Olive Top / Cotton Merino

Knitting for Olive Olive Top — with thin shoulder straps, a deep V-neckline and V-shaped back, and an all-over lace pattern — is a top to celebrate the arrival of summer in, a truly versatile garment to wear layered or on its own.

Olive Top is knitted from the top down, beginning by shaping the front and back top triangles back and forth. All pieces are then joined, and the body continues in the round to the hem, which is sewn on the wrong side to create a scalloped edge. The shoulder straps are knitted with live stitches and sewn together at the shoulders. Olive Top is size-inclusive and designed to be hip-length and close-fitting.

The leaf-shaped lace pattern of Olive Top is provided only as charts in the pattern.

In the same family, you will also find the sister patterns Olive Turtleneck, Olive Sweater (kids), Olive Cardigan, Olive Cardigan Olive Cardigan(kids), and Olive Scarf.

Sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL) 

Garment measurements:
Length from shoulder to hem: 46 (50, 55, 59, 61, 64, 67, 69) cm, length from underarm to hem: 24 (27, 30, 33, 33, 35, 35, 35) cm, bust circumference: 71 (77, 85, 92, 99, 115, 124, 132) cm, with an intended negative ease of approximately 4–14 cm.

Yarn: Knitting for Olive — Pure Silk, Cotton Merino or Merino 250m/50gr

Yarn quantity: 3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7) skeins

YARN ALTERNATIVES: for other qualities — click on the yarns beside — Pure Silk — Merino

The sample is knitted in Cotton Merino, Piglet colorway

Needles: 3 mm circular needle and 2 double-pointed needles

Gauge: 34 sts and 39 rows = 10 cm in Olive Top [Chart C (C, C, C, C, C, CC, CC)] with 3 mm needles after blocking.

Accessories: stitch markers, scrap yarn or stitch holders, 4 strands of scrap yarn for provisional cast-on, 2 safety pins, and a needle.

* Negative ease means that the finished measurements may be smaller than the actual body measurements due to the elasticity of the design.