April 7, 2026

Completed left and right front. Picked up stitches for left back.

April 9, 2026

Finished left back (chart 4).

Picked up stitches for right back.

April 11, 2026

Joined in the round. It was a bit precarious where each section is joined so I had to weave in my ends, at least temporarily, to stop the whole thing falling apart.

It’ll be interesting to see if this fits my bust properly.

April 12, 2026

Started decreases.

April 19, 2026

Completed decreases.

I’ve tried it on and it fits well for now. If I made it again I’d likely size down but I do like how loose and airy this one is so I’m not going to frog it.

I’d also make the straps shorter. I’m worried that they’ll be too long after blocking but my swatch didn’t grow that much so hopefully it’ll be okay.

It seems like it’ll be a very flattering top once it’s finished.

April 29, 2026

Knitting four extra repeats to lengthen the body. It will still be cropped for me (sitting on my natural waist) but it’s just too short at the moment.

May 16, 2026

Mid-project block and even after adding length, it’s still too short. Adding another two or three repeats to lengthen.

I’m ready for this to finished.

May 28, 2026

Finally done!!!!

Added another four repeats (so, eight repeats in total) to the length and it’s still cropped but in a much more flattering way for my body.

Cast off using a variation of Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-off (I only did yarn overs before purl stitches) which means that it is stretchy enough but doesn’t flare out as much.

Final note

I love the finished top so much. It’s very cute and I can’t wait to wear it.

If I were to knit this again, I’d shorten the straps significantly to fit my shoulders better.