Flashback Top

Difficulty: Intermediate.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

Finished bust circumference:

-82 (92, 102, 112, 122, 132, 142, 152, 162) cm

-32¾ (36¾, 40¾, 44¾, 48¾, 52¾, 56¾, 60¾, 64¾)”

Designed to be worn with 0-10 cm / 0-4” positive ease around the chest.

To choose the most appropriate size, measure the wearer’s chest and add the preferred ease. Or measure the circumference of an already-owned top that fits well. Then find the closest finished chest circumference.

Yarn: DK weight or fingering held double (double the provided yardage if choosing this option). Depending on the length of the top and whether you choose to add sleeves, allow approximately:

-560 (650, 725, 795, 875, 955, 1035, 1135, 1235) m

-615 (710, 795, 870, 955, 1045, 1135, 1240, 1350) yds

Gauge: 20 sts & 28 rows = 10 cm / 4” in Stockinette stitch on larger needles, blocked.

Techniques used: Backwards loop cast-on, cable cast-on, lifted increases, knitting in the round, tubular bind-off, short rows.