Bixby Top

Knitting
February 2024
DK (11 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in Chart A and Chart B patt, after blocking.
US 3 - 3.25 mm
1005 - 2345 yards (919 - 2144 m)
34 3/4 (39 3/4, 44 1/2, 49 1/2, 54 1/4, 59 1/4, 64, 68 3/4)" circumference at underarm.
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Structural and natural elements joing in this contemporary design that wows. The body of the Bixby Top features a mirrored grid of eyelets, which accentuate the V-neck and form geometric lace, while the sleeves flutter with a botanical motif. The union of these two patterns produces an exceptional and unexpected tee.

Difficulty Intermediate

Yarn Weight 1

Finished size 34 3/4 (39 3/4, 44 1/2, 49 1/2, 54 1/4, 59 1/4, 64, 68 3/4)“ circumference at underarm. Pullover shown measures 39 3/4”; modeled with 7 1/4” of positive ease.

Yarn Berroco Modern Cotton DK (60% Pima cotton, 40% modal rayon; 335 yd 306 m/3 1/2 oz 100 g): #6669 Foliage, 3 (3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7) skeins.

Needles Size 3 (3.25 mm): 24” circular (cir). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Stitch markers (m); stitch holder; tapestry needle.

Gauge 23 sts and 34 rnds = 4” in Chart A and Chart B patt, after blocking.

NOTES
• For techniques you don’t know, please visit our online knitting glossary at www.interweave.com/interweave-knitting-glossary.

• The body of this top is worked in the round from the bottom up, then divided at the armholes. Back, right front, and left front are worked separately back and forth to the shoulders. The sleeves are worked in the round from stitches picked up around the armholes.

• Use stitch markers in two different colors or styles—one to mark the side “seams,” the other to mark the column of purl sts at center front and back.