The Poet top has the same lace pattern as my popular Poet sweater pattern.

The Poet top is knitted seamlessly from the top down with an allover lace pattern on the body. The back and front are knitted separately down to the armholes. Then the pieces are joined and the body is knitted in the round. The hem is folded double to give the top a neat and finished look. The top of the front and back are finished with an i-cord edging that continues seamlessly into the straps.

The Poet top is best suited for cotton, viscose or linen blend yarns with good stitch definition. I recommend choosing unicolor or slightly tonal colorways for the lace to show.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10)
Finished bust circumference: 80 (88, 96, 104) (112, 120, 128) (136, 144, 155) cm / 31.5 (34.75, 37.75, 41) (44, 47.25, 50.5) (53.5, 56.75, 59.75) inches, intended to be worn with -5 to +5 cm / -2 to +2 inches of ease
Body length from hem to underarm: 27 (27, 27, 27) (29, 29, 29) (31, 31, 31) cm / 10.75 (10.75, 10.75, 10.75) (11.5, 11.5, 11.5) (12.25, 12.25, 12.25) inches, (adjustable)

Yarn
2 (2, 2, 2,) (2, 3, 3,) (3, 3, 3) skeins of Ovis et Cetera Fingering weight Tussah Silk (100% tussah silk; 350 meters / 383 yards per 100 g) or 400 (440, 480, 530) (580, 640, 710) (780, 860, 940) m / 440 (480, 530, 580) (640, 700, 770) (850, 940, 1030) yards of similar fingering weight yarn.

Needles
For the straps and hem:
2.5 mm / US 1.5 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches the straps
2.5 mm / US 1.5 circular needles with a cable of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-5 or 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 6-9 for the hem

For the main part:
3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-5 or 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 6-9 for the body

Gauge
25 sts and 30 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of lace stitch on the larger needles both flat and in the round, blocked.
Note: always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge!

Notions
1 stitch marker
8 removable (locking) markers or coilless safety pins (or waste yarn)
tapestry needle
waste yarn