Flow State is a brioche-ribbed sleeveless top with simple but striking details. Designed without a plan, as a fun experiment, the top’s name is inspired by those times that you lose yourself in a project and become totally absorbed being in a state of flow! The top features 2 color brioche and some garter st with increases running down the center of the front and back. The fun shape is narrower at the top and wider at the bottom with a pointed bottom edge making for a fun, unique layering piece!

Construction: Knit in pieces from the top down. After the Front and Back are knit, the shoulders and sides are seamed. Finally, stitches are picked up around the armholes and an I-cord bind off is worked for a smooth armhole edging.

Finished Dimensions:
Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Approximately 37 (41, 47, 53, 59, 63)” / 94 (104, 119, 134.5, 150, 160) cm bust circumference
Designed to fit with 2-4”/ 5-10 cm positive ease in bust

Materials:
Brooklyn Tweed Peerie yarn (100% American Merino wool yarn, fingering weight, 50g / 210 yards)
Color 1 Muslin (white): Approximately 360 (400, 455, 555, 620, 660) yards / 329 (366, 416, 507, 567, 604) meters OR 2 (2, 3, 3, 3, 4) skeins
Color 2 Kettle (black): Approximately 360 (400, 455, 555, 620, 660) yards / 329 (366, 416, 507, 567, 604) meters OR 2 (2, 3, 3, 3, 4) skeins
Color 3 Burnished (brown): Approximately 120 (130, 150, 180, 200, 215) yards / 110 (119, 137, 165, 183, 197) meters OR 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 2) skeins

Note Colors 1 and 2 are used for the brioche with Color 1 being the main color seen from the RS. Color 3 is used for the top and bottom edge and armholes.

Gauge:
16 sts and 22 rows over 4” / 10 cm worked flat in brioche ribbing, blocked

Needles:
Size 5 (3.75 mm) 24-40” / 61-101.5 cm circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge, and additional needle of the same size for your preferred method of small circumference knitting (9”/ 23 cm circular, 2-circulars, DPNs or Magic Loop) for the armholes

Notions:
Row counter (optional), locking stitch marker, tapestry needle