Polarlys Top

Pattern available in English & Norwegian

This top is knit from the bottom up so that the “lights” will point in the right direction. It’s a fun, textured pattern to knit, so you’ll finish the body in no time. Then there’s just a small yoke, and voilà – you’re done!

The idea is that you can knit this either as a summer top or as a vest. Feel free to swap handdyed yarn for summer yarns such as Lerke or Line.
If you’re wearing it as a top, choose a negative ease of -5 to 0 cm. If you’d like to use it as a vest over a shirt, choose a positive ease of +5 to +10 cm.

Size:                                    1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7

Bust circumference:            76 (87) 98 (109) 120 (130) 142 cm

Ease:                                   Top: -5 to +10 cm Vest: +5 to +10 cm

Yarn:                                   Fingering + Lace (or a single thread of DK weight)

                                            200 (200) 250 (250) 300 (300) 350 g Fingering +
                                           100 (100) 125 (125) 150 (150) 175 g Lace or
                                            250 (250) 300 (300) 350 (350) 400 g DK yarn

Needle:                               3,5 - 4 mm

Gauge:                                22 sts = 10 cm

Photo: Mona Voldsund, Hanne Bratteng, Herdis Marie Ruud Hansen and Hettestrikk