Amy Top (Eng)
Amy Top (Eng)
                                                           Yarn:
                                                           Laguna blanca by Texandes (Argentinian yarn brand).
                                                           50 g = 115 meters. 60% merino wool, 25% viscose, 15%
                                                           linen.
                                                           Recommended Needles:
                                                           4 mm/US 6 (body), 3,5 mm/ US 4, 3,75 mm/ US 5, (collar
                                                           and armhole) 3,25 mm/ US 3 (front v neck edge) circular
                                                           needles.
                                                           Gauge:
                                                           21 sts x 32 rows = 10x10 cm / 4 ′′ (blocked).
                                                           Additional Materials:
                                                           Stitch markers.
                                                           3 mm crochet hook.
                                                           Sewing needle.
                                                           Sewing thread of the same color as the yarn.
                                                           Tapestry needle.
                                                    Helpful Videos:
                                                    Long tail cast on method:
                                                    https://youtu.be/DanPQQRaIhw
https://youtu.be/h6gzX320Yw4
https://youtu.be/JfaJ8IyWQEE
https://youtu.be/QdyYTDNXfdo
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1wsWG5wf_FQ
V neckline edge :
https://youtu.be/GzlT4BhiB5Y
Collar base:
https://youtu.be/xXrnJsBFG1U
Collar bind-off:
https://youtu.be/t7l0OSsiXI0
https://youtu.be/ZbIN8C_Uqps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceOmSJ7gCI4
 Important: The turning stitch created when you work the German short rows looks like a V or a double stitch. The
 turning stitch should be worked as a single stitch; it is NOT two stitches.
 Needle sizes indicated are based on the pattern's specified gauge; if you had to change needle size to get gauge,
 use that size and not the one indicated in the pattern.
 Back shoulders:
 With 4 mm/US 6 needles and the long tail cast-on method, CO (70) 72 (78) 80 (84) 86 (90) sts. Cut the yarn.
Slip the first (20) 20 (22) 22 (24) 24 (26) sts without working them from the left to the right needle.
Joining a new ball of yarn, P (30) 32 (34) 36 (36) 38 (38), (20) 20 (22) 22 (24) 24 (26) sts remain on the left needle.Turn.
 Row 1 (RS): K to end. (Place a locking stitch marker on this row for reference)
 Row 2 (WS): P to end.
 Rep the last 2 rows until you've worked (52) 52 (54) 54 (54) 54 (52) rows, counted from the locking marker you
 placed; approx.(16.3) 16.25 (16.9) 16.9 (16.9) 16.9 (16.3) cm / (6.4) 6.4 (6.6) 6.6 (6.6) 6.6 (6.4) ′′. Ending on the WS.
Armhole increases:
RS: K2, M1R, K to the last 2 sts, M1L, K2. (2 sts increased)
WS: P to end.
 Rep last 2 rows, (5) 6 (6) 7 (8) 9 (11) times total. (10) 12 (12) 14 (16) 18 (22) sts increased; (80) 84 (90) 94 (100) 104 (112)
 sts on the needle. Cut yarn and place sts on hold.
5 6 7
  You have 2 sts on the hook.          Pass the first stitch     You have 1 st. Rep steps 4,       When there is 1 st left,
                                        over the second.          5, and 6 until the shoulder         cut the yarn and
                                                                         is complete.             pass it through the stitch.
 With 4 mm/ US 6 needles and RS facing, using the short tail method, pick up and knit (20) 20 (22) 22 (24) 24 (26) sts
 along the right shoulder, from right to left. Then, slide the needle to the left so that the opposite tip (with the working
 yarn) is positioned at the shoulder ready to begin with the RS. (see short tail method video on page 2).
 Since you have a chain from the previous step, pick up the sts through the upper loop of the chain only, as shown in
 the pictures below.
RS
RS: K to end.
RS: K to end.
RS: K to end.
RS: K to end.
