Adalia is a round-yoke tee featuring colorwork lady beetles, modeled after a color morph of the 10-spotted lady beetle, Adalia decempunctata. Many lady beetles are not the stereotypical red with black spots, and while the Adalia genus only includes 2 species, those 2 species make up nearly a dozen different color morphs! I’ve featured one of my favorite color morphs in this pattern, a predominantly black lady beetle with swirls for spots. The pattern is knit top-down, making it easy to try-on-as-you-go.

Sizing
Instructions are provided for 11 finished chest measurements: 29”/74cm (32”/81cm, 36”/91cm, 39”/99cm) (43”/109cm, 46”/117cm, 48”/122cm) (51”/130cm, 54”/137cm, 57”/145cm, 60”/152cm). The top should be worn with about 2-5”/5-13cm of positive ease.
Total length of top ranges from 21-25”/53-64cm though length is easily adjusted.

Yarn
Fingering-weight yarn, approximate meters needed for each color:
-Main color (background color): 600 (650, 730, 810) (870, 930, 990) (1050, 1110, 1180, 1250) meters
-Contrast color (beetle color): 170 (190, 210, 230) (260, 290, 300) (320, 350, 380, 410) meters

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