Top Secret by Antonia Cavaliere

Top Secret

Knitting
May 2019
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
25 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch in the round, after blocking.
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
801 - 1201 yards (732 - 1098 m)
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL). Intended to fit with -5 cm [-2"] to +5 cm [+2"]. Shown in size S with -5 cm [-2"] ease.
English
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This pattern is part of the Happiness Make Along 2019 with the theme Adventure and Renewal.

Top Secret is a versatile hip-length sleeveless top that can be dressed up or down. It’s fun, super-fast and easy to knit: absolutely no seaming required and all edges are self-finished thanks to the Slipped Stitch Edge. This top is worked seamlessly bottom-up and in the round to the underarms, with simple darts for waist and bust shaping; then it’s divided for front and back and worked back and forth up until the neckband. This simple yet interesting top features a chevron edge on the bottom, a pretty lace detail as a focal point on the neckline and the use of short-row shaping for the neck. The last touch is a rolled neckband worked in the round to connect the front and the back…and you’re done!

Description:
Skill Level: Intermediate.
Skills Needed: Cast on, Knit, Purl, Increase, Decrease, Work German Short Rows, Work in the round, Work flat, Bind off.
Sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL). Intended to fit with -5 cm (-2”) to +5 cm (+2”). Shown in size S with -5 cm (-2”) ease.
Finished Measurements
Chest/Bust at Underarm: 73.5 (83.5, 94, 104, 114, 124) cm/29 (32¾, 37, 41, 45, 48¾)“
Finished Length: 53.5 (55, 56.5, 58.5, 60, 63) cm/21 (21¾, 22¼, 23, 23½, 24¾)”

Materials:
Pipa Yarns Merino Single fingering weight yarn (CYCA 1) (100 g/3.53 oz, 366 m/400 yds, 100% Merino)
2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3) skeins in Dare To Be Seen
US size 2½ (3 mm) 32” (80 cm) circular needles or size needed to obtain correct gauge
US size 2½ (3 mm) 16” (40 cm) or DPNs (set of 4)
Five Stitch Markers
Waste yarn or Stitch Holder
Tapestry needle

Gauge:
29 sts and 36 rounds = 10 cm/4” in Chevron Edge Pattern, after blocking.
25 sts and 38 rounds = 10 cm/4” in Stockinette Stitch, after blocking.

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