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In my country, Australia, summers are HOT! You can forget about wearing short sleeve wool tops - cooler fibers are required! Linen is a beautiful, drapey fibre which looks stylish at any time of the day. It also has amazing cooling properties, enabling it to wick away the moisture to keep you fresh no matter what the mercury reads!

Hence, for The Coolah Top, I have used lace weight linen to create a top you would be comfortable in at all times of the day. If linen is not your thing, check out the projects for other yarn inspiration!

The top is knit in garter stitch from the bottom up and in the round to the armholes. The body is shaped so that it is wider over the hips, decreasing slightly to the waist. The front and back are then separated and worked separately back and forward to the shoulders. After shaping, the shoulders are joined using the three needle bind off. All trims are worked as you go so there is no picking up stitches to finish.

The lace panel is very simple, with the lace worked on the Right Side only. The Wrong Side is purled. The only lace stitches that are used are yarn over, k2tog and ssk. So this garment is suitable for an adventurous beginner.

Bust Circumference

XS 78cm/31in S 84cm/34in M 91cm/36in L 98cm/39in XL 106cm/42in 2XL 115cm/45in 3XL 124cm/49in 4XL 134cm/53in 5XL 144cm/57in 6XL 156cm/62in 7XL 168cm/67in 8XL 182cm/72in

Shown in size S with 1cm positive ease.

Yarn

C1 - 387 (420, 454, 491, 531, 574)(620, 670, 724, 782, 845, 913)m 423 (460, 497, 537, 580, 628)(678, 733, 792, 856, 924, 999)y
C2 - 194 (210, 227, 246, 266, 288)(312, 337, 364, 394, 426, 461)m 211 (230, 249, 269, 291, 315)(341, 369, 399, 430, 466, 504)y
C3 - 194 (210, 227, 246, 266, 288)(312, 337, 364, 394, 426, 460)m 212 (230, 249, 269, 291, 315)(341, 369, 399, 430, 466, 504)y

Our Yarn

Katia Lino 100%

C1 - 9 - 50g/150m/164y - 3 (3, 4, 4, 4, 4)(5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7) balls
C2 - 28 - 50g/150m/164y - 2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2)(3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4) balls
C3 - 17 - 50g/150m/164y - 2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2)(3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4) balls

Gauge

24sts and 52 rows = 4”/10cm measured over garter st in the round using the Main Fabric Needles and blocked.

This pattern has been test knitted and tech edited.