Olive Top - Knitting Kit
Designed by Knitting for Olive
A camisole to celebrate summer, the Olive Top - with thin straps, deep V neck and back, and an all-over stitch pattern - is an essential and versatile little garment perfect for layering or wearing on its own.
The Olive Top is worked from the top down, beginning with shaping back and forth the front and back top triangles. All pieces are then joined together, and the body continues in the round to the hem, which is sewn down on the wrong side, creating a scalloped edge. Shoulder straps are worked from live stitches, and grafted together at the shoulders. Olive Top is size inclusive, and is designed to be hip-length and closefitting.
The Kit Includes
- Yarn (Knitting for Olive Pure Silk) in your selected size & colour
- Office Printed Pattern in English
- 3mm circular and double pointed needles (optional add on)
Sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL) Finished measurements: Length from shoulder to hem: 46 (50, 55, 59, 61, 64, 67, 69) cm [18 (19¾, 21¾, 23¼, 24, 25, 26½, 27¼)]"; length from armhole to hem: 24 (27, 30, 33, 33, 35, 35, 35) cm [9½ (10¾, 11¾, 13, 13, 13¾, 13¾, 13¾)]"; bust circumference: 71 (77, 85, 92, 99, 115, 124, 132) cm [28 (30¼, 33½, 36¼, 39, 45¼, 48¾, 52)]" with an intended negative ease of approx. 4-14 cm [1½-5½]"
Yarn: Knitting for Olive Pure Silk (250 m [273 yd] per 50 gr [1.8 oz]), 3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7) balls
The sample is in size M in Pure Silk.
Needles: 3 mm / US2.5 circular needle and 2 double-pointed needles
Gauge: 34 sts and 39 rows = 10 cm [4"] in Olive Top pattern [Chart C (C, C, C, C, CC, CC)] with 3 mm / US2.5 needles after blocking
Notions: stitch markers, waste yarn or stitch holders, 4 lengths of waste yarn for Provisional Cast On method, optional: 2 safety pins to place strap stitches on hold, tapestry needle
* Olive Top stitch patterns are charted only.
** Negative ease means, that the end result may be smaller than actual body measurements, due to the elasticity of the design.
Skill level Intermediate