Row 1 (WS): P to end. (Place a locking stitch marker on this row for reference)
 Rep last 2 rows (8) 7 (8) 8 (9) 9 (8) times total. (16) 14 (16) 16 (18) 18 (16) rows worked from the locking
 marker, approx. (5) 4.3 (5) 5 (5.6) 5.6 (5) cm / (1.9) 1.6 (1.9) 1.9 (2.2) 2.2 (1.9)′′.
 Row 1 (RS): K to the last 3 sts, M1L, K3 (1 st increased). Using the backward loop technique (see video p.2), CO (2) 2
 (3) 3 (3) 3 (3) sts. (Place a locking stitch marker on the last CO sts for future reference)
 (26) 27 (30) 31 (33) 34 (37) sts on the needles and you've worked (25) 25 (27) 29 (31) 33 (33) rows, approx. (7.8) 7.8 (8.4)
 9.1 (9.7) 10.3 (10.3) cm / (3.1) 3.1 (3.3) 3.6 (3.8) 4 (4) ′′. Counted from the first locking marker you placed.
 Now work chart A.1 until row (36) 38 (38) 38 (38) 38 (40). Cut the yarn, and leave the stitches on hold on a spare needle
 or cable.
 Left front:
 With a 3 mm crochet hook, work on the (20) 20 (22) 22 (24) 24 (26) stitches on the shoulder, using slip stitch, in the same
 way you worked the other shoulder.
 With 4 mm/ US 6 needles and RS facing, using the short tail method, pick up and knit (20) 20 (22) 22 (24) 24 (26) sts
 along the left shoulder, from right to left. Then, slide the needle to the left so that the opposite tip (with the working
 yarn) is positioned at the shoulder ready to begin with the RS.
RS: K to end.
WS: P to end.
WS: P to end.
WS: P to end.
Row 1 (WS): P to end. (Place a locking marker on this row for reference).
 Rep last 2 rows (8) 7 (8) 8 (9) 9 (8) times total. (16) 14 (16) 16 (18) 18 (16) rows worked from the locking
 marker, approx (5) 4.3 (5) 5 (5.6) 5.6 (5) cm / (1.9) 1.6 (1.9) 1.9 (2.2) 2.2 (1.9)′′. Ending on the RS.
 Row 2 (WS): P to end. Using the backward loop technique, CO (2) 2 (3) 3 (3) 3 (3) sts. (Place a locking stitch marker on
 the last CO sts for future reference.)
 You now have a total of (26) 27 (30) 31 (33) 34 (37) sts on the needles and you've worked (25) 25 (27) 29 (31) 33 (33)
 rows, approx. (7.8) 7.8 (8.4) 9.1 (9.7) 10.3 (10.3) cm / (3.1) 3.1 (3.3) 3.6 (3.8) 4 (4) ′′. Counted from the first locking
 marker you placed.
Now work chart A.2 until row (36) 38 (38) 38 (38) 38 (40). You have (40) 42 (45) 47 (50) 52 (57) sts on the needles.
 You are on the left front, work row (37) 39 (39) 39 (39) 39 (41) of chart A.2, which is the row marked with a red box. Using
 the backwards loop technique, CO (10) 12 (12) 14 (18) 20 (24) stitches, then add the back piece. Knit until the end, CO
 (10) 12 (12) 14 (18) 20 (24) stitches, add the front piece, and work row (37) 39 (39) 39 (39) 39 (41) of chart A.1. If you
 want less positive ease, cast on fewer stitches on each side. You have (180) 192 (204) 216 (236) 248 (274) sts.
 If your size didn't finish the charts, continue knitting charts A.1 and A.2, working the back and the sts you cast on at
 the sides in stockinette stitch.
 Once the charts are finished, leave the body stitches on a spare needle or cable. Do not cut the yarn.
 You now have a total of (182) 194 (206) 218 (238) 250 (276) sts.
Right front:
On the RS:
  With a 3.25 mm/US 3 needle and a new strand of yarn, pick up 1 st for each base st, starting from the bottom where
  the sts are on hold, and working up to the edge where you cast on the neckline stitches, where you have the marker
  as a reference.
  Once the sts are picked up, using the provisional cast-on technique (see neckline edge video, p.2), CO 6 stitches. You
  will work the buttonband as follows:
  WS: *K1, SL1 WYIF*, rep from * to * to the last 2 sts K1, P2tog. (Knit two stitches together: 1 stitch from the 6 CO sts
  and 1 st from the picked-up stitches).
