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”The Midsummer top is a timeless and effortless knit to be worn on beachdays, for summer gatherings, for business and pleasure and under a cardigan or lightweight blazer on windy days.
The Midsummer top is for both shorts and flipflops as well as for a long airy skirt and heels. Worked on a needle 4.5mm/US 7 it is a quick knit and you can be out and about in the top after just a few days of knitting.

SIZE: XS-S (S-M) M-L (L) L-XL (XL) (XL-2XL)
CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE OF TOP: 86 (93) 100 (106) 113 (120) 126 cm / 34 (36.5) 39.5 (42) 44.5 (47) 49.5” suitable for chest circumference / personal body measurement 80-85 (86-92) 93-99 (100-105) 106-112 (113-119) 120-125 cm / 31.5-33.5 (34-36) 36.5-39 (39.5-41) 41.5-44 (44.5-47) 47.5-49”
LENGTH: approx. 53(54)56(57)59(60)62 cm / 21 (21.3) 21.7 (22.4) 23 (23.6) 24.4”
WIDTH AT SCHOULDERS INCL RIBBING EDGE: 37(38)39(40)41(43)44 cm / 14.6 (15) 15.3 (15.7) 16.1 (16.9) 17.3”

YARN
-350(400)400(450)500(550)600 g of New Arezzo from Hjertegarn, 33 % linen, 47 % bamboo, 20 % cotton (150 m/50 g).
(Black colored top on photos).
The top is knitted with 2 strands of yarn.
-Spare yarn for Italian cast on on circ needle.

ALTERNATIVE YARN QUALITY
-125 (125) 125 (150) 150 (175) 200 g Kid Seta from Gepard Garn, 70% super kid mohair, 30% shappe silk (210 m/25 g).
(Ivory colored top on photos).
The top is knitted with 2 strands of yarn.

NEEDLES
Circular needles 4 mm / US 6 (40+80 cm / 16+32”)
Circular needles 4.5 mm / US 7 (80 cm / 32”)

GAUGE
18 sts and 24 rows with 2 strands of yarn in st sts on needle 4.5 mm / US 7 = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4”
Adjust needles size to obtain right gauge.
Making a swatch and getting the right gauge is essential for the result.

TECHNICAL DESCIRBTION OF THE MODEL
The top is worked bottom up on circular needle till the armhole where the work is separated into front and back. The two parts are then worked separately but in the exact same way.
After the decreases for armholes German short rows are worked to shape the neckline and then a rib section is worked. When shoulders are done and grafted together the rib on the neckline are completed with an Italian bind off.
The edges along the armhole are worked with a rib edge making the circumference shorter and also makes the armhole lay nicely to the body.
Both cast on and bind off are made with the Italian technique, both to be found as video instructions on www.sannefjalland.dk
Please notice that the videoes are in Danish