Peony Top is a beginner friendly loose fitting top with easy to knit lace edgings. It is worked from the top down, featuring a flattering bateau neck. The lace pattern comes with both charted and written directions. No short rows are used in the pattern. This pattern comes with a seamed and a seamless version.

Peony Top is graded with inclusive sizing in mind, designed to fit actual bust sizes from 76 cm / 30 inches to 168 cm / 66 inches. Measurements are given in both cm and inches.

Materials

Yarn

Shown here: Berroco Remix Light ® (30% Nylon, 27% Cotton, 24% Acrylic, 10% Silk, 9% Linen; 400 m/432 yds, 100 g/3.5 oz ball; color #6961 Peony): 2 (2, 2, 3, 3) {3, 3, 4, 4, 4} balls

Yardage requirement:

550 (615, 730, 850, 935) {1050, 1175, 1265, 1395, 1600} m / 600 (670, 795, 930, 1025) {1150, 1285, 1385, 1530, 1750} yds, including 10% allowance

Notions

Locking stitch markers; stitch markers; waste yarn; yarn needle

Needles

3.5 mm / US 4 circular needle of length 80-100 cm / 32-40 inches, depending on your size; adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.

3 mm / US 2.5 needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round, for the armhole edgings

4.5 mm / US 7 needle, any type, for binding off.

Gauge

20 sts and 30 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches in Stockinette stitch worked flat and in the round on larger needle, blocked.

Sizes
#sizeinclusive

Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) {6, 7, 8, 9, 10} designed to fit actual bust circumference of 76 (86.5, 96.5, 106.5, 117) {127, 137, 147.5, 157.5, 167.5} cm / 30 (34, 38, 42, 46) {50, 54, 58, 62, 66} inches.

This garment is intended to be worn with about 29-36 cm / 11.5- 14.25 inches positive ease.

Shown in size 1, modeled with 33 cm / 13 inches of positive ease.

Finished Measurements

Bust circumference: 112 (117, 127, 137, 147) {157, 167, 178, 188, 198} cm / 44 (46, 50, 54, 57.75) {61.75, 65.75, 70, 74, 78} inches.

Required Skills

Decreases, increases, picking up stitches