Rose Top in Adriafil Margarita - Downloadable PDF

Rose Top in Adriafil Margarita – Free Knitting Pattern (Downloadable PDF)

The Rose Top is a stylish, lightweight knitted top designed in three sizes — Small, Medium, and Large — and worked in the beautiful Adriafil Margarita yarn. This free downloadable PDF pattern is an excellent choice for knitters with some experience who want to create a wearable, fashion-forward garment with elegant finishing details. The design features a distinctive pointed neckline border that adds a unique, eye-catching silhouette, making it a standout piece for warmer seasons.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a women's knitted top with a fitted body, shaped armholes, and a decorative pointed neckline finish. The garment is constructed in two main pieces — a front and a back — which are seamed together along the sides. The armholes and neckline are finished with neat ribbed borders, giving the top a clean, polished look. The pointed shapes at the neckline are carefully decreased to maintain their sharp, decorative form, creating a truly distinctive design feature.

Techniques Used

• Flat knitting on straight needles for the front and back panels
• Circular needle knitting for the neckline border, allowing stitches to be picked up seamlessly around the full neckline circumference
• Picking up stitches along armhole edges and neckline edges for neat, integrated borders
• Decreasing within the pointed neckline shapes using slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over (PSSO) and knit 2 together (k2tog) to shape and sharpen the decorative points
• Seaming side seams along 36 cm from the lower edge
• Casting on additional stitches mid-project onto a circular needle to form the extended neckline border
• Gauge swatching — the pattern specifically instructs knitters to check gauge and switch needle size if necessary, an important step for achieving the correct fit

Stitches Used

• Stockinette Stitch — the primary stitch used for the body of the top; knit on the right side, purl on the wrong side, creating a smooth, classic fabric
• Garter Stitch — knit every row, producing a ridged, reversible texture used as an accent or transitional element
• 1x1 Ribbing — alternating knit 1 and purl 1 stitches, used for the armhole borders and the neckline border, providing stretch and a neat, structured edge

Materials Required

• Yarn: Adriafil Margarita — an aran weight yarn; quantities required are 7 balls (Size S), 8 balls (Size M), or 9 balls (Size L). The pattern references shade 64.
• Needles: Size 4 straight knitting needles for the main body pieces, and a size 4 circular needle for working the neckline border
• Gauge: 17 stitches and 25 rows in Stockinette Stitch = 10 x 10 cm

About Adriafil Margarita Yarn

Adriafil Margarita is an aran weight yarn known for its soft handle and rich stitch definition, making it well suited to garments where both texture and drape are important. Working at a gauge of 17 stitches and 25 rows to 10 cm in Stockinette Stitch, this yarn produces a fabric that is substantial enough to hold its shape while remaining comfortable to wear. The aran weight also means the top works up relatively quickly, making this an achievable project for intermediate knitters.

Pattern Format

This pattern is available as a free downloadable PDF, making it instantly accessible. It is published by Adriafil and is suitable for knitters who are comfortable with basic garment construction, picking