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1960s

The Café Society Top

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Your size Choose the size nearest your actual bust measurement. The pattern adds the ease the original design had.

Yarn weight The original: A fluffy brushed mohair of about bulky (chunky) weight, at about 14 sts and 18 rows to 4 in (10 cm) over stockinette. For the closest match to the photo, use a yarn that knits to this gauge. Super bulky yarns and anything finer than DK aren't offered: the collar would be stiff and heavy, or the top would lose its light, lofty look.

How you'd like to knit it

Flat, in pieces, as the originalIn the round to the underarms, with no side seams

In the round, the back and front are knitted together as one tube on a circular needle, then finished in rows. The rest of the pattern is the same.

Your gauge Not a swatcher? Most of us aren't! Just enter the gauge printed on your yarn's label (most labels give stitches and rows over 4 in or 10 cm). It's a good starting point, and the pattern gives you measurements to check against as you go. Want it to fit perfectly? Knit a swatch, wash it, let it dry and measure it over stockinette on your main needles. The original was a fluffy brushed mohair, but any yarn that gives you the gauge will work.

per 4 in per 10 cm

Stitches Rows

This pattern can be written for 13 to 24 stitches per 4 in (10 cm). How to measure your gauge

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