Greenbay Top in Rowan Summerlite 4 Ply - RM004-00009-DE - Downloadable PDF

Greenbay Top in Rowan Summerlite 4 Ply – Knitting Pattern by Lisa Richardson

The Greenbay Top is a beautifully crafted women's knitted top designed by Lisa Richardson and published by Rowan (pattern reference RM004-00009-DE). This pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and is rated at intermediate difficulty, making it a rewarding project for knitters who are comfortable with shaping, lace, and cable techniques. The garment is photographed in two colourways: Green Bay 445 and Ecru 436, both using Rowan Summerlite 4 Ply yarn.

About the Design

The Greenbay Top is a lightweight, warm-weather garment designed to be worn close to the body with a flattering fit. It features a combination of textural stitch patterns that give the fabric visual interest and a delicate, summery aesthetic. The design incorporates both lace-style eyelets and cable detailing, creating a sophisticated surface texture that elevates it beyond a simple stockinette top. The interplay of knit, purl, yarn-overs, and decreases produces a rhythmic, elegant pattern repeat across the body of the garment.

Sizes and Fit

The pattern is offered in a range of sizes to suit a variety of body measurements:

• To fit bust: 81–86, 91–97, 102–107, 112–117, and 122–127 cm
• Actual garment bust measurement: 95.5, 105.5, 115.5, 125.5, and 135.5 cm

The garment is designed with positive ease, ensuring a comfortable and relaxed fit across all sizes.

Yarn

The pattern calls for Rowan Summerlite 4 Ply, a fine-weight yarn perfectly suited to warm-weather knitting. It is used in 50g balls, with the quantity required depending on size:

• 4 balls for the smallest size
• 5 balls for the two middle sizes
• 6 balls for the two largest sizes

Rowan Summerlite 4 Ply is a 100% cotton yarn known for its smooth, cool handle and excellent stitch definition, making it an ideal choice for lace and cable work in a lightweight top. The colourways shown in the pattern photography are Green Bay 445, a fresh green tone, and Ecru 436, a soft natural off-white.

Needles and Tools

• 3 mm knitting needles – used throughout the main body of the garment
• Cable needle (Zopfnadl / ZN) – required for working the cable sections of the stitch pattern

Techniques and Stitches Used

The Greenbay Top draws on a range of knitting techniques that make it an engaging intermediate-level project:

• Knit and purl stitches – forming the structural fabric and textural contrast within the pattern repeats
• Yarn-overs (Umschlag / U) – used to create decorative eyelets and lace-style openwork, adding lightness to the fabric
• Right-leaning decreases (k2tog / 2 M re zus-str) – paired with yarn-overs to maintain stitch count while shaping the lace motif
• Cable stitches (Z4H) – worked with a cable needle to create twisted rope-like columns that add three-dimensional texture to the design
• Shaping rows – the pattern includes specific increase and decrease rows to shape the garment to size
• Pattern repeats – the stitch pattern is worked across a defined repeat with edge stitches, requiring attention to row-by-row instructions

Pattern Structure

The PDF pattern is written in German, as indicated by the German-language instructions and terminology (e