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Mareo Top in Viking Garn – UK-2319-7 Knitting Pattern Summary

The Mareo Top (pattern code UK-2319-7) is a stylish, contemporary knitted top designed by Turid Stapnes and published by Viking of Norway. Photographed by Studio Hjelm, this intermediate-level knitting pattern produces a fitted, seamless raglan-style top worked in the round, making it an excellent project for knitters who are ready to move beyond basic construction techniques. The design is crafted using Viking Bamboo yarn, a lightweight 6-ply yarn that lends the finished garment a smooth, breathable drape — ideal for a top intended to be worn close to the body.

Garment Overview

The Mareo Top is a pullover-style top featuring set-in raglan sleeves constructed seamlessly from the bottom up or top down (using circular knitting techniques). It is available in six sizes, making it accessible to a wide range of body types:

• Sizes: X-Small, Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, XX-Large
• Chest circumference: 85 – 93 – 100 – 108 – 115 – 123 cm (33½ – 36½ – 39¼ – 42½ – 45¼ – 48½ in)
• Whole length: 60 – 62 – 64 – 66 – 68 – 70 cm (23½ – 24½ – 25¼ – 26 – 26¾ – 27½ in)
• Sleeve length: 16 – 17 – 18 – 19 – 20 – 21 cm

The relatively short sleeve length gives the Mareo Top a casual, warm-weather feel, while the raglan shaping provides a flattering, structured silhouette across the shoulders and upper body.

Construction and Techniques

This pattern is rated as intermediate difficulty, meaning it is best suited to knitters who are comfortable working in the round and managing multiple stitch counts simultaneously. The raglan construction is a classic seamless method in which the body and sleeves are joined and shaped together at the yoke, eliminating the need for sewing seams. This technique produces a clean, professional finish and allows for easy fitting adjustments during the knitting process.

A key feature of the Mareo Top is its detailed raglan decrease sequence, which is worked at four join points around the yoke. The decreases are executed using a combination of techniques to create a neat, symmetrical line of shaping:

• Slip, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over (sl1, k1, psso) — a left-leaning decrease used on one side of each raglan join
• Knit 2 together (k2tog) — a right-leaning decrease used on the opposite side of each raglan join
• Knit 3 together (k3tog) — a more aggressive double decrease applied at a specific point in the sleeve shaping to rapidly reduce stitch counts at the top of each sleeve

The pattern instructs the knitter to work raglan decreases at all four joins for an initial phase, then to continue decreasing on the sleeves only — keeping the front and back pieces straight — until the sleeve stitch count is sufficiently reduced. This two-phase approach is a hallmark of well-engineered raglan construction, ensuring the body retains its width while the sleeves taper correctly into the neckline.

The final decrease round involves a carefully sequenced set of reductions across the front, sleeve, and shoulder stitches, bringing the sleeve tops down to 18 – 18 – 19 – 19 – 20 – 20 stitches before the final shaping is completed. This level of precision in the decrease instructions is what places the pattern firmly in the intermediate category, as the knitter must track multiple stitch markers and counts across the yoke simultaneously.

Stitches Used

• Knit stitch — the primary stitch used throughout the body and sleeves
• Knit 2 together (k2tog) — right-leaning raglan decrease