Watermelon sugar top

The Watermelon sugar top is a stockinette top knitted top down to make the length easy to customize. First the back and front piece are knitted separately to be attached under the arms. After the back and front are joined together the top is knitted in the round.

Stitches are slipped to create a beautiful hem around the armhole. And both the cast-on and bind-off edges are kept raw to be used as an accent. 

When you have finished the body you stitch the shoulders together.

This pattern is using simple techniques to make it manageable for knitters with different experience. You will need to know how to cast-on using a long tail cast on, knit and purl stitch as well as M1L and M1R.

Gauge
21 stitches x 30 rows on 10 x10 cm or 4x4 inch on a 3,25 mm or US 3 needle according chart after blocking.
The specified needle size is only a recommendation. Always use the needle size that gives you the correct gauge!

Measurements
The top should be knitted with no to 5 cm of negative ease or no to 2 inches of negative ease. The picture shows the Watermelon sugar top with no ease.

Sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL (XXL) 
Finished circumference: 71 (81) 91 (101) 111 (122) cm or 28 (32) 36 (40) 44 (48) inches

Finished length: 53 (54) 54 (55) 55 (56) cm or 20 3/4 (21 1/4) 21 1/4 (21 1/2) 21 1/2 (22) in. 

Recommended yarn
Nakyang yarn, 50g = 422m, three strands held together.

200 (200) 250 (250) 300 (300) g

The yarn requirements are based on if you use the recommended yarn which is knitted with three strands held together. However, if you are using a single thread of a DK weight you can divide the meterage by three.

This is made to be a summer top. To make it usable in the summertime a recommendation is to knit it in a cotton or linen yarn. Also consider that the type of yarn you choose will affect the gauge, always make a gauge swatch before you start.

This is a digital PDF-pattern and will be emailed to you after purchase.