Fortuna is the Roman goddess of luck, fortune, and fate, often depicted with a wheel symbolizing the unpredictable nature of destiny.

The Fortuna Top is knitted seamlessly from the top down. The front and the back are knitted separately before being joined at the underarm. The body is knitted in the round in stockinette stitch, and the hem in 1x1 ribbing. Lastly, the straps are knitted as i-cords.

The Fortuna top is best suited to cotton, viscose or linen-blend yarns with plenty of drape. You can knit the top with either a single strand of aran-weight yarn or two strands of sport-weight yarn held together. If you choose the sport weight version, you can knit with both strands in the same colour or go for a marled effect by using two different shades.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 75 (85, 95, 105, 115) (125, 135, 145, 155) cm / 29.5 (33.5, 37.5, 41.25, 45.25) (49.25, 53.25, 57, 61) inches, intended to be worn with 0 cm / 0 inches of ease around the bust (choose a size that is closest to your actual bust).
Armhole depth: 22 (22, 22, 23, 23) (24, 25, 26, 27) cm / 8.75 (8.75, 8.75, 9, 9) (9.5, 9.75, 10.25, 10.75) inches
Body length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 28 (28, 28, 28, 30) (30, 30, 32, 32) cm / 11 (11, 11, 11, 11.75) (11.75, 11.75, 12.5, 12.5) inches

Yarn
Unicolor version in sport weight yarn:
600 (660, 720, 790, 870) (960, 1060, 1160, 1280) m / 650 (720, 790, 870, 950) (1050, 1150, 1270, 1390) yards of sport weight yarn held double.

Two colors (marled) version in sport weight yarn:
300 (330, 360, 400, 440) (480, 530, 580, 640) m / 330 (360, 400, 430, 480) (530, 580, 640, 700) yards of sport weight yarn in each color.

Aran weight version:
300 (330, 360, 400, 440) (480, 530, 580, 640) m / 330 (360, 400, 430, 480) (530, 580, 640, 700) yards of aran weight yarn.

Bronze sample (marled, sport weight version): Isager Trio 2 (50% linen, 30% cotton, 20% lyocell; 175 m / 191 yards per 50 g), 2 (2, 3, 3, 3) (3, 4, 4, 4) skeins of colorway Nougat and 2 (2, 3, 3, 3) (3, 4, 4, 4) skeins of colorway Linen.

Light beige sample (aran weight version) : 5 (6, 6, 7, 8) (8, 9, 10, 11) skeins of Gepard Garn Cotton Waves (90% Cotton, 10% Linen; 60 m / 66 yards per 50 g), shown in the colorway 102 Raw White.

Needles
For the hem and the i-cord edges:
4 mm / US 6 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches for the i-cord edges
4 mm / US 6 circular needles with a cable of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-5 or 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 6-9 for the hem

For the body:
5 mm / US 8 circular needles with a cable of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-5 or 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 6-9 for the body

Gauge
16 sts and 20 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of Stockinette stitch on the larger needles in the round, blocked. Use yarn held double for the sport weight version or a single strand for the aran version. Always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge!

Notions
stitch marker
tapestry needle
waste yarn