Summertime, and the living is easy. Beach life is all about comfortably loose cotton and linen. Dress up Daniel with some sweet linen slacks or casual with your favorite cut-offs. This is the relaxed v-neck, sleeveless top for your summer featuring an original cable pattern no one else will be wearing.

This pattern has been tech edited and waiting to be test knit, beyond the sample here.

Materials
655 (655, 917, 917, 1179, 1441, 1703) y (600 (600, 840, 840, 1080, 1320, 1560) m) of sport weight yarn
5 (5, 7, 7, 9, 11, 13) 1.75 oz (50 g) balls 131 y (120 m) per ball
Should you desire the back to be done with a contrast color like the sample, 2 (2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 6) of your total balls should be in your contrast color.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) – for chest circumference 30 (34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54)” (75 (85, 95, 105, 115, 125, 135) cm)
Finished measurements are approximately 33 (36, 39, 41.5, 47, 52.5, 55.5)” (82.5 (90, 97.5, 104, 117.5, 131.5, 139) cm) after seaming and blocking
Sample knit in Size 4 for a 40” (100 cm) chest with a finished garment of 41.5” (104 cm) with1.5” (4 cm) of positive ease. Choose a size that will give you 0-4” (0-10 cm) of positive ease, and makes you happy.
See chart on last page for dimensions

Needles & notions
US 4 (3.5 mm) needles, or one size smaller than gauge needles
US 5 (3.75 mm) needles, or size required to obtain gauge
6 stitch markers
Cable needle
Tapestry needle
Stitch holders or waste yarn

Gauge
23 sts and 32 rows in stockinette stitch on larger needles = 4” (10 cm) after blocking
28 sts and 32 rows in cable pattern on larger needles = 4” (10 cm) after blocking

Yarn
Lana Grossa Solo Lino, 80% Viscose, 20% Linen
131 y (120 m) per 1.75 oz (50 g)
Sample knit with 4 balls, 524 y (480 m), 7 oz (200 g) White, 3 balls, 393 y (360 m), 5.25 oz (150 g) Celery