This easy breezy Summer top is a fun, fast knit that will quickly become a staple in your hand made wardrobe! I bet you can’t knit just one! Any light weight fingering yarn can be used for this design.

Yarn
Light Fingering Weight Yarn
Sample knit with YOTH Yarn Best Friend 75/25 Cotton/ Wool blend,; 550 yards, 100g/skein < 1 (1, 2, 2) 2 skeins, approximately 520 (550, 680, 720) 800 yards
Shown in color way Mango.
Materials
US Size 7 (4.5 mm) circular needles, 16” cord.
US Size 9 (5.5 mm) circular needles, minimum 30” cord Stitch marker
Tapestry needle
Waste yarn or spare needles to hold live sleeve stitches
Finished Measurements
Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4) 5 = 50 (52, 56.5, 60) 71.5”
This top is meant to be worn with 10-20” positive ease.
Neck Circumference: 20.7 (22, 24.5, 26.3) 26.3”
Body Circumference: 50 (52, 55.5 60) 71.5”
Height to Underarm: 9 (9, 9, 10) 11”
Sleeve Circumference: 10.3 (11.5, 13, 14.3) 16”
Yoke Depth: 10.2 (10.2, 10.2, 10.75) 11”
Gauge
17 stitches x 23 rows in stockinette stitch = 4 x 4 inches
Notes
This simple top is knit in the round from the top down. Short rows are worked across the back for slight shaping. The yoke is worked with a simple lace motif. After the yoke is knit, sleeve stitches are put on hold to be picked up and finished with an i-cord edge.