Paid in Full is a shaped summer shell with simple lace panels centered on its front and back. This design is worked bottom up and seamlessly in the round. Its neckline dips slightly lower in the back for a romantic turn and is trimmed there and at its edges with the 2x2 rib spawned from its lace stitch pattern. A perfect warm weather knit I’d say for both making and wearing. Enjoy!

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust: 30¼, 34¼, 38½, 44, 48¼, 51, 53½“ / 76.8, 87, 97.8, 111.8, 122.6, 129.5, 135.9 cm
Waist: 27, 31, 35, 40¾, 45, 47½, 50¼” / 68.6, 78.7, 88.9, 103.5, 114.3, 120.7, 127.6 cm
High hip: 30¼, 34¼ , 38½, 44, 48¼, 51, 53½“ / 76.8, 87, 97.8, 111.8, 122.6, 129.5, 135.9 cm
Length: 24½, 25, 25¼, 25½, 25¾, 26, 26¼” / 62.2, 63.5, 64.1, 64.8, 65.4, 66, 66.7 cm

MATERIALS
Yarn
Shown in Tern yarn by Quince & Co. (75% American wool / 25% silk; 221 yards / 202 m per 50g skein); color – Quartz #422; 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5 skeins, or for comparable yarn, approximately 625, 705, 785, 885, 965, 1035, 1090 yards / 575, 645, 720, 810, 885, 950, 1000 m.
I always have additional yarn on-hand for swatching.

Needles
US6 / 4.0mm or size to obtain gauge
• 1 24 to 36” / 60 to 90 cm circular (circ) – choose length shorter than waist measurement
• 1 24” / 60 cm circ or 1 pair straight ndls for upper bodice

US5 / 3.75mm (one size smaller than above)
• 1 16” / 40 cm circ for armhole trim
• 1 24” / 60 cm circ for neckline trim

Notions
• Stitch markers, varying colors helpful
• Stitch holders
• Tapestry needle
• Pins (blocking wires, optional)

GAUGE
• 22 sts and 32 rows = 4” / 10.2 cm in Stockinette stitch
• 20.8 sts and 32 rows = 4” / 10.2 cm in 2x2 Rib Lace

SKILLS REQUIRED
Long-tail cast on, circular knitting, decreasing (skp, ssk, k2tog), increasing (m1L, m1R, yo), short row shaping and 3-needle BO at shoulders, stitch pick-up around neckline and armholes, and blocking.

12 page PDF includes pattern instructions, photographs, schematics, instructional links, a row tracker for ease in managing lace rows while shaping, and definitions for relevant abbreviations.