Wild Flower Box Top by Elizabeth Beach

Wild Flower Box Top

Knitting
February 2021
Light Fingering ?
23 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1530 - 1680 yards (1399 - 1536 m)
Chest circumference: 64 (68¾, 68¾, 68¾, 75¾, 75¾)”/160 (172, 172, 172, 189.5, 189.5) cm
English
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Who doesn’t love a good Jeopardy before and after? Well, this daily double has got you covered. Easy lace wildflowers cascade from the shoulders into the boxes below. It’s not quite a sweater, yet neither is it quite a vest or poncho. What is it? It’s a Box Top!

Knit from the top down this garment features a V neck, shoulder shaping, open arms and lots of positive ease. Perfect to throw on when there’s a chill in the air and looks great over leggings, jeans or even a casual dress.

Yarn
Miss Babs Katahdin
100% Superwash Bluefaced Leicester wool; 1750 yd/15.5 oz (1600 m/439 g) skeins
1 skein, shown in Thistledown

Or approx. 1530 (1550, 1600, 1600, 1650, 1680) yards/1400 (1420, 1470, 1470, 1510, 1540) meters of light fingering weight yarn.

Sizes
XS (S, M, L, XL, XXL)
To fit bust sizes: 28 (32, 36, 38, 42-44, 50-54)”/70 (80, 90, 95, 105-110, 125-135) cm approximately.

Finished Measurements
Chest circumference: 64 (68¾, 68¾, 68¾, 75¾, 75¾)”/160 (172, 172, 172, 189.5, 189.5) cm

Length from back of neck to hem: 24¼ (25½, 26, 26½, 28¼, 29)”/60.5 (64, 65, 66.5, 70.5, 72.5) cm

Shown in size L, to be worn with 36 (36, 32, 30, 33¾-31¾, 25¾-21¾)”/90 (90, 80, 75, 84.5-79.5, 64.5-54.5) cm positive ease.

Needles
• US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needle, 24”/60 cm and 32”/80 cm long, or size to obtain gauge
• US 2.5 (3 mm) circular needle, 24”/60 cm and 32”/80 cm long, or 2 sizes smaller than needle used to obtain gauge

Gauge
Blocked: 23 stitches and 28 rows = 4”/10 cm square in stockinette stitch.
Unblocked: 25 stitches and 34 rows = 4’’/10 cm square in stockinette stitch.

Notions
• Locking stitch marker
• Stitch holders
• Stitch markers
• Tapestry needle

Errata 3/29/2021 to correct the number of row repeats after the right and left front join on page 6.