Smilga Top by Nika Korbane

Smilga Top

Knitting
August 2025
DK (11 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
273 - 328 yards (250 - 300 m)
xs s m l xl
English
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Sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL

Width:
cm: 44 (47) 50 (53) 56
in: 17 1/3 (18 1/2 ) 19 2/3 (20 4/5 ) 22 1/10

Length:
cm: 54 (55) 57 (58) 60
in: 21 1/3 (21 2/3 ) 22 1/3 (22 4/5 ) 23 5/8

Gauge: 21 sts x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm 4 x 4 in on a 4 mm US 6 needles after wash. In case if your gauge diers, try on dierent size needles

Materials: Total of 250 (250) 300 (300) 300 g of DROPS Belle, which includes:
100 (100) 150 (150) 150 g of DROPS Belle of color nr. 1 for main body
150 (150) 150 (150) 150 g of DROPS Belle of color nr. 2 for stripes
Alternative yarn could be any linen, cotton or material blend yarn, that weight/yardage is approx. 50g 1.8 oz ~ 120 m 131 yds and gauge is 21 sts x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm 4 x 4 in on a 4 mm US 6 needles.

Needles: 3.5 mm US 4 circular needles for ribbon; 4 mm US 6 circular needles

Pattern: The Smilga top is worked with one thread, from down to top in round. Each yoke is worked separately flat back and forth with decreases from both left and right sides
Both back and front straps are joined by K2tog and binding off at the same time.

Pattern contains following videos:

  • K2tog;
  • P2tog;
  • SSP;
  • SSK;
  • Front and back shoulder joining