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Knitting the Rupa Top will not only make you look amazing, you can feel good about helping the planet without pinching your budget.

Knit in organic cotton from the bottom up, you’ll shape the body with short-rows and darts. The body is knit in the round to the underarms where the back and front are divided and knit separately. The strap stitches are cast on and worked at the same time as the back and front with a few rounds of raglan shaping.

All the instructions are written out in detail, so you can follow along without worry and feel like you’ve accomplished this pattern with ease.

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Finished Measurements:
30 (34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58)“ / 76 (86.5, 96.5, 106.5, 117, 127, 137) cm bust circumference.
Shown in: Size 34” / 86.5 cm
Suggested Ease: 1– 2” / 2.5 – 5 cm.

Yarn
Sport weight (CYCA #2 Fine): Approx 850 (950, 1050, 1150, 1250, 1350, 1450, 1550) yards / 780 (890, 960, 1050, 1150, 1240, 1330, 1420) meters.
Shown in: Simply Organic Sport, by Knit Picks (100% cotton; 164 yards / 150 m = 50 gram / 1.75 oz), 6 (6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10) skeins
Color Shown: Marshmallow

Needles
Sizes US 3 / 3.25 mm and US 4 / 3.5 mm: 40” / 100 cm and 24” / 60 cm circular needles, or sizes needed to obtain gauge.

Notions
Stitch markers Stitch holder or waste yarn Tapestry needle

Gauge
24 sts and 29 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in St st with larger needle;
20 sts and 36 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in Garter st with smaller needle.
Take time to save time, check your gauge.