Venus was the ancient Roman goddess of love, beauty and desire.

The Venus top is knitted seamlessly from the top down with an all over feather and fan lace pattern. The top begins with the front, which is knitted down to the armholes. Stitches are then cast on for the back, and the body is knitted in the round. The straps are worked as i-cords.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10)
Finished bust circumference: 78 (82.5, 89.5, 96.5) (104, 111, 125) (132, 139, 153.5) cm / 30.75 (32.5, 35.25, 38) (41, 43.75, 49.25) (52, 54.75, 60.5) inches, intended to be worn with zero ease
Body length from hem to underarm: 25 (25, 25, 25) (25, 28, 28) (28, 28, 28) cm / 9.75 (9.75, 9.75, 9.75) (9.75, 11, 11) (11, 11, 11) inches (adjustable)

Yarn
380 (420, 470, 490) (510, 560, 620) (680, 750, 820) m / 420 (460, 510, 540) (560, 620, 680) (750, 820, 900) yards of fingering-weight yarn.

Sample 2 (2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2) (2, 3, 3) skeins of Ritual Dyes Undine (60% cotton, 40% linen; 350 meters / 383 yards per 100 g), shown in the colorway Tiger’s eye.

Needles
For the straps:
3 mm / US 2.5 DPNs or a circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches

For the body:
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles with a cable of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-5 or 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 6-9

Gauge
24 sts and 30 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of lace pattern according to Chart 3 worked on the larger needles in the round, blocked. Always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge!

Notions
stitch markers
tapestry needle
waste yarn