Sizes: Women’s XS, S (M, L, XL) 2XL, 3XL

Yarn: Knitting for Olive “Pure Silk” (250 m 273 yd per 50 gr 1.76 oz), Fingering weight yarn (100% Bourette Silk); 2, 3 (3, 3, 4) 4, 4 balls (or approx. 520, 570 (650, 720, 780) 855, 940 m 563, 625 (710, 780, 850) 930, 1030 yd.
Sample is knit in Knitting for Olive Pure Silk, colorway “Putty” in size M.

Needles: 3.0 mm/US2 needles of your choice for your preferred method of working in the round or needle size to obtain gauge

Blocked gauge: 25 sts and 40 rows = 10 cm 4” in Stockinette stitch

Notions: stitch markers in three distinct colors, tapestry needle, stitch holder/waste yarn

Construction notes: The Isadora top is a seamless, top-down knit summer garment, which sits fitted around the bust and flares easily around the hips. Slim I-cords run along the neckline and divide into delicate knit stitch columns to highlight the side seam, where wedges are worked at both sides. The top is intended to be worn with the purl side visible but can also be made reversible.

Inspiration:
Inspiration for this pattern came from Isadora Duncan.
Isadora, “the mother of dance”, was an American dancer breaking with classical dancing conventions.
She developed a style of free and natural movements,
moving away from rigid ballet techniques and towards what she perceived as dance as an evolutionary,
high art form.
She performed across Western Europe and founded numerous dance schools,
where she taught children not to imitate the teachers’ movements, but to create their very own.
Her flowy white garments were in stark contrast to corseted ballet costumes
and some people criticized Isadora, her movements were immoral and her clothing improper.
Women should not behave themselves as free and wild as Isadora did on stage.
Isadora however did not listen.
She wanted dancers to be the highest intelligence in the freest body.
“You were once wild.
Don’t let them tame you.”