Shake it Up

What about turning you favorite fruit milkshake into a knitted summer top?

The idea to this pattern came up while mixing a strawberry milkshake.

Shake It Up is a summer top, fitted, worked seamlessly top down, at front with chevron pattern and a ribbed back with shoulder straps added at the end.

The top is graded with negative ease of 8 cm/3.25 inches in mind, designed to fit actual bust sizes from 73.5 cm/29 inches to 124.5 cm/49inches. Measurements are given in both cm and inches.

You can choose between 2 versions: Either you work 1 round in CC or 2 rounds in CC. Both are described in the pattern.

You will need the yarn in a main color and a contrast color. You can also use several colors to knit a multi colored version.

Sizes available: bust circumference: 73.5 (83.5, 94, 104, 114, 124.5) cm / 29 (32.75, 37, 41, 45, 49)''

Yarn Weight: DK

Gauge: 21 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch in the round

Needle size: US 4 - 3.5 mm

Hook size: 3.5 mm (E) (crochet hook recommended for attaching the shoulder straps to the garment)

Yarn suggestion: Elsebeth Lavold Hempathy

Yardage for MC:

a. Version with 1 round in CC:

Yardage: 290 (324, 357, 428, 465, 506) m / 349 (389, 430, 515, 560, 609) yds

b. Version with 2 rounds in CC:

Yardage: 294 (329, 363, 435, 473, 514) m / 322 (359, 397, 476, 517, 562) yds

Yardage for CC:

a. Version with 1 round in CC.

Yardage: 82 (91, 101, 121, 131, 140)

m / 89 (100, 110, 132, 143, 153) yds

b. Version with 2 rounds in CC:

Yardage: 106 (118, 131, 157, 170, 185) m / 116 (130, 143, 171, 186, 203) yds