Side-to-Side Boatneck Top by Eva Wiechmann

Side-to-Side Boatneck Top

Knitting
March 2009
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch on smaller needles
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
4.0 mm (G)
762 - 1016 yards (697 - 929 m)
Small (Medium, Large, Extra Large)
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Simple boatneck sweater, worked from side to side, features alternating garter stitches that create vertical-looking ribbing.

Skill level: Easy

Measurements:

  • Finished bust: 37 (40, 44, 48)“
  • Finished length: 18¼ (18½, 23½, 25)“

Materials:

  • 6 (7, 8, 8) skeins of Sublime Cashmere Merino Silk DK by Sildar (75% extra fine merino, 20% silk, 5% cashmere; 50g; 116m / 127yds) in color 5
  • Size 6 / 4 mm circular needle, 29” long, or size needed to obtain gauge
  • Size 8 / 5 mm circular needle, 29” long
  • Size G/6 / 4 mm crochet hook
  • 2 stitch markers
  • Length of smooth cotton yarn for provisional cast-on