The playful texture of the senecio plant - also known as string of pearls - was the inspiration behind this design. Similarly to how tender strands of senecio become thinner as they descend from the center of the plant, the embellishment of nupps changes to more and more subtle from the top to the bottom of the yoke until it dissolves completely in the gentle ribbing.

Senecio is worked from the top down seamlessly with the round yoke. The neck is shaped with short rows. This design features slipped and twisted stitches, small biased stripes, Japanese wrapped stitches and two kinds of nupps (video tutorial included!), all of them playing beautifully with the subtle sheen of Coastal yarn. The main stitch pattern is easy to memorize and entertaining to knit. Instructions are both charted and written. Yardage provided for a cropped and a full-length versions.

Sizes

• A (B, C, D, E, F, G) (H, I, J, K, L, M, N)
• Finished chest 33.4 (35.5, 37.6, 39.6, 41.7, 43.8, 45.9) (48, 50.1, 52.2, 54.3, 56.3, 58.4, 60.5)” / 85 (90, 95.5, 100.5, 106, 111.5, 116.5) (122, 127, 132.5, 138, 143, 148.5, 153.5)cm
• Total Length, Cropped (mid-front neck to hem) 13.8 (13.9, 14.1, 14.3, 14.4, 14.6, 14.7) (14.9, 15, 15.2, 15.4, 15.5, 15.7, 15.8)“ / 35 (35.5, 36, 36, 36.5, 37, 37.5) (38, 38, 38.5, 39, 39.5, 40, 40)cm
• Total Length, Full (mid-front neck to hem) 20.1 (20.2, 20.4, 20.6, 20.7, 20.9, 21) (21.2, 21.3, 21.5, 21.7, 21.8, 22, 22.1)“ / 51 (51.5, 52, 52, 52.5, 53, 53.5) (54, 54, 54.5, 55, 55.5, 56, 56)cm
• For the fit shown, choose the size that fits your chest circumference most closely
• Model has 34” / 87cm chest and is wearing size B, cropped

Yarn

• Sample top yarn: Coastal from Sincere Sheep (50% shaniko wool, 25% silk, 25% flax, 200yds / 183m, 2oz/57g) in color Suerte
• OR sport or dk weight yarn. Recommended: solid, semi-solid or kettle dyed to show more details of the stitch patterns.
• For the cropped top (shown), total: 710 (760, 815, 870, 920, 980, 1035) (1090, 1150, 1210, 1270, 1335, 1395, 1460)yds / 650 (695, 745, 795, 840, 895, 945) (995, 1050, 1105, 1160, 1220, 1275, 1335)m
• For the hip-length top, total: 1040 (1110, 1185, 1260, 1335, 1410, 1490) (1565, 1645, 1725, 1805, 1890, 1970, 2055)yds / 950 (1015, 1085, 1150, 1220, 1290, 1360, 1430, 1505, 1575, 1650, 1725, 1800, 1880)m

Needles and Gauge

• Swatch to determine the needle size that helps to fit the gauge of 22 sts and 34 rows in 4” / 10cm in Stockinette Stitch, blocked and 24 sts and 42 rows in 4” / 10cm in pattern, blocked. Needle size below is a suggestion.
• US 6 / 4mm circular needles on 32” / 80cm cable for the body and on 16” / 40cm for the neckline
• Optional - a set of dpns for sleeves

Construction

• The top is knit top down seamless with the round yoke. The neck is shaped with short rows.
• Once the required yoke depth is reached, stitches for the sleeves are placed onto waste yarn and underarm stitches are cast on.
• Body is worked in the round until the desired length, then bound off in pattern.
• Sleeve stitches are transferred onto the working needles, underarm stitches - picked up, and short sleeves are worked in the round.
• Nupps are worked with the help of a crochet hook. Video tutorial provided.