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Breakfast in the Garden Top is designed for v-neck lovers. It is worked seamlessly from the top down, with the neckline being an integral part of the design and is worked at the same time as the garment. As a top down design, you can easily change the length. It uses very little yarn and the stitch pattern makes the colors of speckled yarns really pop.

This design is graded with inclusive sizing in mind, designed to fit actual bust sizes from 76 cm / 30 inches to 168 cm / 66 inches. Measurements are given in both cm and inches. This pattern comes with video tutorials.

Materials

Yarn

DK weight

Shown here: Orchidean Luxury Yarns Mulberino DK (50% Mulberry Silk 50% Superwash Merino; 210 m / 230 yds, 100 g / 3.53 oz skein; Color 24hr party people): 2 (3, 3, 3, 4) {4, 4, 4, 5, 5} skeins

Yardage: 370 (420, 485, 535, 620) {660, 720, 780, 865, 940} m / 405 (460, 530, 585, 675) {720, 785, 855, 945, 1030} yds, including 10% allowance

Notions

Stitch markers (one in a different color for marking BOR); spare needles for joining Fronts and Back; waste yarn; yarn needle

Needles

• 3.5 mm / US 4 circular needle of length 60-100 cm / 24-40 inches, depending on your size; adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.

• 3.75 mm / US 5 circular needle of length 60-100 cm / 24-40 inches, depending on your size, for the hem.

• 3.5 mm / US 4 needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round, for the armhole edgings.

Gauge

21 sts and 29 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches in Moss Stitch on smaller needle, blocked.

Sizes
#sizeinclusive

Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) {6, 7, 8, 9, 10}

This garment is intended to be worn with about 0-5 cm / 0-2 inches negative ease.

Shown in size 1, modeled with 5 cm / 2 inches of negative ease.

Finished Measurements

Bust circumference: 73.5 (83, 90.5, 98, 110.5) {116, 125.5, 135, 145.5, 158} cm / 28.75 (32.5, 35.5, 38.5, 43.5) {45.75, 49.5, 53.25, 57.25, 62.25} inches

Required Skills

Increasing, knitting in the round, shaping in Moss Stitch