Cortado Top
Malaga (Spain) serves up some wonderful coffees and cortado is one of them. This lovely coffee-coloured linen had me craving one… or two.
Cortado Top is designed for a lace weight and knit at a loose gauge to create a light, reasonably loose-fitting and fresh layer, ideal for those steamy summer days and works wonderfully layered over a camisole. Both samples were knit in linen, which gives the top a lovely drape and movement in the lace weight.
Choosing a size
For a better fit, choose a size based on the cross back width (underarm to underarm).
SIZES
(1, 2, 3) [4, 5, 6] {7, 8, 9}
Finished cross back width:
(18, 20.25, 20.75) [23.75, 24.75, 26.25] {28, 29.5, 31.25}”
(45, 50.5, 52) [59.5, 62, 65.5] {70, 74, 78} cm
Finished bust circumference:
(36.25, 40.5, 43.25) [49, 51.25, 54.5] {57.5, 60.75, 64}”
(90.5, 101.5, 108) [122.5, 128, 136.5] {144, 152, 160} cm
Finished hip circumference:
(36.75, 42, 47.25) [52.5, 57.75, 63] {65.5, 68.25, 71}”
(92, 105, 118) [131.5, 144.5, 157.5] {164, 170.5, 177.5} cm
Suggested ease:
Approx. 2”/5 cm positive ease at the bust.
Approx. 4–8”/10–20 cm positive ease at the hip.
Sample shown in size 3, with 2”/5 cm positive ease at bust and 5”/12.5 cm positive ease at hip.
MATERIALS
Yarn – Lace weight, approximately
(857, 956, 1032) [1087, 1160, 1276] {1343, 1376, 1406} yds.
(784, 874, 944) [994, 1061, 1167] {1228, 1258, 1286} m
Shown in Lli Linen (100% linen/flax, 710 yds/650 m per 3.53 oz/100 g skein), in colours Coure and Jeans Melange.
Needles:
US 2½/3 mm needles (32”/80 cm circulars. An additional needle is needed for the 3-needle shoulder BO.)
Use size needed to obtain gauge.
Crochet hook:
D/2.5 mm (Used for CO and finishing neckline/armhole edgings.)
Crochet hook should be one size smaller than the needle size used.
Notions:
Stitch holders or waste yarn, stitch markers, tapestry needle.
(14, 16, 18) [20, 22, 24] {25, 26, 27} stitch markers
Gauge:
30 sts x 32 rows = 4”/10 cm (in stockinette stitch, after blocking)
TECHNIQUES USED
• Crochet CO
• Increasing/decreasing
• Lace
• Short Rows (w&t)
• Single Crochet
• Suspended BO
• 3-Needle BO
CONSTRUCTION
The top is knit in the round, from the bottom up to the armhole shaping. The front and back are then worked flat. The neckline and armholes are finished with a single crochet edging. This #sizeinclusive pattern is both charted and written.
€9.60
