When it comes to lifestyle, you can’t beat a cafe for a simple, sociable year-round hub of warmth and comfort. Reflecting that vibe, the easy-knit Cafe Cami is sure to become your new go-to garment. Useful as a breezy stand-alone, a layer, with jeans, a skirt, or whatever…it just works. Constructed top down, in the round from the underarm down in classic stockinette, it’s as simple as, well, a great coffee! Fine in wool, cotton, or, as I joyfully discovered, pure raw silk. Cheers!

Suggested Yarn: Knitting For Olive’s Pure Silk, 100 % bourette silk, Fingering Weight. 50g = 250 meters/273 yards.
Approx - 260 (296, 346, 386) (431, 476, 521) (570, 615, 670) yards / 238 (271, 316, 353) (394, 435, 476) (521, 562, 613) meters.

Needles: 3 mm/US 1.5 circular sized needle for body, cuffs, hem, and collar.
Suggested needle length for body - 24 - 32”/60 - 80cm.

Notions: Tapestry needle for weaving in ends, stitch markers, and 1 cable needle.

Gauge: 28 Sts x 38 Rows =4 x 4” / 10 x 10 cm in stockinette using a 3 mm/US 2.5 size needle.

Suggested: 1-2” / 2.5-8cm of negative ease for a taut fit. For this desired outcome, choose a chest circumference of 1-3” /2.5-8cm less than actual chest size.

A) CHEST: 25 (28.25, 32.25, 36.25) (40, 43.25, 47.5) (52.25, 56, 60.5)” / 64 (72, 82, 92) (102, 110, 120) (133, 142, 154)cm.

B) WAIST: 23.25 (26.5, 30.5, 34.5) (38.25, 41.5, 45.75) (50.5, 54.25, 58.75)” / 59 (67, 77, 88) (97, 105, 116) (128, 138, 149)cm.

C) TOTAL LENGTH FROM FRONT SHOULDER TO BOTTOM HEM: 16.25 (16.5, 16.75, 18) (18, 19.75, 20.25) (21.75, 22.25, 23.25)” / 41 (41.5, 42, 46) 46, 50, 516, 59)cm.

D) YOKE DEPTH: 6.25 (6.5, 6.75, 7.25) (7.25, 8, 8.5) (9.25, 9.75, 10)” / 16 (16.5, 17, 18) 18, 19, 224.5, 25)cm

E) ARMHOLE OPENING: 12.25 (12.75, 13.25, 14.25) (14.75, 15.75, 16.75) (18.25, 19.25, 19.75)” / 31 (32, 34, 36) (37, 40, 43) (46, 49, 50)cm.