Nixie by Alice Tang

Nixie

Knitting
January 2014
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch with larger needles
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
656 - 1148 yards (600 - 1050 m)
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL)
English
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A sleeveless, stockinette stitch top with a draped neck and ruched accents.

Skill Level
Intermediate

Sizes
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL). Shown in size S.

Finished Measurements
Bust: 29½ (33½, 37¾, 42¼, 46½, 51)“
Length: 21¾ (21¾, 22¼, 23, 24, 26)”

Yarn
Bella Lino by Classic Elite Yarns
(58% linen, 26% viscose, 16% cotton; 50 g = 164 yards)
4 (4, 5, 5, 6, 7) balls 8554 Violeta

Needles
Knitting needles in sizes US 2 and 4 (2.75 and 3.5 mm) or size to obtain gauge.

Other Materials
Smooth waste yarn for provisional cast-on
Spare needle in same size as main needle
Stitch holder or waste yarn

Gauge
22 sts and 32 rows = 4” in St st using larger needles. Take time to save time, check your gauge.

Notes
This top is designed so that the shoulder seams naturally fall onto the back.

The tucks are created by working the specified number of stitches in stockinette for 5 rows, then the live sts are worked together with the purl bumps on the wrong side of the piece.