Tide Top

The #TideTop is worked top down: first you work the left side starting from the strap, then the right side starting from the strap, and at last you connect everything in the round after adding stitches for the back. A bust shaping option can be chosen to make the pattern better fitted for different body shapes. You can tie your top behind your neck or you can knit two little holes in the back to tie your straps there. Different edging techiques are described in the pattern, making it coistumizable: rolled edge, purled edge and non-rolling edges. MATERIALS Needles: 3mm circular needles (80cm, 100cm) Gauge: 26 stitches X 40 rows = 10X10 cm Yarn: BC Garn Luxor Mercerised Cotton 50g/200m, sport/DK Tapestry needle Tape measure Scrap yarn SIZING & YARN ESTIMATION In the pattern you can find 11 finished garment sizes: to choose your size, measure your bust and subtract 10 to 15 cm to have a negative ease. The less stretchy is your yarn, the smaller the negative ease you should choose. There is a bust shaping option you should follow if you have a difference of 15cm (or more) between your bust and under bust circumference. Size, Bust size (cm), Garment size (cm), Yarn estimation (size 1), 80-85, (70), 75g/280m size 2, 85-90, 75, a bit less than 100g/360m (size 3), 90-95, (80), 100g/360m size 4, 95-100, 85, 100g/360m (size 5), 100-105, (90), a bit less than 150g/540m size 6, 105-110, 95, a bit less than 150g/540m (size 7), 110-115, (100), 150g/540m size 8, 115-120, 105, 200g/720m (size 9), 120-125, (110), 200g/720m size 10, 125-130, 115, 200g/720m (size 11), 130-135, (120), 200g/720m The length of the top can be easily modified. You can measure the length of a top you like and knit that length.