The Levana Top is your go-to summer knit. Whether you’re looking for a chic bralette to stylishly show off under a shirt or an elegant top, it offers multiple options! From length to strap styles or ribbing options, you can fully customize your own garment.

Difficulty: Medium

Techniques Needed:

Provisional cast on, Double knitting or Icord, Lace stitches, Increases and decreases

Construction:

Knitted top-down in the round, the pattern begins with the two fronts knitted flat. They are then joined, and stitches are cast on for the back, continuing seamlessly until the ribbing.

Depending on your choice of length, it can be a bralette, a crop top, or a full-length top. The straps are worked at the end, with two different options: icord or double knitting, and they can either be sewn to the back or tied around the neck.

Yarn Choices:
Play with your yarn choice! Knit it in fingering yarn for a more see-through version (bralette version in silk, color silver) or with sport yarn for a less see-through one (Top version in petrol blue).

Sizes (full chest contour after blocking):
0cm to 10cm of negative ease intended. Example: I am 92cm, I knitted size 85.

70cm, 75cm, 80cm, 85cm, 90cm, 95cm, 100cm, 110cm
Materials Needed:

Stitch markers
2.5mm DPN
2.5mm 60cm or 80cm cable for larger sizes circular needle
3.00 mm 60cm or 80cm cable for larger sizes circular needle or needle needed to obtain gauge.

Gauge:

2231 in 1010cm in lace pattern after blocking (3mm needles)

Yarn Requirements:

80g / 320m to 170g/680mt, of fingering yarn (100g/400mt) or sport yarn for a less see-through top (250m/ 100g)

Embrace the versatility and elegance of the Levana Top, a pattern that combines style, comfort, and endless customization possibilities. The pattern is of medium difficulty, perfect for those seeking a rewarding and personalized knitting experience.