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Free Knitting and Crochet Patterns from Elaine Phillips

Knitted Red Summer Top


Difficulty level: Intermediate

Free Knitting Pattern

Size: 12/14 (42/44)

Materials: 300 g of red mercerized cotton fingering weight yarn.
Needles size 4 (3.5 mm) and circular needles size 4 (3.5 mm), hook size B (2.5 mm) OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE

Cable pattern:
Row 1: c2b (cable on 2 st)
Row 2: 2p.
Repeat rows 1-2.

Lace pattern: 25 st

Gauge: width: 25 st = 5 in (12.5 cm)
Row 1
2 p, * 1 k, 1 p*, repeat from * to * 5 times, 1 p, *1 p, 1 k*, rep 5 times, 2 p.
Row 2 and all even rows knit k over k and yon, p over p.
Row 3
1p, yon, 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k, p2tog (purl 2 stitches together), 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k, 3p, 1k, 1p, 1k, 1 p, p2tog, 1k, 1p, 1k, 1p, yon, 1p.
Row 5
2p, yon, 1p, k2tog (knit 2 stitches together), p2tog, 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k, 1p, yon, 1p, yon, 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k, 1 p, p2tog, k2tog, 1p, yon, 2p.
Row 7
4p, p2tog, 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k, 1p, yon, 3p, yon, 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k, 1p, p2tog, 4p.
Row 9
3p, p2tog, 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k, 1p, yon, 5p, yon, 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k, 1p, p2tog, 3p.
Row 11
2p, p2tog, 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k, 1p, yon, 7p, yon, 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k, 1p, p2tog, 2p.
Row 13
1p, p2tog, 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k, 1p, yon, 9p, yon, 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k, 1p, p2tog, 1p.
Row 15
p2tog, 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k, 1p, yon, 11p, yon, 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k, 1p, p2tog.
Repeat rows 1-16.

Directions:

Back
Cast on 111 stitches (including 2 edge stitches).
Row 1. 3p, c2b (cable on 2 st), *lace pattern on 25 st, c2b, 3p, c2b, 3p, c2b*, rep from * to * once, lace pattern, c2b, 3p.
Knit 18 in (46 cm). Cast off.

Front
Knit the same as back. At 11 in (28 cm) start making a V-neck. For this cast off the center stitch and start decreasing a number of stitches knitting togeter 2 st in every odd row. Do this until 24 st left. cast off. Knit the same the other side.

Finishing: Join shoulder and side seams. Cast on on a circular needles 142 st. Knit rib 1k, 1p 2 in (5 cm).
Finish neck and sleeves by crocheting 1 in (2.5 cm) bands with sc (single crochet).

Enjoy!

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# 1. Poster: Nan
December 15, 2012

This is so pretty. I think I might try to use a worsted yarn and larger needles to make it larger.
# 2. Poster: Sherry
April 13, 2012

this is beautiful, wish I knew enough to make pattern a larger size....
# 3. Poster: Ingrid
April 13, 2012

I would love it size 16/18 if it is
posible
# 4. Poster: Daniela
September 26, 2012

To make it wider you could play around with adding an extra "3p, c2b" to each side of the center lace panel and perhaps at the sides as well...

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