Stocking Stitch Top by Elizabeth Lovick

Stocking Stitch Top

Knitting
March 2017
Sport (12 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
To Fit 28 (32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60)" bust
English
Errata available: see below

This simple top with small side slits pops effortlessly over tee shirts or roll necks. If you want a looser fit, knit the next size up.

Materials
170 (200, 240, 280, 320, 370, 440, 500, 570) g North Ronaldsay fine yarn
pairs 4 and 5 mm (US 6 and 8) needles
row counter
stitch holders or lengths of spare yarn

Actual Sizes
To fit bust: 28 (32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60)”
Actual size: 31 (35½, 40, 44½, 49, 53½, 58, 62, 65½)”
Length: 19 (20, 21, 21, 22, 22, 23, 23, 24)”
Sleeve: 15 (15, 16, 17, 18, 18, 19, 20, 20)”
Length and sleeve length adjustable.

ERRATA
There is a chunk missing from the pattern as printed in tbe book.
This is what should be there:

Front:
Shape neck
Row 1: K20 (21, 25, 27, 29, 29, 30, 30, 31), k2tog. Place remaining 5 (8, 7, 7, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8) sts on a stitch holder.
Row 2: P2tog, p to end of row.
Row 3: K to last 2 sts, k2tog.
Rows 4 and 5: As Rows 2 and 3.
Row 6: As Row 2. 16 (17, 21, 23, 25, 25, 26, 26, 27) sts
Work straight until the armhole measure the same as the Back.
Cast off.

Return to held sts, with RSF.
Row 1: S1p, k5 (8, 7, 7, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8) and place on stitch holder; rejoin yarn; k2togtbl, k to end of row.
Row 2: P to last 2 sts, p2togtbl.
Row 3: K2togtbl, k to end of row.
Rows 4 and 5: As Rows 2 and 3.
Row 6: As Row 3. 16 (17, 21, 23, 25, 25, 26, 26, 27) sts
Work straight until the armhole measure the same as the Back.
Cast off.

Shape neck
Row 1: K20 (21, 25, 27, 29, 29, 30, 30, 31), k2tog. Place remaining 5 (8, 7, 7, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8) sts on a stitch holder.
Row 2: P2tog, p to end of row.
Row 3: K to last 2 sts, k2tog.
Rows 4 and 5: As Rows 2 and 3.
Row 6: As Row 2. 16 (17, 21, 23, 25, 25, 26, 26, 27) sts
Work straight until the armhole measure the same as the Back.
Cast off.

Return to held sts, with RSF.
Row 1: S1p, k5 (8, 7, 7, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8) and place on stitch holder; rejoin yarn; k2togtbl, k to end of row.
Row 2: P to last 2 sts, p2togtbl.
Row 3: K2togtbl, k to end of row.
Rows 4 and 5: As Rows 2 and 3.
Row 6: As Row 3. 16 (17, 21, 23, 25, 25, 26, 26, 27) sts
Work straight until the armhole measure the same as the Back.
Cast off.

Very sorry about this. The ebook text has been corrected.