Skate to your own music in a dolman lace top knit in Vale. Increases at the center front and sides create a loose cowl neckline with vintage appeal. The back and raglan sleeves are honeycombed with lace; the front expounds on the motif at a larger scale. A narrow column of stockinette marks the center for visual interest and ease of knitting the increases within the lace pattern. Single rib tubular edges create a professional finish throughout.

Yarn
3 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6) skeins Brooklyn Tweed Vale (100% American Rambouillet wool; 450 yards/ 50 grams)

Photographed in color Sashiko

Yardage
1280 (1455, 1640, 1840, 2035, 2230, 2460) total yards of laceweight wool yarn

Gauge
27 stitches & 38½ rows = 4" in chart patterns with Size A needle(s) and a single strand of yarn, after blocking

Needles
Size A (for Ribbing and Main Fabric)
One pair of straight needles or a 32" circular needle* in size needed to obtain gauge listed
Suggested Size: 3 mm (US 2½)

Size B (for Tubular Cast On only)
One pair of straight needles or a 32" circular needle, one size smaller than size A
Suggested size: 2¾ mm (US 2)

Note: If you have adjusted the needle size to obtain the correct gauge, it may or may not be necessary to make a matching adjustment to the needle size used for Tubular Cast On due to variance in individual work. Please test your chosen cast-on method on your swatch.

*Knitter’s preferred style of needle may be used

Finished Dimensions
31 (34½, 38, 41½, 45, 48½, 52)" [78.5 (87.5, 96.5, 105.5, 114.5, 123, 132) cm] circumference at high hip

Intended Ease: +0–2" (0–5 cm) at high hip

Sized to fit approximately 30–32 (34–36, 38–40, 40–42, 44–46, 48–50, 52–54)" [76–81.5 (86.5–91.5, 96.5–101.5, 101.5–106.5, 112–117, 122–127, 132–137) cm] bust

Sample shown is size 34½" [87.5 cm] on model with 35" [90 cm] hip measurement

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern
1x1 Tubular Cast On (Flat Knitting; Odd Number of Stitches)

Skill Level
4 out of 5

Our sincerest thanks goes to our translators: Bianca French (German), Marina Melnikova (Russian), Sophie Oudry-Braillon (French), and our Japanese translator (who wishes to remain anonymous).

Please note: the stitch patterns for this garment are charted only.