Daisy Top in Adriafil Fluo - Downloadable PDF

Daisy Top in Adriafil Fluo – Free Knitting Pattern Summary

The Daisy Top is a stylish, textured knitted top designed for women, available as a free downloadable PDF from Adriafil Yarns. Worked in the brand's vibrant Fluo yarn, this garment combines several classic and decorative stitch patterns to create a richly detailed fabric with visual interest throughout. It is an excellent project for knitters who are comfortable with basic techniques and ready to explore simple cable and geometric patterning.

Garment Overview

The Daisy Top is a women's top sized at IT 46 (42–44) / US 12 (8–10) / UK XL (M–L), making it a relaxed, wearable piece suited to a range of body types. The design showcases a combination of structured stitch panels — including a plait (cable) stitch, chequer stitch, and geometric chart-based motifs — set against a background of knit and purl stitches, giving the finished top a sophisticated, multi-textured appearance.

Materials Required

• Yarn: Adriafil Fluo, colour no. 24 — 200 g total. Fluo is an aran-weight yarn known for its bright, eye-catching tones, making this top a bold wardrobe statement.
• Knitting Needles: Size 3.5 mm (no. 3½) standard knitting needles
• Cable Needle: Size 3.5 mm (no. 3½) cable needle, used for executing the plait stitch crosses
• Tapestry Needle: For seaming and finishing

Stitches and Techniques Used

This pattern draws on a varied palette of stitch patterns, each contributing a distinct texture to the finished top. Knitters will work the following:

• Elastic Rib: Used at the start and finish of the garment to provide a neat, stretchy border that sits comfortably against the body.
• Knitted Stitch (Knit) and Purled Stitch (Purl): The foundational stitches used throughout, forming the base fabric and the reverse-side rows of textured panels.
• Chequer Stitch: Worked over a multiple of 4 stitches plus 2. This classic reversing rib pattern alternates between k2, p2 and p2, k2 sections across set rows, creating a subtle checkerboard or basket-weave effect. Even rows are worked as stitches present themselves, making the pattern straightforward to memorise.
• Geometric Patterns: Worked by following a dedicated chart included in the PDF. Chart-based geometric motifs add structured visual detail and require the knitter to read a simple grid, a useful skill-building exercise for those new to charted knitting.
• Plait Stitch (Cable Panel): Worked over 10 stitches, this cable panel is one of the most distinctive features of the Daisy Top. It involves crossing stitches using a cable needle in both directions:
  • Cross 4 sts rightwise: Slip 2 sts to cable needle held at the back of work, knit 2, then knit the held stitches — creates a right-leaning cable cross.
  • Cross 4 sts leftwise: Slip 2 sts to cable needle held at the front of work, knit 2, then knit the held stitches — creates a left-leaning cable cross.
  • The cable repeat is set on a 7-row sequence, with plain knit rows on rows 1 and 5, and the cable crossing worked on row 3, producing a classic plaited or braided rope effect.

Construction and Finishing

The top is finished with an elastic rib border at both the beginning and end of the work, completed with a final row worked in knit stitch to close the rib neatly. Seaming is completed using the included tapestry needle. The pattern references a standard 10 x 10 cm gauge swatch, which knitters should work before beginning to ensure accurate sizing.