Selene halterneck top - English pattern

Selene Halterneck Top is a fitted halterneck top with an elegant, minimalist silhouette. The top features an open back and a shaped front created with decreases, giving it a feminine and flattering look. The design is simple and easy to style.

The top is worked from the bottom up. First, the body is worked in the round in rib at the waist and then in stockinette stitch. The work is then divided into front and back. The back is bound off, while the front is worked back and forth and shaped with decreases. Finally, the work is joined again using a backward loop cast-on, and the neck is worked in the round in rib.

Yarn

- Drops Big Merino

Gauge
17 stitches = 10 cm in stockinette stitch on 5 mm needles

Needle size & length
5 mm circular needles / 40 cm & 60 cm

Sizes
XS–XL

Difficulty level
2/5

Techniques used

• Worked bottom up

• Knitting in the round in rib & stockinette stitch

• Dividing for front and back

• Decreases on the front (regular knit decreases and twisted knit decreases)

• Backward loop cast-on

• Stretchy bind-off

Additional materials

• Stitch marker

• Tapestry needle & measuring tape