Olival is a summer top with an A-line silhouette and a diamond cable pattern at the front. It’s a perfect piece for your summer wardrobe - light and airy with interesting details such as a faux side seam and double-knit edges. Olival means olive grove in Portuguese and the inspiration for this pattern comes from exactly such scenery. The side cables of the main pattern remind me of drops of olive oil, while the ribbed pattern inside each diamond resembles rows of olive trees in a grove.

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

FINISHED BUST MEASUREMENTS (A)
71 (81, 91, 101, 110), 120, 130, 140, 149 cm / 28 (32, 36, 40, 43.5), 47.5, 51.5, 55.5, 59 inches

TO FIT FULL BUST OF:
75 (85, 95, 105, 115], 125, 135, 145, 155 cm / 29.75 (33.5, 37.5, 41.5, 45.5], 49.5, 53.25, 57.25, 61.25 inches

TOP LENGTH (B)
55 (56.5, 57.5, 58.5, 61), 63.5, 64.5, 65.5, 66.5 cm / 21.75 (22.25, 22.75, 23, 24), 25, 25.5, 26, 26.25 inches (measured at the back from the top of the shoulder, dipped hem included)

ARMHOLE DEPTH (C)
20 (21, 22, 23.5, 25), 26.5, 28, 29, 30.5 cm / 8 (8.25, 9, 9.25, 10), 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12 inches

NECKLINE DEPTH (D)
20 (21, 22.5, 23.5, 23.5), 24.5, 24.5, 24.5, 24.5 cm / 8 (8.25, 9, 9.25, 9.25), 9.75, 9.75, 9.75, 9.75 inches

FINISHED HIP CIRCUMFERENCE (E)
83 (93, 103, 113, 123), 133, 143, 153, 163 cm / 32.75 (36.75, 40.75, 44.75, 48.75), 52.5, 56.5, 60.5, 64.5 inches (final fifth increase row included)

NEGATIVE EASE
0–5 cm / 0–2 inches (at full bust)

The model (full bust of 88 cm / 34.75 inches) is wearing size 2 with approx. 5 cm/2 inches of negative ease.

YARN
You need 4 (4, 5, 5, 6), 6, 7, 7, 8 skeins of Pure Silk from Knitting for Olive ( 250 m / 50 g; 100 % silk, Oeko-Tex Standard 100) or 850 (960, 1080, 1200, 1340), 1480, 1600, 1730, 1850 m / 930 (1050, 1180, 1310, 1470), 1620, 1750, 1890, 2020 yds of a similar yarn. I recommend Knitting for Olive Cotton Merino, Pure Silk, or Merino. The yarn is held double.

The yarn consumption is based on the basic version of the pattern with 5 increase rounds for A-line silhouette and the dipped hem.

The sample was knitted in Pure Silk from Knitting for Olive in the colourway Olive.

Note: Please be aware that adjusting the length of the garment or the needle size you need to achieve the stated gauge will also affect the amount of yarn needed to finish the project.

NEEDLES
3.75 mm / US 5 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches

GAUGE
20 sts and 32 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches in stockinette worked both flat and in the round, after washing and blocking

NOTIONS
stitch markers
one circular needle smaller than the main needle, or a cord
waste yarn/stitch holder
tapestry needle
blocking tools