Ellie backless halterneck top - English pattern

Ellie Backless Halterneck Top is a modern, close-fitting halterneck top with an open back. The top features a clean, simple design, making it both elegant and easy to style.

The top is knitted from the bottom up. First, the body is worked in the round in stockinette stitch with a ribbed hem. The work is then divided into front and back pieces, which are knitted flat. The front piece is shaped with decreases, and finally the neckline/roll collar is worked by picking up stitches and knitting in rib.

Yarn

- Drops Karisma

Gauge

21 stitches x 28 rows = 10 cm / 4" in stockinette stitch on 4 mm needles, using one strand of Drops Karisma

Needles

• 4 mm circular needles, 40 cm & 60 cm

Sizes

XS–XL

Difficulty Level

1/5

Techniques Used

• Knitted from the bottom up

• Knitting in the round (stockinette stitch) with ribbed hem

• Dividing work into front and back pieces, worked flat

• Decreases on the front piece (standard knit decreases and twisted knit decreases)

• Elastic bind-off

• Italian bind-off

Additional Materials

• Stitch holders / scrap yarn

• Tapestry needle & measuring tape