from the designer: “Skill Level: Intermediate beginner

”Materials:

“Yarn: I used Jonelle Cotton Shine DK: 50% cotton/50% rayon blend. 169 meters/100grams in three colours. 2 balls of the MC (dark blue) and partial balls of 2 contrasting colors (grey and teal).

”I think this top would look great in Knitpicks Shine, Elann’s Sonata, Fixation, Rowan’s wool cotton, A self striping type of yarn would be fantastic in this top…Just about anything that gives about 5 sts to the inch is great, though a finer gauge would be fantastic as well - I don’t think this would look good in a bulky yarn. The main criteria that I had for this top was that it be next to skin soft. Somehow the neckline just doesn’t really work with a shirt underneath.

“Needles: I used what the ball band recommended: 4mm (US 6) circular needles. Straights are not recommended. One extra needle in a similar size for 3 needle bind off (dpn or straight is fine, I actually used a bamboo skewer on one side for that part!)

”Crochet Hook: For neck edging option 1, a crochet hook of the corresponding mm size as your knitting needles.

Measuring tape

“Lace pattern for edgings: Cane Leaf Lace edging printed from Knitting-and.com was the edging that was used on my version - you can substitute another edging if you like, or omit the lace edging altogether if you wish.”