Loveheart Crop Knitting Pattern

A cute cropped tee with a delicate lace yoke. The zigzag lace design is interspersed with heart shaped double nupps, giving this crop its name.

We work from the bottom up using a simple yoked construction, all edgings are finished in neat twisted ribbing, and it’s a completely seamless knit. We give instructions for 9 sizes to fit bust 70-155 cm/28–62”. Both written instructions and charts are given for lace patterns. Measurements are given in both imperial and metric units.

Suggested Yarn: Biffsugar Yarns Sock (75% superwash merino, 25% nylon) 425 m/464 yds per 100g skein. Colourway: Beatrix

(425, 500, 575) 740, 830, 890 {1170, 1240, 1320} m

(464, 550, 640) 810, 910, 970 {1280, 1360, 1440} yds

Dimensions (Metric):

To fit bust (70-75, 80-85, 90-95) [100-105, 110-115, 120-125] {130-135, 140-145, 150-155} cm

Bust: (75, 85, 96) [105, 117, 125] {138, 146, 155} cm

Yoke Depth (10, 10, 10) [12.5, 12.5, 12.5] {15, 15, 15} cm

Length Underarm to Hem: (25, 25, 25) [27.5, 27.5, 27.5] {30, 30, 30} cm

Upper sleeve circumference: (25, 30, 30) [34, 37.5, 37.5] {46, 46, 50} cm

Dimensions (Imperial):

To fit bust (28-30, 32-34, 36-38) [40-42, 44-46, 48-50] {52-54, 56-58, 60-62}”

Bust: (30, 33½, 38½,) [42, 46½, 50] {55, 58½, 62}”

Yoke depth: (4, 4, 4) [5, 5, 5] {6, 6, 6}”

Length Underarm to Hem: (10, 10, 10) [11, 11, 11] {12, 12, 12}”

Upper sleeve circumference: (10, 11½, 11½) [13½, 15, 15] {18½, 18½, 20}”

Needles: 4 mm/US 6 75 cm/30” circular needle or as required to achieve correct gauge, if you don’t like working magic loop you may also require a shorter 4 mm/US 6 40 cm / 16” circular needle, 3.5 mm/US 4 75 cm/30” circular needle for cast on, 4 mm/US 6 dpns for finishing sleeves, you may wish to use a small crochet hook for k5togs in nupps.

Gauge: 24 sts and 32 rows = 10 cm/4” in stocking stitch after blocking.

Extras: Tapestry needle for weaving in loose ends, one stitch marker, crochet hook 4 mm/US 6 or larger, waste yarn in a contrasting colour for provisional crochet cast on.

Techniques: Knit and purl including into back loops, able to work in the round, able to cast on and bind off, lace sts including more difficult stitches: k2tog, k3tog, k5tog, ssk, sk2p, working double nupps (instructions given), provisional crochet cast on (link to tutorial given).