Meet the Chunky Happy Hour Top! I like to think of her as the Happy Hour Top’s older and wiser sister. Adapted from the original best-selling pattern, this cute but classy, cropped, textured design is a versatile wardrobe staple and SUCH a quick knit! The slipped hourglass stitch is a fun, unique and low-key addictive knitting technique that will have you hooked! This pattern is size inclusive and is suitable for intermediate knitters.

Needles:

• 10mm needles
• 9mm circular needles

Gauge:
16 sts x 16 rows = 14.5cm x 11cm on 10mm needles in slipped hourglass stitch (instructions for gauge swatch are included in the pattern)

Yarn:
Here are some yarn suggestions. This piece is knitted using chunky yarn.

The sample was knitted using Stitch and Story, The Chunky Wool.

• Stitch and Story, The Chunky Wool
• Stitch and Story, Jolie
• Katia, Love Wool
• Malabrigo, Rasta
• Hobbii, Natur Uld
• Hobbii, Snowstorm
• Hobbii, Woolpower Big
• Hobbii, Umami
• Hobbii, Amigo GIGA
• Lionbrand, Wool Ease Thick and Quick
• Paintbox, Simply Super Chunky
• Lionbrand, Hometown
• Stylecraft, Special XL Super Chunky
• Novita, Hygge

3 (3, 5, 5, 6) (8, 8, 9, 10) skeins of 100g/65m.

Measurements:

XS:
To fit bust: 71-76cm / 28-30”
Width: 38cm / 15”
Length: 37cm / 14.5”

S:
To fit bust: 81-86cm / 32-34”
Width: 45cm / 17.7”
Length: 38cm / 15”

M:
To fit bust: 91.5-96.5cm / 36-38”
Width: 53cm / 20.8”
Length: 42cm / 16.5”

L:
To fit bust: 101.5cm-106.5cm / 40-42”
Width: 60cm / 23.6”
Length: 45cm / 17.7”

XL:
To fit bust: 111.5-117cm / 44-46”
Width: 67cm / 26”
Length: 48cm / 19”

XXL:
To fit bust: 122-127cm / 48-50”
Width: 74cm / 29”
Length: 50cm / 19.7”

3XL:
To fit bust: 132-137cm / 52-54”
Width: 82cm / 32”
Length: 53cm / 21”

4XL:
To fit bust: 142-147cm / 56-58”
Width: 89cm / 35”
Length: 56cm / 22”

5XL:
To fit bust: 152-158cm / 60-62”
Width: 96cm / 37.8”
Length: 60cm / 23.6”