This beautiful top features an eye-catching mosaic motif on the shoulders and stripes on the body to create a wonderful summer item in your favourite two colours that you’ll love to knit and wear during the warmer months of the year.

Afternoon in Lisbon Top is a sweater/sleeveless top with a straight body, wide crew neck and drop shoulders. It is worked flat in one piece and then joined at the sides with three-needle bind-off. Neck, arm openings and bottom hem are finished neatly with an i-cord.

This design was inspired by its sister pattern - my Afternoon in Lisbon wrap, which plays with the same graphic mosaic motif.
Mosaic knitting is an easy colourwork technique that uses slipped stitches and only one colour at a time. Easy knitting with fascinating results!
Please note that the mosaic colourwork part is provided in chart form only.

The different sections and textures make this pattern fun and engaging to knit. I hope you enjoy making and wearing your new summer top!

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) (10, 11, 12)
To fit bust sizes:
29.75 (33, 35.75, 40, 42.75) (46, 49.5, 53, 56.5) (59, 62.5, 65.25)“ / 75.5 (84, 91, 101.5, 108.5) (117, 126, 134.5, 143) (150, 159, 166) cm
Finished bust sizes:
32.25 (35.5, 38.25, 42.5, 45.25) (48.5, 52, 55.5, 58.75) (61.5, 65, 67.75)“ / 81.5 (90.5, 97.5, 108, 115) (123.5, 132, 141, 149.5) (156.5, 165, 172) cm.
Instructions incl. approx. 2.5“ / 6.5 cm of positive ease.
Sample shown is a size 3 on a 36” / 91.5 cm bust.

YARN & YARDAGE REQUIREMENTS
Designed for two contrasting colours of fingering weight yarn.
Yarn used for sample: Malabrigo Yarn Mechita (fingering weight, 100 g = 420 yds / 384 m), in colourways Teal Feather (A) and Natural (B).
Yardage requirements:
colour A: approx. 360 (398, 462, 512, 584) (628, 717, 764, 862) (902, 1009, 1051) yds / 329 (364, 422, 468, 533) (574, 655, 698, 788) (825, 922, 961) m
colour B: approx. 327 (362, 420, 465, 531) (571, 652, 695, 784) (820, 917, 956) yds / 299 (331, 384, 425, 485) (523, 596, 635, 716) (750, 838, 873) m
Please keep in mind that yardage requirements are always an estimate based on calculations and can vary with different yarn and/or gauge as well as your knitting style and modifications. Make sure you have enough yarn available.

GAUGE & NEEDLES
Please make sure your gauge meets the requirements to ensure a good fit of your sweater. Knitting a gauge swatch is highly recommended before you start. Treat (wash and block) your swatch as you will treat your sweater to get an accurate result.
Gauge on sample: 23 sts x 46 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4“ in garter stitch after light blocking.
Needles used for sample: 3.5 mm / US 4

This pattern has been professionally tech-edited and well testknitted. Thanks so much to my wonderful helpers!

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