Cortado Top

Málaga’s cafés pour some truly delightful coffees, and the Cortado is a star among them! This gorgeous coffee-toned linen sparked cravings for one… or maybe two cups of that warm, velvety goodness!

Cortado Top is designed for a lace weight and knit at a loose gauge to create a light, reasonably loose-fitting and fresh layer, ideal for steamy summer days and works wonderfully layered over a camisole. Both colours were knit in linen, which gives the top a lovely drape and movement in the lace weight.

Choosing a size

For a better fit, choose a size based on the cross back width (underarm to underarm).



SIZES

(1, 2, 3) [4, 5, 6] {7, 8, 9}

Finished cross back width:

(18, 20.25, 20.75) [23.75, 24.75, 26.25] {28, 29.5, 31.25}”

(45, 50.5, 52) [59.5, 62, 65.5] {70, 74, 78} cm

Finished bust circumference:

(36.25, 40.5, 43.25) [49, 51.25, 54.5] {57.5, 60.75, 64}”

(90.5, 101.5, 108) [122.5, 128, 136.5] {144, 152, 160} cm

Finished hip circumference:

(36.75, 42, 47.25) [52.5, 57.75, 63] {65.5, 68.25, 71}”

(92, 105, 118) [131.5, 144.5, 157.5] {164, 170.5, 177.5} cm

Suggested ease:

Approx. 2”/5 cm positive ease at the bust.

Approx. 4–8”/10–20 cm positive ease at the hip.

Sample shown in size 3, with 2”/5 cm positive ease at bust and 5”/12.5 cm positive ease at hip.

MATERIALS

Yarn – Lace weight, approximately

(857, 956, 1032) [1087, 1160, 1276] {1343, 1376, 1406} yds.

(784, 874, 944) [994, 1061, 1167] {1228, 1258, 1286} m

Shown in Lli Linen (100% linen/flax, 710 yds/650 m per 3.53 oz/100 g skein), in colours Coure and Jeans Melange.

Needles:

US 2½/3 mm needles (32”/80 cm circulars. An additional needle is needed for the 3-needle shoulder BO.)

Use size needed to obtain gauge.

Crochet hook:

D/2.5 mm (Used for CO and finishing neckline/armhole edgings.)

Crochet hook should be one size smaller than the needle size used.

Notions:

Stitch holders or waste yarn, stitch markers, tapestry needle.

(14, 16, 18) [20, 22, 24] {25, 26, 27} stitch markers

Gauge:

30 sts x 32 rows = 4”/10 cm (in stockinette stitch, after blocking)

TECHNIQUES USED

• Crochet CO

• Increasing/decreasing

• Lace

• Short Rows (w&t)

• Single Crochet

• Suspended BO

• 3-Needle BO

CONSTRUCTION

The top is knit in the round, from the bottom up to the armhole shaping. The front and back are then worked flat. The neckline and armholes are finished with a single crochet edging. This #sizeinclusive pattern is both charted and written.