Seaside Heights Cabled Top #202

When I was a child, we occasionally went to the boardwalk at Seaside Heights, New Jersey. It was a place of fun and wonders, with games, amusement park rides, and junk food of every kind. This top feels soft, easy, and summery, and reminds me of summer evening walks on the boardwalk.

Seaside Heights is worked from the bottom up in pieces, then sewn together.

The cable pattern is presented in both written and charted formats.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Skills Used: Cable knitting, increasing and decreasing, picking up stitches

Sizes: XX-Small (X-Small, Small, Medium) (Large, 1X, 2X) (3X, 4X, 5X, 6X)

Finished Measurements: 26.5 (31, 35.5, 39.5) (44, 48.5, 52.5) (57, 61.5, 65.5, 70)" bust; intended to be worn with approximately 2–4" ease

Materials: Worsted weight cotton/rayon blend: 755 (855, 985, 1100) (1215, 1330, 1475) (1600, 1735, 1870, 2020) yards. Model knit in Berroco Modern Cotton (60% pima cotton / 40% modal rayon; 100 grams / 209 yards): color #1624 Salty Brine.

Needles and Notions: Size 6 (4 mm) straight needles, OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE; one size 4 (3.75 mm) circular needle 16" long, for neckband; stitch marker

Gauge: In Cable Pattern, 24 stitches and 28 rows = 4"/10 cm, after washing and blocking.