This is the Drape Neck Top from Vogue Knitting spring/summer 2011. My yarn is Cascade Ultra Pima, which is a finer gauged yarn than the recommended Cascade Sierra. I knit it at just under 5 stitches/inch, which is looser than its recommended gauge of 22-24 stitches/4 inches. I wanted a very draped look because the top has positive ease.
I changed the shaping to an empire shape instead of an A-line shape, and I made it a few inches longer. Instead of the sleeve bands which sort of stick out, I knitted short cap sleeves. I also omitted the gap at the bottom of the front panel. Instead of using YOs for the holes, I did make-1 in knit or purl and omitted the twist, which creates a hole. This created smaller holes than yarn-overs would create. I didn't want ginormous holes because I wanted to wear this without a layer underneath. It's a spring/summer top and two layers would be too warm.
I'm pretty happy with the top, but I'm hoping it won't stretch too wide with wear.
3 comments:
Hi Betty,
I love your mods for this top. I was attracted to it when it first came out but didn't know how I was going to get around that A-line shape. So glad to see that you made it work. And the color is wonderful too.
Chloe
Your mods are great!
Betty, it's beautiful! I like the idea of a looser gauge for more drape.
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