Romy Top by Marita Harvey

Romy Top

Knitting
August 2025
yarn held together
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 27 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL
English Norwegian
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SIZES
XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL

CIRCUMFERENCE
approx. 81 (85) 91 (95) 106 (117) 126 cm

BUST MEASUREMENT
80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-100) 100-110 (110-120) 120-130 cm

LENGTH
49 (50) 51 (53) 56 (59) 60 cm measured center back

ARMHOLE DEPTH
approx. 20 (20) 21 (22) 22 (23) 23 cm

GAUGE
19 sts x 27 rounds of stockinette stitch on needle 4.5 mm = 10 x 10 cm
15 sts of lace pattern on needle 4.5 mm = 9,5 cm (after wash and blocking)

NEEDLES
Circular needles 3.5 mm/US4 (80 cm) and 4.5 mm/US7 (40 and 80 cm)

YARN
Sommerull from Pickles (one strand) 150 (150) 150 (150) 200 (200) 200g
or
Pure Silk from KFO (two strands) 150 (200) 200 (200) 250 (250) 300 g

The top is knitted top-down in stockinette stitch, featuring a beautiful lace pattern along the sides. It is finished with a simple ribbed hem and an Italian bind-off.

About the sizes
The sizes are based on a negative ease of approximately 4 cm. To choose the correct size, subtract 4 cm from your actual bust measurement (or the widest part of your upper body).

The model in the photo has a bust measurement of 83 cm and is wearing a size XS, which has a finished bust circumference with 2 cm of negative ease and a total length of 49 cm measured at the center back. The top is knitted in Merino from KFO, color Dark Cognac.