PLEATED TOP

Vogue Knitting Spring/Summer 2009 #23
design by Coralie Meslin

This swingy top, pleated-neck, with ruffled cap sleeves and prettily embellished with crystal beads. Pleats worked along the deep scoop neck by knitting together layers of stitches on double-pointed needles.

Difficulty level

MATERIALS
• 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) .88oz/25g balls (each approx 232yd/212m) of Trendsetter Yarns Super Kid Seta (super kid mohair/seta silk) in #1015 silver
• One pair size 3 (3.25mm) needles OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE
• Three size 3 (3.25mm) double-pointed needles (dpns) for pleats
• CRYSTALLIZED™ Swarovski Elements
• 1 Large Aquiline Bead (top hole), 28mm size
• 2 Aquiline Beads (top hole), 18mm size
• 4 Pyramids Keystone Beads (two holes), 17x9mm size, style 5181
• 50 (52, 55, 58, 60) Small Pyramids Keystone Bead (two holes), 13x7mm size, style 5181, in #001 GSHA goldenshadow

KNITTED MEASUREMENTS
• Sized for X-Small, Small, Medium, Large, X-Large and shown in size Small.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
• Bust 33½ (35½, 38½, 41½, 44½)”/85 (90, 97.5, 105.5, 113)cm
• Length 22 (22½, 23½, 24½, 25)”/56 (57, 59.5, 62, 63.5)cm
• Upper arm 11½ (12½, 13½, 14½, 15½)”/29 (31.5, 34, 37, 39.5)cm

GAUGE
• 25 sts and 34 rows = 4″/10cm over St st using size 3 (3.25mm) needles.
TAKE TIME TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.

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