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If you have always wanted to make a top-down pullover but thought it might be too hard, there is good news!
Byzantium Top is a top-down pullover with kimono sleeves, which is ridiculously easy to knit.
The upper back along with sleeves are worked back and forth, starting at the shoulder line with Provisional CO. Shoulders are shaped using short-rows. After back/sleeves completion, previously invisibly CO stitches are used for front/sleeves. The two pieces are then joined and the lower body is worked in the round in one piece to the lower edge.
Under-sleeve stitches are joined using Kitchener stitch.
Knitted in Stockinette stitch, this top features an eye-catching, but extremely easy to execute knit and purl arabesque motif, which gave a name to this design.
The curved hi-lo hem adds a modern edge to the whole look.

I recommend using light colors to make the textured motif is visible and pronounced.

Sizes:
Women’s XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL): to fit bust 28/30 (32/34, 36/38, 40/42, 44/46, 48/50) inches 71/76 (81/86, 91/96, 102/107, 112/117, 122/127) cm.

Finished Measurements:
32 (36, 40, 44, 48, 52) inches /81 (91, 101, 112, 122, 132) cm bust circumference.
Shown in size M (40”/101 cm) on 36”/91 cm bust with 4”/10 cm of positive ease.

Gauge:
22 sts and 32 rows = 4” in Stockinette stitch on size US5 (3.75 mm) needle, after blocking.

Tools:
Size US5 (3.75 mm): 24-32”(60-80 cm) circular (circ);
size US3 (3.25 mm): 24-32”(60-80 cm) and 16”(40 cm) circ.
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.
6 markers, 4 removable markers, cable needle (cn), tapestry needle, waste yarn.


Materials:
Sport or DK weight yarn (approximate amounts):
760 (850, 950, 1000, 1280, 1380) yards.


Difficulty: Intermediate.
Techniques: short rows, provisional CO, reading charts, picking up sts, grafting, ssk, k2tog.