Materials and Tools:

Yarn: Any yarn. I used Diadina Pinori Filati (viscose/cotton/lurex), 350 m/100 g → approx. consumption ~175 g
Needles:
• Main: 3.0 mm (interchangeable/circular, 60 and 80 cm cords)
• Additional: 3.0 mm or smaller (for the hem)
Other: Stitch markers, waste yarn, tape measure, yarn needle, scissors

Gauge: 30 sts × 41 rows = 10×10 cm (3 sts × 4.1 rows = 1×1 cm)

Key Features:
• Construction: Top-down.
• All shaping is done on Right Side (RS) rows; Wrong Side (WS) rows are worked as per pattern.
• Increase method for shaping: Make 1 from the strand between stitches (see Fig. 1).
• Decorative crosses: Every 4th row (see Fig. 2).