Tintswalo Top by Noma Ndlovu

Tintswalo Top

Knitting
August 2023
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
634 - 1389 yards (580 - 1270 m)
30 - 61.5" / 76 - 156cm finished bust measurements
English
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Tintswalo is knit from the top down and features reverse stockinette side panels. It’s A-Line and fits many body shapes! The top is knit in a light fingering weight yarn for a light drapey finish.

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Materials:
3 (4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7) 50g Balls African Expressions Soul 40% Merino, 20% Polyamide, 15% Kid Mohair & 15% Mulberry Silk approx. (200m/219yards) Colour – 7039M
US 3 (3.25 mm) circular needles 32” (80cm) long
US 2.5 (3.0mm) circular needles 24” (60cm) long
Yarn needle
Stitch marker
Gauge: 28 stitches and 40 rows in stockinette on US 3(3.25mm) needles = 4” (10cm) after blocking
Sample: The sample has a 42” finished bust measurement and is modelled on a 41” bust. Recommended Ease is 0 – 2” (0 – 5) cm

Finished Bust measurements: 30(34, 38, 42, 46, 49.5, 53.5, 57.5, 61.5)“ / 76(86.5, 96.5, 106.5, 117, 125.5, 136, 146, 156)cm (see last photo for schematic & detailed measurements).