Clotilde Top in Adriafil Navy - Downloadable PDF

Clotilde Top in Adriafil Navy – Free Knitting Pattern (Downloadable PDF)

The Clotilde Top is a stylish, relaxed-fit knitted top designed in three sizes — 36/38, 40/42, and 44/46 — making it accessible to a wide range of knitters. This free downloadable PDF pattern is worked in Adriafil Navy Fantasy, a chunky-weight yarn, and features a striking multi-colour stripe design that gives the finished garment a bold, contemporary look. The top is constructed in two identical pieces — a back and a front — which are then seamed together, making it a straightforward and satisfying project for knitters with some experience in garment construction.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a pullover-style top with short ribbed sleeve bands and a neat ribbed neckline. The silhouette is gently shaped through side increases, giving the garment a flattering, slightly fitted form without complex shaping. The sleeve bands are picked up along the armhole edges rather than knitted separately and sewn on, creating a clean, professional finish. The neckline is worked in one continuous ribbed band across both shoulders, incorporating stitches held from the front neck shaping.

Construction Method

Both the back and front pieces are worked flat, bottom-up, beginning with a ribbed hem and transitioning into the main body fabric. The two pieces are identical in construction, which simplifies the knitting process considerably. Once both pieces are complete, shoulder seams are sewn, the neckband is picked up and worked, and then the sleeve bands are picked up and knitted directly onto the armhole edges. Finally, side seams are sewn to complete the garment.

Techniques Used

• Bottom-up flat construction — both pieces worked from the cast-on edge upward
• Side shaping via increases — stitches are increased at both edges at regular row intervals to shape the body
• Neck shaping with held stitches — the centre 14 stitches are placed on hold and each shoulder is worked separately, with further stitches held at the neck edge to create a smooth curve
• Picking up stitches — sleeve bands and neckband stitches are picked up along finished edges
• Seaming — shoulder seams and side seams are sewn to assemble the garment
• Stripe pattern — a multi-colour stripe sequence is worked throughout the main body, requiring colour changes and yarn management

Stitches Used

• 2x2 Ribbing — used for the hem, neckband, and sleeve bands; creates a stretchy, structured edge that frames the garment neatly
• Stockinette Stitch — the main body fabric, worked in the stripe pattern; creates a smooth, classic surface that shows off the colourwork beautifully

Stripe Pattern Detail

The Stripe pattern is worked in Stockinette stitch across the main body of both the front and back pieces. The colour sequence uses all three colourways of Adriafil Navy Fantasy specified in the materials — white, dark green, and beige — creating a visually dynamic, layered effect. The ribbed sections at the hem, neckline, and sleeve bands are all worked in white, providing a clean contrast to the striped body.

Materials

This pattern calls for Adriafil Navy Fantasy, a chunky-weight yarn, in three colourways:

• White (shade 41) — 5–6–6 balls depending on size
• Dark Green (shade 48) — 1–2–2 balls depending on size
• Beige — 3–4–4 balls depending on size

Adriafil Navy Fantasy is an Italian chunky yarn well suited to garments that knit up quickly and have excellent stitch definition, making it ideal for the clean lines of the Stockinette stripe body and the crisp ribbed trims seen in the Clotilde Top. Needle size