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Slow, sun-filled days, outdoor cafés, flowers, and woven baskets. That’s the scene I imagine when wearing Claire Top. Simple enough to become an everyday favorite, yet interesting enough to keep you engaged from the first stitch to the last.

The delicate pointelle texture creates an airy fabric while keeping the overall look understated and timeless. A graceful boat neckline and gently shaped shoulders give the top an elegant drape, making it just as easy to pair with linen trousers as with your favorite jeans.

Worked seamlessly from the top down, Claire Top is easy to customize to your preferred length. The pattern is suitable for adventurous beginners and intermediate knitters. You will need to know how to incorporate newly increased stitches into the established stitch pattern. The pattern includes plenty of photo and video tutorials.

Claire Top 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.

Sizes
#sizeinclusive

Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) {6, 7, 8, 9, 10} designed to fit actual bust circumference of 76 (86.5, 96.5, 106.5, 117) {127, 137, 147.5, 157.5, 167.5} cm / 30 (34, 38, 42, 46) {50, 54, 58, 62, 66} inches. For between sizes, choose the smaller size.

Finished chest circumference: 85.5 (94.5, 104, 113.5, 123) {132.5, 142, 151.5, 161, 170.5} cm / 33.5 (37,25, 41, 44,75, 48,5) {52,25, 56, 59,75, 63,5, 67,25} inches

This garment is intended to be worn with about 3-9.5 cm / 1.25-3.75 inches positive ease.

Shown in size 1, modeled with 6.5 cm / 2.5 inches of positive ease.

Materials

Yarn

Light DK weight

Shown here: Berroco Remix Light ® (30% Nylon, 27% Cotton, 24% Acrylic, 10% Silk, 9% Linen; 400 m/432 yds, 100 g/3.5 oz ball; color #6901 Birch): 2 (2, 2, 2, 2) {2, 2, 3, 3, 3} balls

Yardage requirement: 435 (480, 530, 570, 625) {690, 750, 820, 880, 955} m / 475 (525, 580, 625, 685) {755, 820, 895, 960, 1040} yds, including 10% allowance

Needles

3.5 mm / US 4 circular needle of length 80 - 100 cm / 32 - 40 inches or longer, depending on your size; adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.

3 mm / US 2.5 circular needle of length 80 - 100 cm / 32 - 40 inches or longer, depending on your size, for the hem.

3 mm / US 2.5 needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round, for the neckband.

Notions

Stitch markers; yarn needle

Gauge

19 sts x 32 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches in Pattern Stitch on larger needle worked flat and in the round, blocked.

Required Skills

Decreases, increases, long-tail cast-on, picking up stitches