Sizes
(XXS) XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL
Measurements of the top
Circumference
(80) 84 (90) 96 (100) 110 (120) 130 (140) 150 cm
(31.5) 33 (35.5) 37.75 (39.25) 43.25 (47.25) 51.25 (55) 59”
Shoulder width:
(34) 34 (36) 36 (38) 38 (40) 42 (42) 44 cm
(13.5) 13.5 (14.25) 14.25 (15) 15 (15.75) 16.5 (16.5) 17.25”
Length*:
(46) 47 (47) 48 (49) 50 (51) 52 (53) 54 cm
(18) 18.5 (18.5) 18.75 (19.25) 19.75 (20) 20.5 (20.75) 21.25”
Yarn, creme
Knitting for Olive Pure Silk (100% bourette silk, 50 g = 250 m).
Hvede: (200) 200 (200) 250 (250) 300 (300) 350 (350) 400 g
Yarn, light brown
Sandnes Garn Line (53% cotton, 33% viscose, 14% linen, 50 g = 110 m)
Café au lait 3042: (200) 200 (250) 250 (250) 300 (350) 350 (400) 450 g
Recommended needles
Circular needles 3 and 4 mm, 40 and 80 cm [US 2.5 and 6, 16 and 32”]
Gauge
20 sts x approx. 29 rows in stockinette stitch = 10 x 10 cm on 4 mm needles [4 x 4” on US 6 needles].
Note: Pure Silk is knitted with 2 strands.
Construction
Cora Top is worked top down. Back and front pieces are identical and have a boat neck. The two pieces are worked separately and until the bottom of the armhole. After the lace edge shorts are worked to shape the neckline. Later, increases are work in each side for the armhole. When back and front pieces are worked until the end of the armhole, additional stitches are cast on between the two pieces and the top is then worked in the round. Finally, stitches are picked up along the armhole and it is finished off with a small rib edge. As a final detail the shoulder is sewn together with a few stitches.
Choosing your size
Cora Top is intended to have a positive ease of approx. 0-5 cm [0-2”], depending on how loosely fitting you want it to be. It is shown here with a positive ease of 5 cm [2“].
Find your personal bust circumference by measuring around your chest (or the widest part of your upper body). Then look at the measurements given at the beginning of the pattern (these are the finished measurements of the tee). Positive ease is the difference between your personal measurement and the tee's measurement.
For example, if your bust circumference is 94 cm [37”], a size M would provide you with a positive ease of 2 cm [0.75”]. (96 cm – 94 cm = 2 cm) [37.75” - 37” = 4”].
*The length is measured at the center back, incl. the neckline.
Schematics are available here
The pattern will be sent as a pdf-file to your e-mail.
When knitting Cora Top you may find the following videos helpful.
Tubular cast on
Reading a lace chart
German short rows
K2tog
SSK
SSSK
Symmetrical decrease
K3tog
M1R
M1L
M1-Rp
M1-Lp
Pick up stitches for the sleeve/neckline
Tubular bind-off
Cora Shoulder
