SilhouetteTop by Christine Lykkegaard

SilhouetteTop

Knitting
September 2024
yarn held together
Fingering
+ Fingering
= DK (11 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 33 rows = 4 inches
in 10 x 10 cm in stockinette st
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1148 - 1531 yards (1050 - 1400 m)
XS-XL
Danish English
This pattern is available from lykkeknit.com for kr.55.00.

SilhouetteTop is knitted from the top down in a light bamboo mix. It features small buttons along the center, allowing for various styling options. Increases and decreases are made throughout the work to shape it to the feminine silhouette, creating an elegant fit.

Needles: Circular needles 4 mm (60, 80 or 100 cm – depending on growing number of stitches)
Knitting tension: Two threads on needle 4 mm in stockinette st: 10 x 10 cm = 19 sts x 33 rows after washing and drying

Washing instructions
Hand wash at around 40 degrees (Celsius). Add wool soap. Don’t let the work soak in the water. Dry flat on top of a towel, preferably with heated floors. When the work is almost dry, you can place something heavy on the edges, such as a book, to prevent them from “curling”.

Sizes
XS (S) M (L) XL
Chest circumference (widest place, measured on own body): 80-84 (85-90) 91-95 (96-100) 101-105 cm
Ease (positive): 2-5 cm, ie. 2-5 cm is added to the measurements on your own body, after which you choose the circumference below that fits these measurements.
Chest circumference: 88 (92) 95 (98) 102 cm
Shoulder width: 35 (36) 37 (38) 39 cm
Waist circumference: 81 (84) 87 (92) 95 cm
Length of the top: 48 (50) 50 (52) 53 cm

Yarn
300 (350) 400 (400) 400 g Viking Bambino (50 g = 175 m)
Materials: 17 (18) 18 (19) 19 buttons (around 12 mm)