Bow Tie Top

Materials

• Círculo Aloe Vera (100 g / 3.5 oz – 132 yd / 120 m), color 2927 (Aquarium)

• US 8 / 5.0 mm Círculo knitting needles or the size needed to achieve gauge.

• Tapestry needle

• Measuring tape

• Scissors

• Stitch markers

Level of difficulty

08/30/2024

Sizes: XS, (S, M, L), XL, 2X and 3X. 

		Final measurements: Bust
Sizes	Inches	Centimeters
XS	29⅞ in	76 cm
S	33⅛ in	84 cm
M	36¼ in	92 cm
L	39⅜ in	100 cm
XL	44⅞ in	114 cm
XXL	48 in	122 cm
XXXL	52¾ in	134 cm

Yardage:

4, (5, 5, 6), 6, 7, 8 of skeins of Círculo Aloe Vera (100 g / 3.5 oz – 132 yd / 120 m), color 2927 (Aquarium).

Approximately:  525, (580, 635, 690), 787, 842, 925 yd / 480, (530, 581, 631), 720, 770, 846 m.

Abbreviations:

st(s) – stitches

k – knit

p – purl

CO – cast on

BO – bind off

RS – right side

WS – wrong side

[...] - repetition

Stitch used:

Seed stitch

Row 1 (RS): [k1,p1].

Row 2 (WS): [p1, k1].

Gauge: 16 sts x 29 rows = 4″ x 4″ / 10 cm x 10 cm in seed stitch knitted flat after blocking.

Execution

The Bow Tie Top is flat-knitted from the bottom up, with the front and back worked separately and one shoulder and sides seamed together.

Back: CO 60, (68, 74, 80), 90, 98, 106 sts on US 8 / 5.0 mm needles and work in seed stitch for 10¼ (11, 11, 11¾), 11¾, 12⅝, 12⅝ in / 26, (28, 28, 30), 30, 32, 32 cm.

Now, to shape the armholes, BO on each side, every RS row: 3 sts (1x), then 2 sts (1x) and 1 st (2x), (14 sts decreased).

You should have 46, (54, 60, 66), 76, 84, 92 sts.

At 12⅝ (13⅜, 13⅜, 14⅛), 14⅛, 15, 15 in / 32, (34, 34, 36), 36, 38, 38 cm from the CO edge, BO 14, (16, 18, 20), 22, 24, 26 center sts to begin shaping the neckline and work on each side separately from now on.

You should have 16, (19, 23, 23), 27, 30, 33 sts for each side.

On the neckline edge, BO every RS row: 3 sts (1x), 2 sts (1x), then 1 st (3x), (8 sts decreased).

BO the left side when it measures 18⅛ (18⅞, 18⅞, 19¾), 19¾, 20½, 20½ in / 46, (48, 48, 50), 50, 52, 52 cm from the CO edge.

Continue knitting the tie strap on the right side for another 18⅛ (18⅞, 18⅞, 19¾), 19¾, 20½, 20½ in / 46, (48, 48, 50), 50, 52, 52 cm, BO all the sts.

Front: It is worked just like the back, but be aware that the tie strap must be on the opposite side.

Finishing: Seam the left shoulder and the sides of the body, weave in your ends, wet block, and lay flat to dry. Once the top is on, tie the right shoulder into a bow.

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Designer: Inês da Cruz 

Disclaimer: Measurements are approximate due to differences between centimeters and inches, needle sizes and tension. All care has been taken to allow accurate completion of the pattern.

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