Remix - a summer-time top

Remix Summer-Time Top by MaryG Knits

What is Being Made

Remix is a minimal-finish knit top designed as a fun, all-in-one summer garment. The pattern features a graded sizing system offering finished chest measurements of 32, 36, 40, and 44 inches, with the sample shown knit to fit a 38-inch chest with 2 inches of ease. This top is ideal for warm-weather wear and offers flexibility in length customization during the knitting process.

Knitting Techniques

This top is knit in the round from the top down, a construction method that minimizes finishing work and creates a seamless garment. The pattern allows for easy length adjustment—knitters can increase or decrease the overall body length to their preference, then knit a 7-inch border perpendicular to the body once the desired length is reached. This top-down, in-the-round approach eliminates the need for seaming and provides a clean, modern finish.

The pattern includes both charted and written-out directions, accommodating different learning preferences and making it accessible to intermediate-level knitters who may prefer visual stitch charts or traditional row-by-row instructions.

Stitches and Stitch Details

While specific stitch abbreviations are not detailed in the pattern overview, the gauge of 20 stitches by 24 rounds over 4 inches in stockinette stitch provides the foundation for this project. The construction uses circular needles throughout, and the pattern requires careful stitch marker placement—specifically 9 stitch markers total, with one marker that differs visually from the other 8 to help identify the beginning of rounds.

Materials and Yarn Requirements

Remix requires approximately 560 to 800 yards of heavy fingering or light DK weight yarn, with yardage varying by size: 560 yards for the 32-inch size, 660 yards for the 36-inch size, 725 yards for the 40-inch size, and 800 yards for the 44-inch size. The sample garment was knit using Berroco Remix Light in color #6984, a dark teal.

The pattern calls for US #7 circular needles in both 16-inch and 32-inch lengths to accommodate the top-down, in-the-round construction across different circumferences. Additional materials include 3 or more stitch holders at least 3 inches long (or scrap yarn as an alternative) to hold live stitches, 9 stitch markers with one distinctly different marker, and a tapestry needle for weaving in ends.

Difficulty Level

Remix is rated as an intermediate-level knitting project, making it suitable for knitters with foundational skills who are ready to tackle top-down construction and in-the-round knitting techniques. The combination of charted and written instructions supports knitters at this skill level in successfully completing the garment.