A crop top inspired by that cool girl you know who’s always stylish, always pulled together, and always ready to go. The best friend you can have, the Phoebe Top is the perfect easy-to-style summer cable top.

Constructed bottom up in pieces from fingering weight summer yarn, this top comes with a “Curvy” and a “Straight” option for a figure hugging fit.

Perfect cable details create all over texture for that high visual impact and a timeless cool kid vibe that can go wherever you do, ready at a moment’s notice.

Knit to size for a sleek, “she is the moment” summer top, or knit in wool for spring/autumn layering.

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Size Selection

Sizes A (B, C, D) (E, F, G) (H, I, J) for actual upper bust measurements of 31 (34.25, 37.5, 40.75) (44, 47.25, 50.5) (53.75, 57, 60.25)” / 77.5 (85.5, 94, 102) (110, 118, 126.5) (134.5, 142.5, 150.5) cm.

The “Straight” version has finished circumferences of 30 (34, 38, 42) (46, 50, 54) (58, 62, 66)” / 75 (85, 95, 105) (115, 125, 135) (145, 155, 165) cm.

The “Curvy” version has finished circumferences of: 30.5 (34.75, 38.75, 43.25) (47.5, 51.75, 55.75) (60, 64, 68)” / 76.5 (87, 97, 108) (118.5, 129.5, 139.5) (150, 160, 170) cm.

Select a size based on the upper bust measurement. Up to 1” / 2.5 cm of negative ease in the full bust will be comfortable in this garment. If you have more negative ease than that in your size in the “Straight” version, please choose the “Curvy” version. Intended ease is 0 ease.

The “Curvy” version is intended for people with more breast tissue and simply has a slightly wider front (see Schematics). Anyone working Bust Darts will be working from the “Curvy” option.

Designer is wearing Size B “straight” with no darts. Their measurements: 32.5” / 82.5 upper bust, 34” / 86.5 cm full bust, & 11” / 28 cm upper arm. She is wearing the Phoebe with 0 ease.

Gauge

28 sts x 32 rows = 4 x 4” / 10 x 10 cm in cable and stockinette stitch, knit flat, using Needle A

Yarn and Yardage

Yarn Selection
Choose a fingering weight summer yarn, with at least 2 plies to show cable definition. 100% silk was used for the cream sample.

If working this pattern as a spring/autumn layering piece instead, try using a wool blend fingering yarn instead, as shown in the gray sample.

Cream: Knitting For Olive’s Pure Silk (100% Oeko-Tex Standard 100 silk, 273 yds / 250 m / 1.76 oz / 50 g), in colorway “Cream.”
Gray: Wooldreamers’ Saona (50% Extrafine Merino & Manchega Traceable Wool, 50% Andalusian Cotton, 240 yds / 220 m / 1.76 oz / 50 g), in “Guthrie.”

Yardage
Straight Version
570 (650, 710, 780) (870, 930, 1000) (1090, 1170, 1250) yds / 520 (590, 650, 710) (790, 850, 910) (990, 1060, 1140) m of fingering weight yarn.

Curvy Version
580 (660, 720, 800) (890, 950, 1020) (1120, 1200, 1280) yds / 530 (600, 660, 730) (810, 860, 930) (1020, 1090, 1160) m of fingering weight yarn.

Modifications
To Lengthen or shorten, both versions
Add/remove 40 (45, 50, 55) (60, 65, 70) (75, 80, 85) yds or m for every 1” / 2.5 cm changed.

Bust Darts (curvy only)
For each 1” / 2.5 cm of bust dart added, increase yardage requirements by 20 (20, 20, 20) (20, 20, 30) (30, 30, 30) yds or m.

Needles

A: US3 / 3.25 mm straight needles or circulars in the following lengths: 32” / 80 cm.
B: US1.5 / 2.5 mm circulars in the following lengths: 32” / 80 cm, 16” / 40 cm, & DPNs.

For Needle B, use a needle size that creates a 1x1 rib that matches the cable gauge.

Notions

Cable needle, slippery waste yarn, tapestry needle, and optional stitch markers and removable stitch markers

Construction Notes

• This pattern is worked bottom up in pieces with all over cable, then seamed with mattress stitch. The seams serve the functions of allowing different bust darts & front widths to be worked for different bodies, and to provide structure for the summer fibers used.

• Shaping during cables are achieved with short rows (see Bust Darts section for notes on this) and with bind-offs. If bind-offs interrupt a cable crossing, that cable chart is finished. Work those stitches even, knitting the knits, and purling the purls, from that point forward.

• If you end up with a cable on the edge without an edge stitch, that cable is complete and the edge of it is now the edge stitch.

• Stitch markers may be used to mark the chart repeats.

Formats + Accessibility

• Large format pattern file included, with 22 pt font, black text on white background, and no italic formatting text.
• All images have alt text.
• Header structure tagged main pattern file.
• All charts have a written version.

Credits + Support

Pattern & Sample: Aimee Sher
Grading Assist: Heather Storta
Tech Editor: Sarah Endres
Photos: Roy and Aimee Sher
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