Queen Of The Waves

This little flirty top is a part of summer knits collection, “La Isla Bonita”, and as other pieces in the collection, it is knit with fingering weight/4-ply yarn to a DK gauge and requires just 1-2 balls of yarn.

Working with fine yarn to a bigger gauge creates a light, airy garment, and Queen of the Waves is all that – a perfect little summer shrug.

The shrug is worked as a top down raglan, features sliding belt buckle as a closure or button closures (you decide which suits you the best), and a Seafoam lace for sleeve cuffs (optional). Knitted on beads add a sparkle to the garment and are an optional feature, though come highly recommended by my water baby you see here.

Pattern Notes

·         The shrug is worked as a top down raglan in fingering weight yarn worked up to a DK gauge.

·         You can use self-striping yarn, one color, 2 colors, or as many colors as you like. This pattern is great for using up your fingering weight scraps.

·         Alternatively, you can make this shrug using a Sport or DK yarn at a DK gauge.

·         If you are using 2 colors, you can either use one color as MC and another one as a trim color or you can alternate colors every 2 rows (2 row stripes sequence).

·         You will have an option to have a belt buckle for closure or buttons.

·         Sizes NB -18m should only be worked with button closure option.

·         You will have an option to make simple sleeves or lace sleeves.

·         You will have an option to add knitted on beads to the shrug around the neckline.

Size	Chest Size		Total Yardage
	cm	inches	m	yds
NB	38	15	155	170
3m	41	16	169	185
6m	43	17	183	200
9m	46	18	192	210
12m	48.5	19	201	220
18m	50.5	20	233	255
24m	53	21	247	270
3T	56	22	274	300
4T	58.5	23	293	320
5T	61	24	302	330
6-7	63.5	25	311	340
8-9	66	26	329	360
9-10	68.5	27	347	380
10-12	73.5	29	375	410
12-14	76	30	402	440

Notions

3.5 mm/US #4 circular needles (60 cm/24" or longer) or size to obtain gauge;

3.5 mm/US #4 circular needles (30 cm/12" or dpns) optional;

3 mm/US #3 circular needles (60 cm/24" or longer);

4 stitch markers to mark shoulder/sleeve areas;

Waste yarn/stitch holders;

1 mm Crochet hook or bead wire (optional);

~5x5 cm/2x2” sliding belt buckle (optional);

2 (2, 2, 3, 3), (3, 3, 3), (3, 3, 3), (4, 4, 4, 4) buttons that are 12 mm/0.5” wide (optional);

20-40 medium beads, 2 mm hole (optional).

Suggested Yarns

Exquisite Sport by Colour Adventures (75% merino, 15% cashmere, 10% silk; 366 m/400 yds in 115 g/4.0 oz);

Cashmere Sock by Colour Adventures (70% merino, 20% cashmere, 10% nylon; 366 m/400 yds in 115 g/4.0 oz);

Dia Sock by Colour Adventures (75% merino, 25% nylon; 423m/463 yds in 100g/3.5 oz);

Hand Spun Fingering Weight by Suzy Parker Yarns (composition and yardage varies, depends on the fiber used);

Mandarin Petit by Sandnes Garn (100% cotton; 178m/195 yds in 50g/1.76 oz);

CoBaSi by HiKoo by Skacel Collection (55% cotton, 21% nylon, 16% bamboo, 8% silk; 201m/220 yds in 50g/1.76 oz);

Begonia by YarnArt (100% cotton; 168m/184 yds  in 50 g/1.76 oz);

Bella by Alize (100% cotton; 179m/196 yds in 50 g/1.76 oz);

Lustrado by Elann (100% cotton; 169m/185 yds in 50 g/1.76 oz). 

Queen of the Waves $6

La Isla Bonita $16

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