Cephisso was one of the three daughters of Apollo. It is also the name of one of the three chords of the lyre.

The Cephisso camisole is knitted seamlessly from the top down. It has a minimalistic design which makes it perfect for everyday wear and easy to use as a layering piece under a cardigan or a jacket.

The camisole is started by knitting the front and back triangles, which are joined at the underarm. The body is knitted in the round with a few increases on the sides to make it slightly A-line. The hem is shaped with optional short rows.

The Cephisso camisole is best suited for cotton, viscose, silk or linen blend yarns that have a lot of drape. I recommend choosing unicolor or slightly tonal colorways.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 77.5 (82.5, 92.5, 102.5, 112.5) (122.5, 132.5, 142.5, 152.5) cm / 30.5 (32.5, 36.5, 40.25, 44.25) (48.25, 52.25, 56, 60) inches, intended to be worn with zero or slight negative ease around the bust.
Circumference at hem: 84.5 (89.5, 99.5, 109.5, 119.5) (129.5, 139.5, 149.5, 159.5) cm / 33.25 (35.25, 39.25, 43, 47) (51, 55, 58.75, 62.75) inches
Body length from hem to underarm: 30 (30, 30, 30, 31) (31, 31, 31, 33) cm / 11.75 (11.75, 11.75, 11.75, 12.25) (12.25, 12.25, 12.25, 13) inches, (adjustable)

Yarn
Note: The camisole uses two strands of light fingering weight yarn held together, but they can be substituted for a single strand of DK weight yarn. If you wish to work a DK weight version, omit all the instructions where it says “hold the yarns together”. For the DK weight version, you will only need half the yarn amounts listed below.

820 (900, 990, 1090, 1200) (1320, 1450, 1600, 1760) m / 890 (980, 1080, 1190, 1310) (1440, 1580, 1740, 1920) yards of light fingering weight yarn held double.

Light grey sample: 4 (4, 4, 5, 5) (6, 6, 7, 8) skeins of Knitting For Olive Pure Silk (100% silk; 250 meters / 273 yards per 50 g) shown in the colorway Haze.

Brown sample: 4 (5, 5, 5, 6) (6, 7, 8, 8) skeins of Sandnes Garn Tynn Line (53% cotton, 33 % viscose. 14 % linen; 220 meters / 241 yards per 50 g) shown in the colorway 2553.

Needles
For the straps and hem:
3 mm / US 2.5 DPNs or a circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches for the straps
3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-5 or 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 6-9 for the hem

For the main part:
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles with a cable of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-5 or 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 6-9 for the body

Gauge
21 sts and 31 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of Stockinette stitch with the yarn held double, on the larger needles in the round, blocked.
Note: always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge!

Notions
3 stitch markers
tapestry needle
waste yarn