RS: SL1 WYIB, *SL1 WYIF, K1*, rep from * to * to the last st, SL1 WYIF.
Rep the last two rows until all the CO sts have been worked. Leave the stitches on hold.
  I suggest steaming this edge to relax the fibers and see the final result. It should be the same length as the diagonal
  on the left side. If it forms waves, you should pick up fewer stitches. Cut the yarn.
Stitch marker
Left front:
On the RS:
  With a 3.25 mm/US 3 needle and a new strand of yarn, pick up 1 st for each base st. starting from where you CO the
  neckline sts up to the sts on hold.
  Once the sts are picked up in the front, using the backward loop technique, CO 6 sts.
  WS: *K1, SL1 WYIF*, rep from * to * to the last 2 sts , K1, P2tog. (Knit two sts together: 1 st from the 6 CO sts and 1 st
  from the picked-up sts).
RS: SL1WYIB, *SL1 WYIF, K1*, rep from * to * to the last st, SL1WYIF.
  Rep the last two rows until all the CO sts have been worked. Finish on the WS. (If you didn’t finish on the WS, simply
  remove the last CO st). Hold the sts on the needle. Do not cut the yarn.
  You have the 6 sts from the previous step on your right-hand needle. You will pick up the sts with the help of another
  pair of needles: one will be the main needle 3.25 mm/US 3, and the other will be the spare needle. If you don’t have
  a spare needle in the same size as the main needle, you can use one that is half a size smaller or larger. Each time you
  pick up a st, wrap the yarn around the spare needle as shown in the photos below.
  Pick up and knit 1 st for each CO st at the front neckline. Then, continue picking up 3 sts for every 4 rows until you
  reach the shoulder line. Next, pick up all the sts along the back neck (pick up the st as shown in photo 3). Keep picking
  up 3 sts for every 4 rows until you reach the CO sts at the other front neckline. Finally, pick up 1 st for each CO st.
Pick up all the sts along the edge, except for the back neck, which is picked up as shown in photo 3.
                 1                            2                            3                           4
                                                                          Spare needle
                                                                             cable
WS
             WS: Pass               Wrap the cable of              At the back neck,          Continue working as
        the needle through           the spare needle              pick up the st from           in steps 1 and
          the edge st and         over the top.Rep steps          the lower side of the         2 until finished.
        pick up a st, taking            1 and 2 until               V of the edge st.             Cut the yarn
             the yarn.           you reach the back neck.        Not from the entire st.
        With the help of the                                     Pass the 6 sts that you        You have 3 sts on
       crochet hook, pass the           Leave the end                 had on hold                the main needle
          yarn from the RS            of the yarn in the          from the front edge.         and 3 on the spare
      to the WS. To make the        middle. This will hide it.    Pass one st to each                needle.
           last wrapped st,                                        needle, alternating.
        pass it from the spare
                needle.
You have the same number of sts on the main needle as on the spare needle.
  Turn the work, you are on the RS. With the 3.25 mm / US 3 needle and a new strand of yarn, knit the stitches from the
  spare needle (which is on the RS). Leave the stitches from the main needle on hold.
  Row 1 (RS): K to the last st, SL1 WYIB. Keep in mind that the last 6 stitches you have on this row of the V-neck edge
  should be distributed evenly, 3 stitches on each needle, just like you did on the other side.
  Row 2 (WS): P to the last st, SL1 WYIF.                                        RS, slide the main needle
                                                                                  to the right, so only the
  Row 3 (RS): K to end.                                                          cable remains, making it
                                                                                   easier to work the sts
                                                                                   on the spare needle.
                          Spare needle
  Turn the work, you are on the RS. You have both needles with the same number of sts. You will work a P2tog (see photo
  3), taking one st from the spare needle and one st from the main needle. Continue working until all stitches have been
  worked.
