Wildflower Top – knitting pattern (PDF)
Wildflower Top is a sleeveless top worked seamlessly from the top down. Beautiful cable and lace panels adorn both the front and back, adding elegant texture and detail to this timeless design.
The top-down construction allows you to easily adjust the length, making Wildflower Top a versatile garment for warm summer days and year-round layering.
SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Recommended ease: Approx. 1–3 cm / 0.5–1.25” of positive ease.
The model (168 cm / 5'6") is wearing size 2.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest circumference: 77 (85, 95, 106, 116) (127, 137, 145, 155) cm / 30.25 (33.5, 37.5, 41.75, 45.75) (50, 54, 57, 61)”.
Armhole depth: 21 (22, 23, 24, 25) (26, 27, 28, 29) cm / 8.25 (8.75, 9, 9.5, 9.75) (10.25, 10.75, 11, 11.5)”.
Body length (from underarm to hem): 29 (30, 31, 32, 33) (34, 35, 36, 37) cm / 11.5 (11.75, 12.25, 12.5, 13) (13.5, 13.75, 14.25, 14.5)” or desired length.
YARN
Knitting For Olive Pure Silk (100% Silk, 250 m / 273 yds - 50 g)
3 (3, 4, 4, 5) (5, 6, 6, 6) balls in the colourway Cream.
or
690 (765, 865, 965, 1075) (1180, 1300, 1395, 1520) m / 755 (835, 945, 1055, 1175) (1290, 1420, 1525, 1660) yds of light fingering weight yarn held double.
or
345 (385, 435, 485, 540) (590, 650, 700, 760) m / 377 (421, 476, 530, 591) (645, 711, 766, 831) yds of DK weight yarn.
NEEDLES
4 mm / US 6 circular needle, 24” / 60 cm or longer for body
3 mm / US 2.5 circular needle, 16” / 40 cm, for neckline and armholes AND 24” / 60 cm or longer for hem
Or a needle size that gives you the correct gauge.
NOTIONS
Stitch markers
Darning needle
Waste yarn
Cable needle
GAUGE
15 sts x 24 rnds to 10 cm / 4” on 4 mm / US 6 needles in Stockinette Stitch, after blocking.
Chart AI (43 sts and 8 rows): width 28 cm / 11” and height 3 cm / 1.25” with 4 mm / US 6 needles.
NOTES
The top is worked from the top down. First, the upper back is worked flat until the underarms and then stitches are picked up from the shoulders to work the upper front until the underarms. The pieces are joined on the same circular needle and the body is worked in the round to hem. Finally, the stitches are picked up from the neckline and the armholes and finished with ribbing.
