ELEMENTS FROM traditional Shetland knitting are visible in this pretty top by Mary Henderson. It’s a short-sleeved design with a square neckline, and a fabric combining colourful garter stitch stripes with a lace stitch pattern. The top is knitted using Palette, the 4ply Peruvian Highland wool from Knit Picks.

Front and back are worked separately and joined at shoulder with three-needle-bind-off. Sleeves are picked up at armhole and knitted downwards back and forth. Side and underarm seams are then joined with mattress stitch.

To fit bust:
32-34; 36-38; 40-42; 44-46; 48-50; 52-54 inches

Actual bust:
35¼; 39½; 43½; 47¾; 51¼; 55½ inches

Additional gauge info:
29 stitches and 30 rows in 4 inches over Lace pattern (sleeves)

Model shown in Knit Picks Palette Oyster (MC) with Tarragon (green), Sky (blue), Custard (yellow) and Cotton Candy (pink) (CCs)

Number of skeins called for:
MC 3-4-4-5-5-6 x 50g balls
CC 1-1-1-1-1-2 of each colour

Note: Yardage estimate above is very much an estimate, based on assumption that half of each CC is used for smallest size.