I Follow Rivers was named after a song by the Swedish artist Lykke Li, which the flowing cables on the knit remind me of. It features a relaxed fit with simple yet striking cables and a cropped hem. This pretty top doesn’t actually have sleeves at all, as the shoulders drop so much they are creating sleeves on their own. The design is worked from the bottom up, starting in the round as one piece. The knit is then divided at the armholes to work the front and back flat. These sections are then re-joined at the shoulder seams. The sleeves and neckline are finished with an i-cord edge for a clean look.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

Recommended ease
15–25 cm / 6–10” of positive ease.
Sample shown with 25 cm / 9.75” of positive ease.

Finished measurements
Bust circumference: 84 (98, 112, 126, 140) (154, 168,182, 196) cm / 33 (38.5, 44, 50, 55) (60.5, 66, 71.5, 77)“.
Length from shoulder to hem: 44 (45, 46, 47, 49) (51, 54, 57, 60) cm / 17.25 (17.75, 18, 18.5, 19.25) (20, 21.25, 22.5, 23.5)” — this can be altered.
Sleeve circumference: 32 (34, 34, 36, 38) (40, 44, 48, 52) cm / 12.75 (13.5, 13.5, 14, 15) (16, 17.5, 19, 20.5)“.

Yarn
Approx. 650 (700, 800, 900, 1000) (1100, 1200, 1300, 1400) m / 710 (770, 880, 1000, 1100) (1200, 1300, 1400, 1550) yds of DK-weight yarn or approx. 1300 (1400, 1600, 1800, 2000) (2200, 2400, 2600, 2800) m / 1400 (1550, 1750, 2000, 2200) (2400,2600, 2800, 3100) yds of fingering-weight yarn holding two strands of yarn together.

Sample knitted with: 5 (5, 6, 6, 7) (8, 8, 9, 9) balls of Knitting for Olive Pure Silk (50 g / 250 m / 270 yds, 100% bourette silk) knitted holding two strands of yarn together, photographed in colourway Mandarin.

Needles
5 mm / US 8 40 cm / 16” and 60 cm / 24” or 80 cm / 32” circular needles.

Other materials
Stitch markers, tapestry needle, cable needle or dpn.

Gauge
20 sts × 24 rows = 10 × 10 cm / 4 × 4” in stockinette stitch with 5 mm / US 8 needles (after blocking).