This top-down ribbed crop top pattern includes tons of texture with 2x2 ribbing and boucle yarn. The loose, boxy fit, deep armholes, and simple pattern will have you creating a number of crops to layer over different outfits all year long. This pattern is perfect for any body and any yarn.

Sizes
This pattern is written to meet the finished measurements in the chart provided below, with finished bust sizes: 32, 36, 40 (44, 48, 52, 56)60, 64, 68“/81.5, 91.5, 102 (112, 122, 132.5, 142.5)152.5, 163, 173cm.

The sample was knit to about 10”/25.5cm of positive ease (larger than my body measurements) at my full bust. With previous garments, I have found through testers and my own samples, that this pattern would look best with anywhere between 2-10”/5-25.5cm of positive ease.

Materials
You will need one BOR marker, waste yarn or extra needles to hold live stitches, darning needle, scissors, measuring tape, and your super amazing body.

Techniques
You will need to know how to pick up stitches, knit in the round, purl, increase, decrease, hold stitches, complete a sewn bind-off, block, weave in ends, and have fun.

Suggested Yarn
Schooner from thelittlewolfknits: 100% superwash merino, DK weight boucle, 240yd/220m per 100g.
The sample used two skeins of Christmas Village on Schooner.

Any heavy DK weight or light worsted (or fingering and lace weight held together) yarn should work –
just make sure to adjust to get gauge.

Alternatives include: Knit Picks Swish Worsted, Knit Picks Stroll and Aloft

Suggested Needles
Main Needle: US 7 (4.5mm) circular needle
But use whatever needle you need to achieve gauge!

Gauge
16 sts x 24 rows = 4”/10cm 2x2 rib knit in the round and blocked with your main needle. When swatching, remember to cast on more stitches than you’re intending to measure so that you can get an accurate measurement (the end and beginning stitches tend to be looser). I recommend using this tutorial to start and finish the swatch for the most accurate measurements.

Color Suggestions
Like I said, this pattern is perfect for any yarn, and can be made with a tonal or variegated AND it would make amazing scrappy project. Have random odds and ends lying around? Use them for a fun stripey version!

Yardage:
For a top to pattern, you’ll need: 282, 320, 353 (422, 460, 501, 575)621, 664, 711yds/256, 291, 321 (384, 418, 456, 524)565, 604, 647m of Schooner. If using the suggested yarns, that would be 2, 2, 2 (2, 2, 3, 3)3, 3, 3 skeins of Schooner.

Each additional 1”/2.5cm of length to the body will require approximately an additional 19, 21, 24 (26, 28, 30, 33)35, 37, 40yds/17, 19, 21 (24, 26, 28, 30)32, 34, 36m.