Kawaii Summer Top by Adeline Too

Kawaii Summer Top

Knitting
March 2012
yarn held together
Light Fingering
+ Light Fingering
= DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
500 - 800 yards (457 - 732 m)
Children's size 2 - 12
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This is a cute girly garment knitted in the round from top down, seamlessly.

It can be a hip length summer top, or tunic. You can easily customize the length. The design is to use 2 strands of different color light fingering yarn, held together for the bodice and then single strand for the skirt. If you don’t like to work with double strands, simply use any DK weight yarn for the bodice and matching color of light fingering yarn for the skirt.

The important thing is you get the gauge for the bodice.

The pattern instruction is in fully written format, with standard abbreviations.

Skill level: Intermediate

Sizes available:
Children size: 2 (4, 6, 8, 10, 12)
Finish chest measurement: 21 (23, 25, 26½, 28, 30) inches / 53 (58.5, 63.5, 67, 71, 76) cm

Needles and other materials:
4.0mm/ US# 6 circular needle (16”/40cm or longer for bodice)
3.0mm/ US# 2½ circular needle (16”/40cm for cast-on and 20”/50cm or longer for skirt)
3.5mm/ US# 4 circular needle (20”/50cm or longer for skirt lace)
3.0mm/ US# 2½ double pointed needles (for sleeve edging)
4 stitch markers, 1 in different color to mark beginning of round
1.5 – 2 yards of ribbon or crochet cord or knitted I-cord for waist band