Althea Top by Emma Maier

Althea Top

Knitting
June 2025
Sport (12 wpi) ?
25 stitches and 46 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitch
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
541 - 1083 yards (495 - 990 m)
1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8)
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Sizes: 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8)
Bust circumference: 75 (85) 95 (105) 115 (125) 135 (145) cm / 30 (34) 38 (42) 46 (50) 54 (58)’’
Bust circumference top: 65 (75) 85 (95) 100 (110) 120 (130) cm / 26 (30) 34 (38) 40 (44) 48 (52)’’
Negative ease: 10-15 cm / 4’’-6’’
Needles:
3.0 mm / US 2.5 cable needles (80-100 cm depending on your size)
or needle size needed to achieve gauge.
Gauge: 25 sts x 46 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm / 4 x 4’’ on 3.0 mm (US 2.5) needles in garter stitch after washing and blocking
Yarn:
150 (200) 200 (250) 250 (300) 300 (350) g BC Garn Summer in Kashmir (50 g / 165 m)
90% Cotton, 10% Cashmere, GOTS certified
Materials:
9 stitch markers, spare DPN (3 mm) or cable needle, 4 safety pins

ABOUT
The Althea Top is worked top down and is seamless. To avoid purling, the top is worked back and forth with German short rows. You start with the body that is finished off with i-cord edging. At last you work the straps and attach them to the top.