on edge, bind off the center 5 (9) stitches and shape the neckline by binding off in every second row 3 stitches once and 2 stitches once, then in every fourth row 1 stitch four times.
Finishing:
Sew the shoulder and side seams.
Crochet 1 round of single crochet and 1 round of crab stitch (single crochet worked from left to right) around the neckline and armholes.
