Tobermory Top

Tobermory Top is worked from the top down in Half Fisherman’s rib stitch. First the back is worked back and forth. Stitches are then picked up from the cast-on edge to form each shoulder whilst shaping the neck. The front is joined and knitted back and forth; once complete, the front and back are joined, and stitches cast on for the underarms. The body is then knit in the round and finished in a classic rib stitch. Finally, stitches are picked up and knitted in rib along the neck edge and bound off using the Italian bind-off technique. **Sizes:** XS (S) M (L) XL (XXL) **Bust circumference of finished garment:** 92.5 (99) 103 (107.5) 118 (122) cm **Recommended length of finished garment:** 44 (45) 46 (48) 50 (51) cm (measured mid-back excluding neck edge) **Armhole depth (deeper variation):** 21 (22) 22 (22.5) 23.5 (24) cm **Armhole depth (shallower variation):** 17.5 (18.5) 18.5 (18.5) 20.5 (20.5) cm **Gauge** 19 sts x 44 rows in Half Fisherman’s rib stitch (stitched in the row below) on 4mm needles = 10 x 10 cm after blocking NB) Please note that 44 rows in Half Fisherman’s rib stitch are counted as 22 knit stitches. Take care not to overstretch your top whilst it is wet as this can cause the half fisherman’s rib stitch to grow irreversibly; the growth amount may vary depending on the yarn used. **Needles** Circular needles: 4mm (60 – 100) cm, 3mm (40 - 100) cm **Materials** 300 (300) 350 (350) 400 (400) g Line by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 110 m) held together with 100 (100) 100 (100) 150 (150) g Alpaca 1 by Isager (50 g = 400 m) or 300 (350) 350 (400) 450 (500) Double Sunday by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 108 m) used as a single strand. If you want to lengthen the top you will require more yarn. ** Colours used in pictures are: version 1 - Line by Sandnes Garn in shade 3011 Almond White held together with Alpaca 1 by Isager in shade 0 Eco; version 2 – Double Sunday by Sandnes Garn in shade 6580 Blue Night. Both versions demonstrate the deeper armhole variation.* **Size guide** Tobermory Top is designed to have approximately 7-9 cm of positive ease, meaning it is designed to be approximately 7-9 cm larger in circumference than your bust measurement.