FRENCH KiSS top
Finished
August 28, 2025
September 13, 2025

FRENCH KiSS top

Tester project info
FRENCH KiSS top by ANKESTRiCK
Knitting
TopsSleeveless Top
Vest
Me and test
fallmasche on ravelry
3
Needles & yarn
US 3 - 3.25 mm
23 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
674 yards
Wendy Air
751 yards in stash
1.55 skeins = 337.3 yards (308.5 meters), 38 grams
Orange
Yarns to Yearn For Lambswool Cotton 2/14nm
1745 yards in stash
0.22 skeins = 336.8 yards (308.0 meters), 44 grams
Gray
Notes

The lambswool/cotton I’m using is exactly the same yarn as Holst Garn Coast, it comes from the mill in the UK who supply them. It turned out to be a great match for gauge, and isn’t too warm to wear in summer.
Summer’s gone in the UK now, but I know this will be the perfect layer to keep me warm under a cardigan…

Size 3, no changes to pattern, none needed!
I bound off all edges loosely with a bigger sized needle (3.5mm), as the mohair has no stretch, and it’s easy to bind off too tightly

Measurements before blocking:
Bust, 39”
Length, from top of shoulder, next to the neck edging, 21”

Measurements after blocking:
Bust, 39”
Length, from top of shoulder, next to the neck edging, 22”

The fabric is really stretchy, so it’s quite easy to shape it when blocking. I probably could’ve got away with a size 2, and stretched it in width, but I like the slightly loose fit, it’s more airy for summer.

Amazingly, I used exactly the same yardage of each yarns!

The pattern was such a fun knit, and I’ll definitely need another one sometime!

Thanks so much to Anke for allowing me to test…I always love her patterns!

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Finished
August 28, 2025
September 13, 2025
 
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Air
by Wendy
Lace
70% Mohair, 30% Nylon
218 yards / 25 grams

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by Yarns to Yearn For
Light Fingering
55% Wool, 45% Cotton
1531 yards / 200 grams

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  • Project created: August 26, 2025
  • Finished: September 15, 2025
  • Updated: September 19, 2025