Perfect summer top? Or beautiful transition garment? This vest top does summer and autumn equally well.

I’m always looking for the perfect summer top – a little bit of shaping, a cool silvery colour and a few little sweet details to make it special. I fell in love with the ‘Hugs & Kisses’ cable, running up the side seams of the top, then added a few other sweet details – a vented hem and some cabled i-cord detailing.

Knit in the round from the bottom up, the side seam cables add interest to the otherwise plain stocking stitch sections. The Curvy Cables pattern is then knitted flat from the armholes. Applied i-cord finishings are then applied to the armholes and neck for a neat finished edge.

Yarn:
Lace-weight yarn in amounts in chart, shown in:
• Sylvan Tiger Yarn Methera Lace, 55% British Blue-faced Leicester wool, 45% silk, 800m (875yds) per 100g in Amethyst
(Yarn is held double throughout the pattern)

metres: 975 1145, 1305, 1475, 1650, 1860, 2075, 2285
yards: 1065 1250, 1425, 1610, 1805, 2035, 2270, 2500

4ply can be substituted if desired. Please check your gauge matches the pattern. Simply halve the required yardage and hold singly throughout pattern.

Needles:
3.75mm (US 5) — 60cm (24in) circular 80cm (34in) for sizes 46 and up)
3.5mm (US 4) — 2 circulars (for working provisional cast-on) and preferred needles for working i-cord (DPNs recommended)

Notions:
Stitch markers: 10
Cable needle (if desired)
Waste yarn or stitch holders
Tapestry needle

Gauge:
22 sts/28 rows = 10 cm/4 inches measured over Stocking st using lace held double on 3.75mm needles

Tutorial Links:
Judy’s Magic Cast-on: https://youtu.be/1pmxRDZ-cwo
Kitchener Stitch (grafting): http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer04/FEATtheresasum04.html
Cable Cast-on: https://youtu.be/7aWoPqfo-XY
Applied i-cord: https://youtu.be/wcJvy1oZhco