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1940s

The Sweetheart Gingham 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 32 sts and 36 rows to 4 in (10 cm) over the check pattern. For the closest match to the photo, use a yarn that knits to this gauge. Worsted (Aran) and thicker yarns aren't offered: the two-colour check gets too thick and the checks too large.

Your gauge

This one needs a swatch. Please measure your gauge over the two-colour check, not plain stockinette. The pattern shows you how to knit a swatch of the check; use the needles you plan to knit with. The gauge on a yarn label is measured over plain stockinette, and this stitch pattern knits up differently, so the label won't give you the right size.

per 4 in per 10 cm

Stitches Rows

This pattern can be written for 20.5 to 34 stitches per 4 in (10 cm). How to measure your gauge

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