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Bubble Gum Top

What’s summer without a little bubblegum pink? This vibrant warm-weather top has beautiful lace touches and a ribbed design that truly pops against this playful hue.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Size: Finished Bust Size 36 (40, 44, 48, 52)” to fit bust 34 (38, 42, 46, 50)”

Armhole depth: 8 (8½, 9, 9½, 10)”, Total length: 25 (26, 26, 26, 27)”, Sleeve length to underarm: 4″

Shown in size 36”

Gauge: 26 sts and 32 rows=4″ [10 cm] in ribbing pattern, after wet blocking.

Materials

Yarn:

fine weight yarn Patons Grace, (100% Mercerized Cotton; 136 yards [125 meters]/50 grams): #62440 Lotus, 6 (7, 8, 9, 10) balls

Needles: US size 4 (3.5 mm): straight

Notions: US size C (2.75 mm) crochet hook; tapestry needle

Pattern Notes

The waistline of this top is shaped. Increases and decreases are worked one stitch after the first stitch and before the last stitch.

Decreases are worked on the wrong side as k2tog at the beginning of the row and ssk at the end of row.

Increases are worked as knitting in the yarn between the first and second st and the last 2 sts.

Persian Lace

Multiple of 8 sts + 2

Rows 1 and 3 (RS): P4, *k2, p6; repeat from * to last 6 sts, k2, p4.

Rows 2 and 4 (WS): K4, p2, *k6, p2; repeat from *, ending with k4.

Row 5: P3, *k2tog, yo, ssk, p4; repeat from *, ending last repeat with p3.

Row 6: K3, *p1, kfb in next st, p1, k4; repeat from *, ending last repeat with k3.

Row 7: P2, *k2tog, yo, k2, yo, ssk, p2; repeat from * across.

Row 8: K2, *p6, k2, repeat from * across.

Row 9: P1, *(k2tog, yo) twice, ssk, yo, ssk; repeat from *, ending with p1.

Row 10: K1, p3, *kfb in next st, p6; repeat from *, ending last repeat with p3, k1.

Row 11: P1, *(yo, ssk) twice, k2tog, yo, k2tog; repeat from *, end with yo, p1.

Row 12: K1, k1tbl, p6, *kfb in next st, p6; repeat from * to last 2 sts, k1tbl, k1.

Row 13: P2, *yo, sk2p, yo, k3tog, yo, p2; repeat from * across.

Row 14: K2, *k1tbl, p1, knit in front and back of the next st, p1, k1tbl, k2; repeat from * across.

Row 15: P3, *yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, p4; repeat from *, ending last repeat with p3.

Row 16: K3, *k1tbl, p2, k1tbl, k4; repeat from *, ending last repeat with k3.

Repeat Rows 3-16 for pattern.

Ribbing Pattern

Multiple of 8 sts + 2

Row 1 (RS): P4, *k2, p6; repeat from * to last 6 sts, k2, p4.

Row 2: K4, p2, *K6, p2; repeat from *, end with k4.

Rep Rows 1-2 for pattern.

Pattern

Back

CO 106 (122, 138, 154, 170) sts.

Work 6 rows of garter stitch.

Switch to Persian Lace, work pattern repeat 5 times.

Switch to the Ribbing Pattern.

Work in Ribbing Pattern until piece measures 8 (8½, 8½, 8½, 9)”.

Waist shaping

Decrease 1 st at beg and end of row, every other row 3 times – 100 (116, 132, 148, 164) sts.

Work in pattern as established for 1″.

Increase 1 st at beg and end of row, every 4 rows 3 times– 106 (122, 138, 154, 170) sts.

Cont working in pattern as est until piece meas 17 (17.5, 17, 16.5, 17)”.

Armhole shaping

BO 10 (10, 11, 15, 19) sts at beg and end of row – 86 (102, 116, 124, 132) sts.

Back neck shaping

Cont in pattern as est until piece meas 24 (25, 25, 25, 26)”.

Work next 29 (34, 35, 41, 44) sts, with another piece of yarn, BO 28 (34, 46, 42, 44) sts, work the last 29 (34, 35, 41, 44) sts.

Working both shoulders at the same time, decrease 1 st on each side of the neckline every other row 4 times – 25 (30, 31, 37, 40) sts

Work until piece measures 25 (26, 26, 26, 27)”.

Place sts on holder to be bound with front shoulder sts.

Front

Work same as Back until piece meas 21 (22, 22, 22, 23)”.

Neckline shaping

Work next 29 (34, 35, 41, 44) sts, with another piece of yarn, BO 28 (34, 46, 42, 44) sts, work the last 29 (34, 35, 41, 44) sts.

Working both shoulders at the same time, decrease 1 st on each side of the neckline every other row 4 times – 25 (30, 31, 37, 40) sts.

Work until piece measures 25 (26, 26, 26, 27)”.

Using the 3-needle BO technique, BO front and back shoulder sts together.

Sleeve (make 2)

CO 66 (74, 82, 90, 98) sts.

Work 6 rows of garter stitch.

Switch to Persian Lace pattern, increasing at beg and end of the row, every other row 7 times – 80 (88, 96, 104, 112) sts.

Work in pattern as est until piece measures 4″, 2 repeats of the Persian Lace pattern complete.

BO all sts loosely.

Finishing

With RS facing and starting at the center of back neck, attach yarn and work one round of single crochet (sc) around the neckline. Work one round of Reverse sc. Fasten off.

Sew side seams. Sew sleeves to armhole. Sew sleeve seams. Block top to size.

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Comments
  • Mary T.

    I agree with Anne. Front and back pics would be great. I would also like to see more straight needle patterns.

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  • Anne M.

    I wish there were photos included to show how the neckline and over-all top part of this top is constructed. It’s a fun picture of the model, sure enough – but with her arms raised and her hands framing her face, you don’t get to see the top very well at all. And that’s just too bad – when buying patterns magazines, one is not really looking for a mystery knitting adventure… (As a matter of fact, I’d like to see garments modelled both front and back, please. I want to see clearly from the accompanying photos whether there’s anything “going on” on the back, whether sleeves are raglan or set-in, etc. Thanking the editors in advance for keeping this request from a brand new subscriber in mind for future issues…. I should add that I signed up for a year’s subscription because when browsing as a guest I saw a number of interesting designs which I am very much looking forward to trying out.

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    • Tian C.

      Thank you Anne for the feedback. This is useful information to improve your experience. I will pass this along to the appropriate party.

      Reply

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