Easy Breezy Summer-Top

Knit from the bottom front to the bottom back in one piece. Cast off and cast on stitches for the head in the middle. A super easy and airy top, perfect for chilly Summer days.

Sizes
XS (S) M (L) XL (XXL)
XXL for free below. The rest can be bought here.

Yarn
Pickles Baby Organic Cotton
100 (150) 150 (200) 200 (250) g
Abuelita 3-ply Merino
100 g

Needles
Long circular needles US 10

Gauge per 4 "
14 s

Width
20.9 (22.8) 24.8 (26.7) 28.7 (30.7)”

Cast on 108 s using Pickles Baby Organic Cotton.

Knit for about 2.4”. 
Change to the 3-ply yarn on a row from the right side.

Knit 2 rows in stockinette.


Knit these two rows (later refered to as the PATTERN-paragraph):
Slip 1, * YO, K1*

Repeat from * to*.

On the next row release all the YO (slip them off the needle and loose them), knit all the knit-stitches from the previous round.


Knit 4 rows using Pickles Baby Organic Cotton
Change to the 3-ply yarn and knit 2 rows in stockinette. 
Knit the PATTERN-paragraph 2 times in total.


Knit 4 rows using Pickles Baby Organic Cotton
Change to the 3-ply yarn and knit 2 rows in stockinette. 
Knit the PATTERN-paragraph 3 times in total.

Knit 4 rows using Pickles Baby Organic Cotton
Change to the 3-ply yarn and knit 2 rows in stockinette. 
Knit the PATTERN-paragraph 4 times in total.

Continue to knit in Pickles Baby Organic Cotton.
Cast on 23 stritches in each end of the needles for sleeves  = 154 s.
Knit for about 5.1” (It might not look like a lot, but the fabric will stretch a lot. The sleeves should be a close fit, so feel free to adjust them to your arms by knitting a bit more or less depending on what you think suits you). 

Cast off for the head like this:
K 62, cast off 30) stitches loosely, K 62.
On the next row, cast on 62 stitches where you casted off on the previous row.
Knit for about 5.1”.

Change to the 3-ply yarn and knit 2 rows in stockinette. 
Knit the PATTERN-paragraph 4 times in total.

Knit 4 rows using Pickles Baby Organic Cotton
Change to the 3-ply yarn and knit 2 rows in stockinette. 
Knit the PATTERN-paragraph 3 times in total.

Knit 4 rows using Pickles Baby Organic Cotton
Change to the 3-ply yarn and knit 2 rows in stockinette. 
Knit the PATTERN-paragraph 2 times in total.

Knit 4 rows using Pickles Baby Organic Cotton
Change to the 3-ply yarn and knit 2 rows in stockinette. 
Knit the PATTERN-paragraph 1 time in total.

Knit using Pickles Baby Organic Cotton for about 2.4”.
Cast off loosely.

Assemble the sides. Fold the sleeves up a bit.