Lace Top in BC Garn Silkbloom Fino - 2222BC - Downloadable PDF

Lace Top in BC Garn Silkbloom Fino – Pattern Summary (No. 2222BC)

This free downloadable knitting pattern by designer Lene Holme Samsøe, published as BC Garn pattern No. 2222BC, guides knitters through creating an elegant lace top worked in the luxurious BC Garn Silkbloom Fino yarn. The finished garment is a lightweight, wearable top featuring delicate lace detailing, making it a sophisticated addition to any handknitted wardrobe. The pattern is rated intermediate in difficulty, making it well-suited to knitters who are comfortable with basic shaping, lace techniques, and reading multi-size patterns.

About the Design

The Lace Top is a fitted, pullover-style top worked in black BC Garn Silkbloom Fino (colorway ix25). It is constructed in separate pieces — front and back — and features classic garment shaping at the armhole and neckline. The lace motif adds visual interest and an airy quality to the fabric, while the ribbed hem provides a neat, structured finish at the lower edge. The top is available in four sizes:

• S: 85 cm bust, 55 cm length
• M: 93 cm bust, 56 cm length
• L: 101 cm bust, 57 cm length
• XL: 109 cm bust, 58 cm length

The silhouette is close to the body, with a clean neckline shaped through careful step-by-step cast-offs and decreases worked on alternate rows — a technique that creates a smooth, professional curve rather than a stepped edge.

Techniques Used

This pattern draws on a range of classic knitting techniques that intermediate knitters will find both familiar and gently challenging:

• Flat knitting — the front and back are worked separately on straight needles, then seamed together
• Ribbing — a 3 cm k1, p1 rib is worked at the lower edge using smaller needles to create a tidy, elasticated hem
• Stockinette / stocking stitch — the main body fabric is worked in classic stockinette, providing a smooth ground for the lace pattern
• Lace knitting — yarn-over increases paired with decreases create the open, decorative lace motif that gives the top its name and character
• Armhole shaping — worked through a series of cast-offs and decreases to create a neat, fitted armhole
• Neckline shaping — gradual step decreases worked every alternate row on both sides of the neck opening produce a smooth curved edge
• Circular needle finishing — a 40 cm circular needle in size 2½ mm is used to pick up and work the neckline or armhole edging neatly in the round

Stitches Used

• k1, p1 rib — used for the lower hem border
• Stocking stitch (St st) — knit on right side, purl on wrong side; forms the main body fabric
• Edge stitch (E-st) — knitted on all rows to maintain a clean selvedge for seaming
• Yarn over (YO) — the key lace increase that creates the characteristic open holes in the lace pattern
• K2tog (knit 2 together) — a right-leaning decrease used in lace patterning and shaping
• S1, psso (slip 1, pass slipped stitch over) — a left-leaning decrease used alongside YOs to balance the lace motif
• Decrease (dec) and increase (inc) — used throughout for garment shaping at armholes and neckline

Materials Required

The pattern calls for BC Garn Silkbloom Fino, a 4-ply weight yarn, in black (colorway ix25). As its name suggests