Hojarasca Top Volume 2 by Kate Barrios

Hojarasca Top Volume 2

Knitting
August 2022
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
16.5 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch in the round
US 8 - 5.0 mm
189 - 412 yards (173 - 377 m)
1(2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9)
English
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The Hojarasca Top Vol.2 is inspired by the beautiful greenery of Summer. How fresh it makes everything, how we can find shade to hide from the sun for a little while. It’s a very fresh crop top that combines with almost all of your wardrobe! Wear it with high-waisted anything, shorts, skinny jeans, long flowy skirts. When it begins to cool off, wear it on top of a t-shirt for a bohemian look!

The Hojarasca Top Vol.2 is worked bottom up in the round, beginning at the left side. Once the armhole is reached, the Left Front is worked to the I-cord stitches to work the straps. Then the Right Front is worked in the same way. Finally, we come back to the Back stitches to bind them off. Then the straps are sewn to the back.

Difficulty Level
Intermediate.

Techniques Required
Knit & purl, cast-on and bind-off
Yarn over
Decreasing stitches
Working from written instructions
Working an I-cord
Working in the round
Blocking

Materials
Yarn
Rosários 4 Boolero (3.5 oz/100 g; 164 yd/150 m; 50% cotton/50% bamboo).

Or

Medium Weight yarn (3) of approximately 3.5 oz/100 g; 164 yd/150 m; 50% cotton/50% bamboo, but as long as the content is predominantly cotton you should be good like with this, this, or this yarn.

Yardage
The yardage is an approximation plus 10% (for security) for all sizes. Additionally, you can see how many skeins of the recommended yarn are needed, and how much extra yarn you need if you want to add 1 inch to the length of the body.

Needles
US size 8/5 mm circular needles (24 in/60 cm long for Size 1, 32 in/80 cm long for Sizes 2 onwards) or size to obtain correct gauge.

Notions
Tapestry needle (to weave ends in).
5 Stitch markers or scrap yarn.

Gauge
16.5 sts and 22 rounds = 4in/10 cm in Stockinette st in the round with size US 8/5 mm needles after blocking, or size to obtain the gauge.

Take time to save time! Knit the gauge sample.

Sizes
1(2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9)
To fit with + 1-3 in/2.5-7.5 cm of ease at the bust.
Note: Sample was knit in Size 3, to fit the model with a 36 ½ in/93 cm bust.

Finished Measurements

Bust at underarm: 31 (35, 39, 43, 47)(51, 55, 59, 63) in/79 (89, 99, 110, 119.5)(129.5, 140, 150, 160) cm.
Finished Length: 15 ¼ (16, 16 ½, 17, 17 ¼)(17 ¾, 18 ¼, 18 ½, 18 ½) in/84 (88, 91, 93.5, 95)(97.5, 100.5, 102, 102) cm.