Create a stylish and comfortable short-sleeved top perfect for any occasion with this knitting and crochet pattern.
Materials:
- Yarn: Worsted weight yarn (UK: Aran, Metric: 10 ply)
- Knitting Needles: US 8 (UK 6, Metric 5 mm)
- Crochet Hook: US H/8 (UK 6, Metric 5 mm)
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
Gauge:
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch
Size:
This pattern is for a size medium.
Instructions:
- Using the long-tail cast on method, cast on 100 stitches.
- Work in stockinette stitch (knit 1 row, purl 1 row) for 10 inches.
- Begin shaping the armholes by binding off 4 stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows. Then, decrease 1 stitch at each armhole edge every other row 3 times.
- Continue in stockinette stitch for 6 inches.
- Shape the neck by knitting 40 stitches, binding off the center 20 stitches, then knitting the remaining 40 stitches. Work each side of the neck separately, decreasing 1 stitch at the neck edge every other row 4 times.
- After completing the neck shaping, continue working on each side until it measures the same as the back.
- Join the front and back at the shoulders using the mattress stitch.
- For the sleeves, pick up stitches around the armhole and work in rounds with the crochet hook. Decrease 1 stitch at each end of the row every other row 5 times.
- Bind off and weave in all ends.
Your short-sleeved top is now ready to wear! Feel free to customize it with different colors or yarn weights to make it your own.