Pine Creek Crop features a striking lace yoke, knit from the top down in fingering weight yarn. Short sleeves and twisted rib details finish off this sweet summer top. 

The cropped length is perfect for layering over swingy summer dresses. If cropped sweaters aren’t your style, fear not! By adding a few more inches to the body, this top could be worn as a lightweight knit tee all on its own.

Construction
Pine Creek Crop is knit seamlessly from the top down. The yoke is cast on and short rows are worked to raise the back of the neck for a comfortable fit. The yoke lace is knit, then the body and sleeves are separated and worked from the top down. The only finishing is to pick up the stitches at the neck and work the neckline.

Techniques Used In This Pattern
Long tail cast on, German short rows, basic lace patterning, picking up stitches

Selecting A Size
Pine Creek Crop is intended to be worn with 2-4” / 5-10 cm of positive ease. Select a size 2-4” / 5-10 cm larger than your bust circumference. Measurements below are for the finished sweater.

Finished Bust Circumference
1 (2, 3, 4) 5, 6, 7 {8, 9}
31.2 (35.7, 40.5, 43.7) 48, 52.7, 56.3 {60, 64.3}”
79 (91, 103, 111) 122, 134, 143 {153, 163} cm

Yarn
Neighborhood Fiber Co. ‘Rustic Fingering,’
(100% Merino, 475 yds / 114g)
Shown in Charles Village, 2 (2, 2, 2) 2, 3, 3 {3, 3}
skeins
or
622 (707, 783, 858) 943, 1028, 1094 {1179,
1254} yds of a similar fingering weight yarn

Yarn totals are for a cropped length measuring 8” / 20.3 cm from the underarm. Adding length to the body of the sweater will increase the required yardage.

Needles

Needle A (Main Fabric)
One 24” circular needle, US 5 / 3.75 mm or size needed to get gauge

Needle B (Sleeves)
One 40” circular needle for magic loop or DPN’s, US 5 / 3.75 mm or size needed to get gauge

Needle C (Main Fabric: Cast On and Beginning of Yoke)
One 16” circular needle, US 5 / 3.75 mm or size needed to get gauge

Needle D (Hem Ribbing)
One 24” circular needle, US 3 / 3.25 mm

Needle E (Sleeve Ribbing)
One 40” circular needle for magic loop or DPN’s, US 3 / 3.25 mm

Needle F (Neckband Ribbing)
One 16” circular needle, US 3 / 3.25 mm

Notions
Removable stitch markers, waste yarn, tapestry needle to weave in ends

Gauge
24 sts and 36 rows = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch, knit in the round, after blocking.