Isla top

The Isla top is worked from the top down using 1 strand of Drops Cotton Merino on 4 mm needles. The top is a light and simple summer top with a classic and simple look. It is originally knitted in stripes, which offers a good opportunity to play with colors. The top can also be knitted in a single color for a simpler look.

Pattern overview 

First, stitches are cast on using Judy's Magic Cast-On. Then, half of the cast-on stitches are set aside while you make the triangle of the front piece. You will do this twice so that you have 2 triangles. Then, the triangles are joined to form the front piece, stitches are cast on for the back, and then the rest of the top is worked in the round. The back and the bottom of the top are knitted in garter stitch. Finally, you will make 2 straps with the stitches from the beginning and sew them to the back.

Size guide

The top can be made in sizes a (b) c (d) e (f) corresponding to a bust measurement on your body of 80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-100) 100-105 (105-115) cm. 

The top is formfitting and has a negative ease of about 20 cm smaller than your bust measurement.

Top measurements 

Circumference: 64 (67) 72 (77) 83 (89) cm

Length (measured from the cast-on edge in the back): 29 (31) 32 (33) 34 (36) cm

Yarn 

The top is made with 1 strand of Drops Cotton Merino (50 g = 110 m).

If you knit the top in stripes with 2 different colors, you will need:

Color A: 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) grams, equivalent to 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) skeins

Color B: 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) grams, equivalent to 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) skeins

If you knit the top in a single color, you will need:

150 (150) 150 (200) 200 (200) grams, equivalent to 3 (3) 3 (4) 4 (4) skeins

Recommended needles

4 mm circular needles, 60 or 80 cm (for smaller sizes, 60 cm is recommended; for larger sizes, you may choose to use 80 cm instead). 

Optionally, 2 double-pointed needles 4 mm for the I-cord straps, if you prefer knitting I-cord straps on double-pointed needles rather than on a circular needle.

Gauge

The top has a gauge of 20 sts x 29 rows in stockinette stitch (knit on the right side, purl on the wrong side) over 10x10 cm.