Rai Stone Top

This beach top/slipover is knitted seamlessly from the bottom to the top in rounds, only the shoulder straps are sewn together at the end. Yarns: Lana Grossa “Lace Paiettes” - 4x color copper (005) OnLine “Linie 298 Fashion Lace” - 1x color brown-beige-red-brown (0205) Lana Grossa “Lace Merino” - 1x color red brown (0042) Material: 35 Millefiori glass beads multicolored (here used: 11 x 6 mm oval) 15 cowrie shells (17-22mm) 7 pyrite stone donuts approx. 15mm ∅ The cowrie shells and millefiori beads are put on the thin fashion lace thread before knitting, for the stripes this thin lace and the Lace Merino yarn are held together/double. The beads and (later) donuts are added (only) in the front according to the pattern. For the upper part/torso and straps the work is split: Back and front are worked mirror-inverted. All knitted with 4.0mm needles. Free pattern! ☀️