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Grimstad Top
Cool, comfortable, and timeless: what more could you want out of a summer top? Enter Grimstad, a slightly cropped, t-shirt style summer top perfect for an afternoon stroll on the coastline. Worked up with a slimming, vertical wide-rib detail, this classic wardrobe staple is a quick knit that will pair well with any wardrobe. Enjoy the wide dropped sleeves and slight v-neck details as you revel in the summer warmth.
MATERIALS
YARN
645 (715, 815, 875, 965) 1028, 1150, 1215 yds
{590 (652, 746, 800, 881) 940, 1050, 1109 m}
Yardage may vary if your gauge/yarn is different
Sample uses: Knit One Crochet Too ‘Cozette’ (255 yds/50g - 62% silk, 30% cotton, 8% polyamide) in the color ‘Linen’
NEEDLES
US 4 (3.5mm)circulars 24” (32” for larger sizes) for body, and 16” for sleeves (or DPN’s)
Or size needed to match gauge
OTHER MATERIALS
Yarn Needle, 3rd Needle of similar size for 3NBO, Stitch Marker
GAUGE (BLOCKED 4X5 RIBBING)
18 sts/33 rows = 4” (10 cm) in the round
FINISHED TOP MEASUREMENTS
Find the full sizing measurements & schematic a few photos down on this page
All sizes rounded to the nearest 0.25”/ 0.5 cm
Recommended 4” of positive ease (Model is wearing size 40” with 4” of ease)
FINISHED BUST MEASUREMENTS
32 (36, 40, 44, 48) 52, 56, 60 inches, {81.5 (91.5, 101.5, 112, 122) 132, 142, 152.5 cm}
UPPER ARM CIRCUMFERENCE
20 (20, 22, 22, 22) 22, 24, 24 inches, {51 (51, 56, 56, 56) 56, 61, 61 cm}
TOTAL LENGTH
18.5 (18.5, 19, 19, 19.5) 19.5, 20, 20 inches, {47 (47, 48.5, 48.5, 49.5) 49.5, 51, 51} cm}
SLEEVE LENGTH
6.25 (6.5, 6.5, 6.5, 6.75) 6.75, 7, 7 inches, {16 (16.5, 16.5, 16.5, 17) 17, 18, 18 cm}
TECHNIQUES USED:
- Working in the round, working flat, simple decreases (K2TOG, SSK…), German Short Rows, 3 Needle Bind Off, Picking up and knitting sts
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- First published: September 2018
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- Last updated: October 26, 2019 …
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