The city of Hoi-An in Vietnam is famous for its beauty, in particular for the beautiful lanterns that decorate the streets and the river front, where they reflect in the water making for a beautiful sight.

The Hoi-An Top has a lace element at the bottom that evokes the beauty of this city and its lanterns. It’s a fitted top that can be made cropped or as long as desired. It’s worked seamlessly top-down and the pattern includes written instructions as well as charts for the lace portion.

This listing is for the PDF knitting pattern in English only.
It is comes in US terms and with detailed instructions and a glossary of the abbreviations and stitches used.
Level - Intermediate

YARN: Approximately (XS) 300 - 400 m, (S)310 -410 m, (M)340 - 440 m, (L) 350 - 450, (XL) 380 - 480 m, (XXL) 410 - 510 m, (3XL) 450 - 550 m of DK (size 3) - Material varies between cropped and tunic versions.
Sample used Drops Belle, Cotton/Linen mix.
NEEDLES: 5 mm circular needles or size needed to meet gauge and 1mm larger for BOs.
NOTIONS: 1 stitch marker, stitch holder or scrap yarn to hold stitches (optional), and a tapestry needle.
Gauge: 16 sts x 23 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm (done in stockinette, flat)

The pattern comes in seven sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL and 3XL.
These measurement are of the actual garment around Bust: 70, 80, 90, 100, 111, 121, 131 cm to be worn with 5 - 0 cm of negative ease.

Please contact me if you need any clarification or if you have any questions regarding the pattern.

This pattern is for personal use. I do not authorize the sale or distribution of the pattern itself or the pictures in it. The finished item may be sold or distributed. However, I ask for it to be recognized as a Nomad Stitches design. Thank you.