The Lacefall Top is a refined, feminine design featuring a flowing lace panel along the centre front. The delicate lace pattern contrasts beautifully with the smooth stockinette fabric, creating an elegant yet understated look.
An I-cord neckline and delicate lace edging around the armholes add thoughtful finishing details. With an easily adjustable body length, the Lacefall Top is a versatile piece for warm-weather dressing.

CONSTRUCTION:
Worked seamlessly from the top down, the Lacefall Top combines written instructions with a charted lace panel at the front.
The piece begins at the upper back, shaped with German short rows, then worked flat in stockinette with underarm increases. The fronts are worked separately from the shoulders, shaped with German short rows and neckline increases, before being joined where the lace panel is introduced.
Once the armhole depth is complete, the body is joined and worked in the round, maintaining the lace panel at the centre front. The neckline is finished with an I-cord edging, and the armholes are completed with a delicate lace edging.

SIZING AND MEASUREMENTS:
Sizes 1 (2; 3; 4) (5; 6; 7; 8) detailed below are designed to be worn with 2-7 cm / 0.75-2.75 in. positive ease at the full bust.

The samples are shown in size 2 with 5 cm / 2 in. positive ease at the full bust.

To fit bust: 80-85 (89-94; 100-105; 109-114) (118-123; 129-134; 139-144; 149-154) cm / 32-34 (35.5-37.5; 40-42; 43.5-45.5) (47.25-49.25; 51.5-53.5; 55.5-57.5; 59.5-61.5) in.
If you are between sizes, choose the smaller size for a closer fit or the larger size for a slightly more relaxed fit, depending on your preference.
Finished bust circumference: 87 (96; 107; 116) (125; 136; 146; 156) cm / 34.75 (38.5; 42.75; 46.5) (50; 54.5; 58.5; 62.5) in.
Upper back width: 35.5 (37; 38.5; 38.5) (38.5; 39.5; 41.5; 44) cm / 14.25 (14.75; 15.5; 15.5) (15.5; 15.75; 16.5; 17.5) in.
Armhole depth: 18 (18.5; 20; 21) (21.5; 22.5; 23; 24) cm / 7.25 (7.5; 8; 8.5) (8.5; 9; 9.25; 9.5) in.
Neckline circumference: 43 (45.5; 47; 48.5) (48.5; 51.5; 53; 55.5) cm / 17.25 (18.25; 18.75; 19.5) (19.5; 20.5; 21.25; 22.25) in.
Body length from underarm to hem: 29 (32.5; 35; 36) (37.5; 38.5; 40; 41) cm / 11.5 (13; 14; 14.5) (15; 15.5; 16; 16.5) in.

GAUGE:
26 stitches and 38 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm / 4 in. x 4 in. in stockinette stitch worked flat and in the round, after blocking.

YARN:
For my samples I used the following yarns:
Light red sample: Sandnes Garn Tynn Line (53% cotton, 33% viscose, 14% linen, 50 g = 220 m / 241 yd), in the 4335 – Brick Red shade.
Off white sample: BC Garn Bio Balance (55% wool, 45% cotton, 50 g = 225 m / 246 yd), in the 01 – Ivory shade.

You will need approximately:
540 (645; 760; 840) (940; 1055; 1165; 1285) m / 590 (705; 830; 920) (1030; 1155; 1275; 1405) yd of fingering weight yarn.

NEEDLES AND NOTIONS

• 3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles of 80 or 100 cm / 32 in. or 40 in. for the main fabric (the cord length depends on your chosen garment size).
• 2.5 mm / US 1.5 circular needles of 40 or 60 cm / 16 in. or 24 in. for the neckline I-cord, and the armhole lace edges (the cord length depends on your chosen garment size).
• Stitch markers
• Try-it-on tubing or waste yarn for placing stitches on hold
• Tapestry needle
• Measuring tape

TECHNIQUES:

• Long tail cast-on
• Backwards loop cast-on
• Working flat and in the round
• German short rows
• Picking up stitches
• Right- and left-leaning increases
• Working lace from chart and written instructions
• I-cord bind-off
• Applied I-cord

The pattern was tech-edited by Marie-Eve Wedge and test knitted by a wonderful group of knitters.

For pattern support, please contact me at: aggie.in.stitches@gmail.com.