The Mila top is knitted seamlessly top-down with an allover cable pattern and a v-neck. The top is started at the back of the neck. Then stitches are picked up for the shoulders and worked as the front of the top. The front and back are joined at underarm and the body is then worked in the round. The neckband and sleeve edgings are worked in double knitting.

For the stitch patterns to show best, I recommend choosing unicolor or slightly tonal colorways. For a summer version I would recommend a cotton, silk, viscose or linen blend, for a warmer wintery version choose yarn with high wool content. The Mila top is worked in DK weight yarn but you can also knit it by holding one strand of fingering weight yarn together with a strand of silk mohair.

The length of the body is easily modified to suit your own body measurements. I recommend trying the top on every now and then while working on it to make sure you get the perfect length for your style. Note: You can easily modify the body shorter for a cropped look. For a cropped vest I would only work 15-20 cm / 6-8 inches for the body.

Sizes

1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

Finished bust circumference: 67 (77, 86, 96, 106) (115, 125, 134, 145) cm / 26.5 (30.25, 33.75, 37.75, 41.75) (45.25, 49.25, 52.75, 57) inches including the intended negative ease of 8-10 cm / 3.25-4 inches (pick a size that is 8-10 cm / 3.25-4 inches smaller than your actual bust circumference)

Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 30 (30, 30, 30, 32) (32, 32, 34, 34) cm / 11.75 (11.75, 11.75, 11.75, 12.5) (12.5, 12.5, 13.5, 13.5) inches

Armscye depth: 17.5 (17.5, 19, 19, 21) (21, 22.5, 23, 24) cm / 7 (7, 7.5, 7.5, 8.25) (8.25, 8.75, 9, 9.5) inches

Upper back width: 27 (27, 27, 27, 27) (35.5, 35.5, 35.5, 35.5) cm / 10.75 (10.75, 10.75, 10.75, 10.75) (14, 14, 14, 14) inches

Note: Please be aware that adjusting the lengths of the garment will also affect the amount of yarn needed to finish the project.

Yarn

Note: If you wish to work the vest with fingering weight yarn and mohair, you will need the given yarn amount for both yarns. Work the whole top holding the yarns together.

490 (540, 600, 660, 720) (800, 870, 960, 1010) m / 540 (590, 650, 720, 790) (870, 960, 1050, 1120) yards of DK weight yarn.

Sample: 3 (3, 3, 4, 4) (4, 5, 5, 5) skeins of We Are Knitters The Cotton (100% Peruvian Pima cotton; 212 meters / 232 yards per 100 g) shown in the colorway Natural.

Needles

3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of 60 cm / 24 inches for the neck and sleeve edges

3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the hem

4 mm / US 6 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the body

Gauge

25 sts and 28 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches of charted pattern on larger needles, after blocking.

Notions

1 stitch marker
2 locking markers
cable needle, if using
waste yarn
tapestry needle
blocking tools