The Heat Waves Top is everything you’ve ever needed, With its cropped fit and optional sleeves, this top will round out your summer wardrobe. People will be asking you where you got it and you’ll just casually say, “OH I made it”

Gauge:
11 stitches x 18 rows on 6mm in stockinette to make 4”x4”

Materials:
-1 pair of 6 mm circular needles, 24-36” cord
-3 (4) 4 (5) 5 (6) 6 (7) 7 skeins(s) of 50g/175m, held double, with long sleeves
or
-5 (7) 8 (9) 10 (11) 12 (13) 14 skein(s) of 50g/50m, held single, with long sleeves
-Optional: elastic for long sleeve version

Yarn Suggestions:
-Qing Fibre, Melted Baby Suri, 2 strands held together
-Wool and the Gang, Take Care Mohair
-Wool and the Gang, Feeling Good Yarn (size up)
-Any 50g/400m mohair, hold 3 strands together
-Pingouin, Pingo Fluffy, 2 strands held together
-Abbey Road, Truly Madly Mohair, 2 strands held together
-Sirdar, Temptations
-Blue Sky Fibers, Brushed Suri, 2 strands held together
-Lang Yarns, Suri Alpaca
-Cloudborn, Brushed Alpaca Wool DK
-Knitato, Fluffy Cloud
-Debbie Bliss, Nell
-Caron, Cotton Funnel Cakes

Measurements:
Size: XS
Chest: 27”
Length: 13”
Sleeve: 19”

Size: S
Chest: 31”
Length: 14”
Sleeve: 20”

Size: M
Chest: 35”
Length: 15”
Sleeve: 21”

Size: L
Chest: 39”
Length: 16”
Sleeve: 22”

Size: XL
Chest: 43”
Length: 17”
Sleeve: 23”

Size: 2X
Chest: 47”
Length: 17”
Sleeve: 24”

Size: 3X
Chest: 51”
Length: 17”
Sleeve: 25”

Size: 4X
Chest: 55”
Length: 17”
Sleeve: 25”

Size: 5X
Chest: 59”
Length: 17”
Sleeve: 25”

This pattern is suitable for beginners! You should be familiar with stockinette stitch! This pattern uses the following techniques: picking up stitches, increases, three-needle bind off, and knitting in the round. I’ll be posting tutorials on my instagram!

Check on my instagram @karas.knit.eng and the tag #heatwavestop for more images!