Willow Boatneck Top is a modern and fitted top featuring a wide boat neckline and short integrated sleeves. The top has a simple and feminine look with an elegant silhouette, making it both versatile and easy to style. The wide and elastic boat neckline allows the top to be worn traditionally as a boatneck or slightly off shoulder.
The top is worked from the bottom up. First, the body is worked in the round in stockinette stitch until the work is divided into a front and back piece. Both sections are then worked flat in stockinette stitch. Stitches are cast on at each side of the work using a loop cast-on to create the sleeves and the wide silhouette of the boat neckline. The shoulders are joined using a 3-needle bind off, and the sides under the sleeves are sewn together using mattress stitch.
Yarn
- Drops Daisy
Gauge
21 stitches x 28 rows = 10 cm in stockinette stitch on needle 4 mm with 1 strand of Drops Daisy
Needle size & length
Circular needle 4 mm / 40 cm & 60 cm
Extra circular needle or double pointed needles for the 3-needle bind off (3mm or 4mm)
Sizes
XS (S) M (L) XL
Yardage
Approx. 440-550 (550) 660 (770) 770-880 meters
Difficulty
2/5
Techniques used
• Worked bottom up
• Knitting in the round in stockinette stitch
• Dividing into front and back piece, worked flat
• Loop cast-on
• Stockinette stitch
• 3-needle bind off
• Elastic bind off
• Mattress stitch
Additional materials
• Stitch wires/scrap yarn
• Tapestry needle & measuring tape
Willow Boatneck Top is a modern and fitted top featuring a wide boat neckline and short integrated sleeves. The top has a simple and feminine look with an elegant silhouette, making it both versatile and easy to style. The wide and elastic boat neckline allows the top to be worn traditionally as a boatneck or slightly off shoulder.
The top is worked from the bottom up. First, the body is worked in the round in stockinette stitch until the work is divided into a front and back piece. Both sections are then worked flat in stockinette stitch. Stitches are cast on at each side of the work using a loop cast-on to create the sleeves and the wide silhouette of the boat neckline. The shoulders are joined using a 3-needle bind off, and the sides under the sleeves are sewn together using mattress stitch.
Yarn
- Drops Daisy
Gauge
21 stitches x 28 rows = 10 cm in stockinette stitch on needle 4 mm with 1 strand of Drops Daisy
Needle size & length
Circular needle 4 mm / 40 cm & 60 cm
Extra circular needle or double pointed needles for the 3-needle bind off (3mm or 4mm)
Sizes
XS (S) M (L) XL
Yardage
Approx. 440-550 (550) 660 (770) 770-880 meters
Difficulty
2/5
Techniques used
• Worked bottom up
• Knitting in the round in stockinette stitch
• Dividing into front and back piece, worked flat
• Loop cast-on
• Stockinette stitch
• 3-needle bind off
• Elastic bind off
• Mattress stitch
Additional materials
• Stitch wires/scrap yarn
• Tapestry needle & measuring tape
