The Kuutar top is knitted seamlessly from the top down with the beautiful lace pattern on the front and back. The back and front are knitted separately down to the armholes. Then the pieces are joined and the body is knitted in the round. The hem is folded double to give the top a neat and finished look. The top of the front and back are finished with an i-cord edging that continues seamlessly into the straps.

The Kuutar top is best suited for cotton, viscose or linen blend yarns with good stitch definition. I recommend choosing unicolor or slightly tonal colorways for the lace to show.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 77.5 (82.5, 92.5, 102.5, 112.5, 122.5, 132.5, 142.5, 152.5) cm / 30.5 (32.5, 36.5, 40.25, 44.25, 48.25, 52.25, 56, 60) inches, intended to be worn with zero ease
Circumference at hem: 84.5 (89.5, 99.5, 109.5, 11.5, 129.5, 139.5, 149.5, 159.5) cm / 33.25 (35.25, 39.25, 43, 47, 51, 55, 58.75, 62.75) inches
Body length from hem to underarm: 28 (28, 28, 28, 31, 31, 31, 31, 33) cm / 11 (11, 11, 11, 12.25, 12.25, 12.25, 12.25, 13) inches, (adjustable)

Yarn
2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3) skeins of kokon Yarn Merino Linen (90% merino, 10% linen; 360 meters / 393 yards per 100 g) shown in the colorway Stone or 480 (520, 580, 630, 700, 770, 840, 930, 1020) m / 530 (570, 630, 690, 760, 840, 920, 1010, 1110) yards of similar fingering weight yarn.

Needles
For the lace, straps and hem:
3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches for the lace and the straps
3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-5 or 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 6-9 for the hem

For the main part:
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles with a cable of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-5 or 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 6-9 for the body

Gauge
24 sts and 30 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of Stockinette stitch on the larger needles in the round, blocked.
Note: always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge!

Notions
2 stitch markers
8 removable (locking) markers or coilless safety pins (or waste yarn)
cable needle (if using)
sewing needle
waste yarn