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1950s

The Garden Party 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: Fingering (4-ply), at about 28 sts and 36 rows to 4 in (10 cm) over stockinette. For the closest match to the photo, use a yarn that knits to this gauge. Bulky (chunky) yarn isn't offered: the ribbed waist and high collar would be too thick.

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 plain stockinette on your main needles.

per 4 in per 10 cm

Stitches Rows

This pattern can be written for 18 to 34 stitches per 4 in (10 cm). How to measure your gauge

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