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FLINDERS SHINE LOOSE KNIT TOP
Level: Beginner
What you'll need:
4 Seasons Flinders Shine 50 g x 7 (8-8-9) balls
1 pair each of 8 mm and 7 mm knitting needles or sizes required to give correct tension
Scissors, yarn needle, tape measure
Finished Size
Size (cm) | S | M | L | XL |
To Fit Bust | 75/80 | 85/90 | 95/100 | 105/110 |
Width of One Side (approx) | 82 | 85 | 92 | 97 |
Length (approx., when allowing for dropping) | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 |
Tension
14 sts x 21 rows to 10 cm over garter st, using 8 mm needles.
If you have more sts to 10 cm, use a larger size needle, if you have less sts to 10 cm, use a smaller size needle.
Instructions
Note - This garment has been worked on bigger needles and at a looser tension than normally recommended.
Back And Front
(Both alike - worked sideways)
Using 8 mm needles, cast on 74 (75-77-78) sts.
Knit in garter st (1st row is WS), until work measures 30 (31-34-36) cm from beg, working last row on WS.
Shape Neck
1st row (RS) - K2tog, knit to end … 73 (74-76-77) sts.
2nd row - Knit to last 2 sts, K2tog … 72 (73-75-76) sts.
3rd row - As 1st row … 71 (72-74-75) sts.
Cont in garter st, until work measures 16 (17-18-19) cm from last dec, working last row on RS.
Next row (WS) - Knit to last st, inc in last st … 72 (73-75-76) sts.
Next row - Inc in first st, knit to end … 73 (74-76-77) sts.
Next row - Knit to last st, inc in last st … 74 (75-77-78) sts.
Knit in garter st, until work measures 30 (31-34-36) cm from last inc, working last row on RS.
Cast off loosely knitways.
Make a 2nd piece in same manner.
Neck Edging
Using mattress st, join right shoulder seam from end of neck shaping to cast off edge. With RS facing using 7mm needles, knit up 3 sts evenly along left front neck shaping, knit up 22 (24-25-27) sts evenly along front neck, knit up 3 sts evenly along right front neck shaping, knit up 3 sts evenly along right back neck shaping, knit up 22 (24-25-27) sts evenly along back neck, then knit up 3 sts evenly along left back neck shaping … 56 (60-62-66) sts.
Cast off loosely.
Lower Edging
With RS facing and using 8mm needles, knit up 115 (119-129-135) sts evenly along lower edge of Back.
Cast off loosely.
Rep on lower edge of Front.
Finishing
DO NOT PRESS. Using mattress st, join left shoulder and neck edging seam. Join side seams for 34cm from lower edges, leaving rem free for armhole opening
