Isla was inspired by the Scots pine, Scotland’s national tree, with the lace pattern resembling the characteristic conical shape of conifer trees. The garment is a light summer top with a lace pattern back and lace and stocking stitch front with set-in short lace sleeves.

All pieces are worked flat from the bottom up, then blocked and sewn together. Once the shoulders are seamed, sts are picked around the neck and the neckband is worked in the round in garter stitch.

SIZES

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) {6, 7, 8, 9}
To fit chest: 75 (85, 95, 105, 115) {125, 135, 145, 155} cm / 30 (34, 38, 42, 46) {50, 54, 58, 62} in

Designed to be worn with 12 cm / 4.75 in positive ease.

Sample 1 (Thrive green) shown in size 2 with 1 – 6 cm / 0.5 – 2.5 in in positive ease.

Sample 2 (Deep Armeria pink) shown in size 4 with 20 – 25 cm / 8 – 10 in in positive ease.

YARN

Sample 1 Thrive
Stranded Dyeworks Fingering, 50% superwash merino; 50% silk, 400m / 437 yds per 100g skein.

Sample 2 Deep Armeria
Cookston Crafts Fingering, 70% Merino 20% Silk 10% Cashmere, 400m / 437 yds per 100g skein

2 (3, 3, 3, 4) {4, 4, 5, 5} skeins

OR in fingering/4-ply yarn which knits to the specified gauge and has similar drape.

APPROXIMATE YARDAGE REQUIRED

786 (910, 1020, 1130, 1232) {1372, 1526, 1680, 1812} m / 860 (995, 1116, 1236, 1348) {1500, 1669, 1837, 1982} yds

TECHNIQUES

Reading charts, lace knitting, seaming, picking up stitches, knitting in the round.