                           1                                    2                                   3
  Collar:
  Turn the work, you are on the WS, change to a 3.5 mm / US 4 needle. Work as follows:
  Rep Rows 1 and 2 until you have worked 3 cm. Change to a 3.75 mm / US 5 needle.
  Continue working Rows 1 and 2 until you have worked 2.5 cm/0,9" more, or a total of 5.5 cm/2.2" from the row 1.
Finish on the RS. (In the last row of the RS, work the last st as P).
                                                             3.75 mm/US 5
                                     5.5 cm
                                                             3.5 mm/US 4
  Bind off the sts as follows:
              1                       2                         3                       4                       5
  Insert the needle through    Pick up the           And place it on the       K2tog the first two       You have 1 st
       the stitch below.    horizontal strand.            needle.                  stitches.       on the right hand needle.
              6                       7
  Start with the left front, where you have the working yarn. Using a crochet hook and the same working yarn, pick up 3
  stitches along the edge where the neckline sts were bound off (see photos below).
  Transfer the 3 sts you picked up on the left front to a spare needle (photo 1). Place that needle behind the work.
  Transfer the 6 held sts to the left-hand needle, along with the unworked st from the right front. (photo 2).
  Work K2tog (photo 3). You now have 5 unworked sts on the left needle (from the ones you just passed over) and the 3
  sts on the spare needle (photo 4).
1 2 3 4
Knit 3 sts together as a knit: the first 2 from the left-hand needle and 1 stitch from the spare needle (photo 5).
  Rep the same with the next 3 stitches (photo 6). You will have 1 stitch on each needle (photo 7). Knit these 2 stitches
  together as K2tog. Now the front is joined in the round. PM; this will be the beginning of the round.
               5                               6                              7                               8
  You have (185) 197 (209) 221 (241) 253 (279) sts in total. Continue knitting in the round until you have (21) 22 (23) 24
  (25) 26 (27) cm / (8,2) 8,6 (9) 9,4 (9,8) 10,2 (10,6)′′ knitted, or to the desired length.
Measure from the bottom of the armhole, where you CO the side sts.
  Round 1: *K1, P1*, rep from * to * to end. (In the middle of the back, K2tog when you reach a K st to get an even
  number of sts, work this decrease only once.)
  Bind off with the Italian bind-off (see video, page. 2). Pay attention to the join in the round, as the join of the bind-off
  is positioned at the center of the front.
  Armhole trim:
  With 3.5 mm/US 4 needles, pick up 1 st for each row st. Start at the center of the underarm, where you CO the sts to
  join the back with the front. This will be the beginning of your round. Once the sts are picked up, check that you have
  an even number. If you tend to knit tightly, switch to 3.75 mm/US 5 needles to avoid tightening the armhole
  circumference or if you knit loosely, size down to 3 mm/US 2.5 needles.
Work as follows:
If you want to knit more rows to have a wider border, do it now before working the last 2 rows below.
  Finishing:
  Wet block your garment to the finished measurements given on page 1. Check out this video on how to remove water
  from your hand-knits without damaging your garment.
https://youtube.com/shorts/KczKyQmUsXM?feature=share
For a neater finish, once dry use steam to improve the final look of the fabric. Watch here:
https://youtu.be/ScgsGpa5ZwY
       With thread of the yarn and a           When you weave in the yarn ends         The decorative lines on the back, such
    sewing needle, make a small seam            at the collar, be very meticulous      as the ones on the shoulder and back
    on the wrong side (inside) to secure       with the corners to ensure they are      neck, should be aligned. Be careful
         the two pieces of fabric.              neatly finished, as shown in the        when weaving in the ends to ensure
                                                               photo.                          everything is aligned.
M1R.
Example – Size 1:
 In this case, you can join the V-neck (front) at row 35 (RS)
 while working the last armhole increase. Follow the
 instructions on page 10, but work flat: starting at the right
 front, follow the instructions for this side, pick up the 3
 stitches as instructed for the left side, and continue
 knitting to the end.
 Then, join the body in the round at row 37, following the
 instructions on page 6 — but work in the round, since the
 front has already been joined.
 In this particular case, you join the front first and then the
 body in the round, because the V-neck shaping is
 completed before the armhole.
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