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The Tie Up Frill Top is a stylish and versatile top that features a unique front tie-up closure, allowing you to adjust the fit to your preference, creating a flattering silhouette. This is the perfect top to show off that cute little bra, or go braless and show off a little side boob. There is an option of a frill collar or a shirt collar, both options framing the neckline beautifully.

CONSTRUCTION
The Tie Up Frill Top is worked from the top down, with the back, fronts and sleeves all worked at the same time. First the yoke is worked back and forth on circular needles, while the neckline is being shaped. The yoke is constructed with shoulder increases on both right side and wrong side rows on the first section. On the next section increases are worked on the sleeves only, and on the final section classic raglan increases are worked on both body and sleeves.

The body is worked straight down with no shaping until the hem, where stitches are increased to create the ruffle. An elastic is added at the same time to create the ruffle edge, meaning the final piece has little joining or seaming.

SKILL LEVEL Intermediate Level

SIZE GUIDE
The Tie Up Top is intended to be worn with a positive ease of approximately 6 - 8 inches / 15 - 20 cm at the bust. The sizes are based on a bust circumference of approximately 28-30 (32-34) 36-38 (40-42) 44-46 (48-50) 52-54, (56-58) inches / 71-76 (81-86) 91.5-96.5 (101.5-106.5) 111.5-117 (122-127) 132-137 (142-147) cm.

FINISHED GARMENT MEASUREMENTS
BUST: 36 (40) 44 (48) 52 (56) 60 (64) inches / 91.5 (101.5) 112 (122) 132 (142) 152.5 (162.5) cm finished bust measurement. Garment is intended to be worn with 6-8 inches / 15-20 cm of positive ease built in.

SUGGESTED NEEDLES
~ 4 mm US 6 circular needles 16, 32/40 inches / 40, 80/100 cm or size to obtain gauge.

SUGGESTED YARN
Samples made in size XS.

Melbourne City Dyeworks (100% Merino, 400 metres/ 437 yds, 100g). If you decide to use this yarn, 2 (2) 3 (3) 3 (3) 4 (4) skeins are required.
held together with
Qing Fibre Veranita (79% Cashmere, 21% Silk, 300m/325 yds, 25g). If you decide to use this yarn, 3 (3) 4 (4) 4 (5) 5 (5) skeins are required.

GAUGE
20 sts and 28 rows = 4 inches / 10 cm in stockinette stitch on 4 mm US 6 needles, blocked.

There are video tutorials throughout the pattern to assist with various techniques.

This garment is worked seamlessly from the top-down using the contiguous sleeve method developed by Susie Myers, SusieM on Ravelry (http://www.ravelry.com/people/SusieM).

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