Captiva Cami by Laura Murphy

Captiva Cami

Crochet
July 2023
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 12 rows = 4 inches
3.25 mm (D)
475 - 1275 yards (434 - 1166 m)
Available in 9 sizes from 28-62" bust with up to 4.5" of positive ease.
US
English
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Meet the Captiva Cami. With its airy fabric, adjustable tie-straps, and signature Captiva-waved border, it’s the summer breeze captured in a crochet crop top!

Construction:
This top is constructed top down, first separately creating the front and back panels in turned rows, then joining them and working in turned rounds. The straps are then made.

Sizing:
Sized: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) to fit the bust measurements of:
28-30” (32-34”, 36-38”, 40-42”, 44-46”)(48-50”, 52-54”, 56-58”, 60-62”) with 0.5” to 4.5” of positive ease.
Bust Measurements of the finished garment at bust:
32.5” (35”, 39.5”, 44.5”, 46.5”)( 51.5”, 56”, 58.5”, 63”)

Suggested Yarn:
Fingering Weight (1)
Designer’s Sample 1 (Variegated) Used: TheLittleWolfKnits Sunfish (75/25 Superwash Merino/Nylon) in “Captiva” (463 yds/100g)
Designer’s Sample 1 (Solid White) Used: Sandnes Garn (from Mother Knitter) Mandarin Petit in “White 1002” (197yds/50g, the designer sized down to a 2.75mm hook to meet gauge)

Yardage:
475 (490, 630, 750, 895)(995, 1098, 1131, 1267) yds
If you plan to add length to the body of your top, please note that will affect yardage. Each additional 2” of length (1 repeat) requires the following yardage: 83 (90, 99, 105, 115)(120, 130, 139, 149) yds

Gauge:
Main gauge: 24 sts by 12 rows of the pattern repeat= 4” x 4” (10cm x 10cm) blocked.

Other Materials:
3.25mm (US D-3) crochet hook (or hook needed to meet gauge)
Scissors
Stitch Markers
Tapestry Needle

Difficulty:
Adventurous beginner/intermediate

Pattern uses US terminology and Imperial measurements.