Yoko Top knittingforolive_new

Yoko Top is a wrap top with a sideway construction in rib stitch pattern that creates a graphic element of design. It is worked flat, in two separate reversed pieces that begin at the front, and are then grafted together at mid back. The top has I-cord shoulder straps and waist ties, and is finished with I-cord edges. Cropped and with a deep front neckline silhouette, you can wear it as a layering piece or as a summer top.

Yoko Top is designed to have a negative ease, and is size inclusive.
To choose the correct size, look at the ‘to fit chest circumference’ measurements on the previous page. If your actual chest circumference is, say, 98 cm [38½”], you should choose to knit a size M in order to achieve the intended fit

Sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL)
Finished Measurements: Length from underarm to bottom edge: approx. 25 (27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 40) cm [93⁄4 (103⁄4, 111⁄2, 12, 13, 14, 141⁄2, 153⁄4)]”; bust circumference: approx. 74 (81, 86, 95, 103, 115, 127, 137) cm [29 (32, 333⁄4, 37, 401⁄2, 451⁄4, 50, 54)]” to fit chest circumference 76-83 (84-91) 92-99 (100-107) 108-116 (117-127) 128-139 (140-149) cm
Negative ease: Approx. 5 – 10 cm [2 – 4]”
Yarn: Knitting for Olive Pure Silk or Cotton Merino or Merino, fingering-weight (250 m [273 yd] per 50 gr [1.8 oz]); 3 (3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6) balls
The sample is in size XS in Pure Silk, Putty colorway
Needles: 3 mm / US2.5 needles, and two 3 mm / US2.5 double-pointed needles, or size to obtain gauge
Gauge: 30 sts and 40 rows = 10 [4″] in (k2, p2) in rib pattern with 3 mm / US2.5 needles after blocking