I had so much fun working this top!
The colour of my yarn reminded me of biscuits, and when I started to think about the meaning of the word: baked twice, this was what I wanted to create for my top. Lace used twice! To make lovely “crusts”, for the yoke as well as the lower border. And as the first and second time can’t be equal I made 2 different stitch-patterns:)

Please note: there is also a tiny version for the small ones, based upon this design: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/little-biscuit

The design features:

• a lace-patterned yoke with a square neckline (and a bit scalloped, due to the nature of the lace)
• a broad lace-border at the hem-line -picot bind-off
• slightly A-line shaped (you might also work the top without any shaping).

Construction
The pattern guides you through the construction step-by-step,
You start by working the yoke in one piece going from the back to front, work the upper body of the front and back to underarms.
The main body is worked in-the-round and top-down to the bind-off.

Sizes
87/90/93/97/102/106/111/116/122/127/132/139 cm = 34/35.5/37/38/40/43/44/45.5/48/50/52/54”.

Materials
Yarn: I recommend that you use a fingering/sport weight yarn that knits up to gauge to work the top.
I used “Susurro” from Malabrigo to work the top. This sport weight, linen/silk/merino yarn comes in skeins of 100 gr/3.53 oz and 297 m/325 yards. You will need approximately 590/650/700/750/800/850/900/950/1000/1050/1100/1150 m = 643 /708/763/817/872/926/981/1035/1090/1144/1199 yards of this specific yarn to work the top. Needles: circular, or straight, needles, needle size 3 mm/US2.5, for the yoke and upper body. A circular needle, 80 cm/36” long, in the same size as used for the upper body to work the lower body.

Gauge24 sts and 36 - 38 rows/rounds in stockinette sts, after blocking/washing = 10 x 10 cm/4 x 4”.

The pattern
There is a step-by-step guide and a schematic for the yoke.
There is a schematic and measurements for the garment.
The lace of the yoke is charted, as well as written out.
The lace of the border is written out.
All measurements are in cm’s as well as in inches.
All necessary stitch-counts are given.
Knitting skills: intermediate.