Drawstring Camisole by Purl Soho

Drawstring Camisole

Knitting
August 2016
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
730 - 1475 yards (668 - 1349 m)
33¼ (37¼, 41¼, 45¼) (49¼, 53¼, 57¼, 61¼)
English
This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS

  • 5 (5, 6, 7) (7, 8, 9, 9) skeins of Purl Soho’s Picnic Cotton, 100% Peruvian Pima Cotton. Each skein is 164 yards/ 50 grams; approximately 730 (820, 915, 1020) (1120, 1225, 1355, 1475) yards required. We used the color Key Lime.
  • US 4 (3.5 mm), 24- or 32-inch circular needles, depending on size you are making
  • Spare US 4 or smaller, 24- or 32-inch circular needles, for Provisional Cast On
  • A crochet hook and several yards of fingering weight scrap yarn, for Bottom Hems
  • Stitch holders or scrap yarn
  • stitch marker

GAUGE
28 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

SIZES
33¼ (37¼, 41¼, 45¼) (49¼, 53¼, 57¼, 61¼)

To fit actual chest circumference of 29¼–32¼ (33¼–36¼, 37¼–40¼, 41¼–44¼) (45¼–48¼, 49¼–52¼, 53¼–56¼, 57¼–60¼) inches, with 1–4 inches of positive ease

  • Finished Chest Circumference: 33¼ (37¼, 41¼, 45¼) (49¼, 53¼, 57¼, 61¼) inches
  • Finished Length from Top of Yoke to Bottom Edge: 20¼ (20¾, 21, 21¼) (21½, 21¾, 22¼, 22¾) inches
  • Finished Length from Underarm to Bottom Edge: 10¾ (10¾, 11, 11) (11, 11, 11¼, 11½) inches

SAMPLE: The Picnic Cotton camisole pictured here is size 37¼, worn with 3 inches of ease, and the Spun Silk camisole pictured here is size 33¼.

NOTE: An earlier version of this pattern used 4–6 skeins of Spun Silk (no longer available), and came in fewer sizes. For more information on that version, visit the blog post here.