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Level: advanced

Pale Shelter Top is the summer spin-off of the beloved Pale Shelter sweater (* originally published in Making Stories magazine issue 3).

The construction, gauge and fit is different but the main design features are there. Worked top-down, this sleeveless top has a flattering A-line fit perfect for the summer!

A line of eyelets tracing the sides of the body and a twisted stitch seam running down the back make the project interesting and addictive to knit. This top is going to fly off your needles in no time!

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Bust circumference (finished measurements): 90 (95, 100, 105, 115, 125, 131, 140, 150, 160) cm / 35.4 (37.4, 39.4, 41.3, 45.3, 49.2, 51.6, 55.1, 59.1, 63)”.

Yarn
4 (4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8. 9) skeins of Knitting for Olive Pure Silk (100% silk, 250 m / 273 yards per 50 grams) held double.
The copper sample is knit in Pure Silk in colourway Rust in size 2 and the beige sample is knit in Gregoria Fibers Cotton Merino (discontinued) in colorway Oatmeal.

Needles
4.5 mm / US 7 circular needle with a cable length of at least 80 cm / 32” (or needle size to obtain gauge)
4 mm / US 6 circular needle with a cable length of at least 80 cm / 32” (or one size smaller than main needle)

Gauge
20 sts x 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” (in the round, in stockinette stitch, on larger needle, after blocking)
Note that silk and summer fibres are complicated. You’ll need to measure your swatch before and after blocking.