Superlite Top by Allison Ringness

Superlite Top

Knitting
February 2022
Light Fingering ?
26 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
507 - 1269 yards (464 - 1160 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
English
This pattern is available from anti-quotidian.com for $10.00.

“The Superlite Top is a cropped, cap sleeve top with mosaic stitch details that evoke decorative concrete blocks produced in Phoenix by the Superlite company since the 1940s. Worked in a fitted silhouette with nine sizes and adjustable armhole depth, it suits a variety of bodies and styles.”

Materials:

US 3 / 3.25 mm circular needle, 32” / 80 cm length

US 5 / 3.75 mm circular needle, 32” / 80 cm length

Always use a needle / hook size that will result in the correct gauge after blocking.

Sizing/Finished Measurements:

1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

Full chest circumference:
30 ¼ (34 ½, 38 ¼, 42 ½, 46 ¼) (50 ½, 54 ¼, 58 ½, 62 ¼)“/ 75.5 (86, 95.5, 106, 115.5) (126, 135.5, 146, 155.5) cm

To fit chest (fullest point) circumference:
30 (34, 38, 42, 46) (50, 54, 58, 62)“/ 75 (85, 95, 105, 115) (125, 135, 145, 155) cm

Yarn Details:

Less Traveled Yarn, Paloma (fingering; 90% Superfine Merino, 10% Silk; 463 yds / 423 m per 100 g skein)

Main Color: Cactus Flower; 1 (2, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 3, 3) skeins

Contrast Color: Cabinwood; 1 (1, 1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 1, 1) skeins

OR

Yarn A: approx 465 (547, 611, 693, 765) (848, 910, 1009, 1073) yds / 423 (498, 556, 631, 696) (771, 828, 918, 976) m of plied fingering weight yarn

Yarn B: approx 72 (85, 95, 107, 118) (131, 141, 156, 166) yds / 66 (77, 86, 98, 108) (120, 128, 142, 151) m of plied fingering weight yarn