Alice Top
Alice is a beautiful delicate fitted top knit in three different lace stitches. Wear it in the summer as a top or in the winter as a vest with a blouse.
Worked in one piece from top down, the top has a Garter stitch square neck and a short raglan shoulder sleeve.
Add frills on sleeves and on the bottom or finish it with Garter stitch edgings.
£ 3.50
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Techniques: yarn over, single decreases, double decrease, chart reading, following several charts.
Pattern comes in two files for 2 sets of sizes.
Sizes:
Set 1 Sized for 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40" / 76, 81, 86, 91.5, 96.5, 101.5 cm.
Set 2 Sized for 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52 and 54" / 106.5, 111.5, 117, 122, 127, 137cm.
Shown in size 34"/86cm with 2"/5cm negative ease.
Finished measurements
Set 1 Chest: 28 (30, 32, 34, 36, 38)"/71 (76, 81, 86, 91.5, 96.5) cm.
Length with bottom frill: 22.5 (22.75, 22.75, 23, 23, 23.25)"/57 (58, 58, 58.5, 58.5, 59) cm.
Armhole depth: 6.5 (6.75, 7, 7.25, 7.5, 8)"/16.5 (17, 18, 18.5, 19.5, 20.5) cm.
Set 2 Chest: 40 (42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52)"/ 101.5 (106.5, 111.5, 117, 122, 127) cm.
Length with bottom frill: 23.25 (23.25, 23.25, 24.5, 24.5, 24.5, 24.5)"/ 59 (59, 59, 59, 62, 62, 62, 62) cm.
Armhole depth: 8 (8, 8, 8.25, 8.25, 8.25, 8.5)"/ 20.5 (20.5, 20.5, 20.5, 21, 21, 21, 21.5) cm.
Yarn
Set 1 525 (555, 600, 640, 665, 720) yd/480 (510, 550, 585, 610, 660) m of DK weight yarn.
Set 2 745 (785, 820, 860, 890, 930, 950) yd/680 (720, 750, 790, 820, 850, 870) m of DK weight yarn.
You need yarn that blocks well, in DK weight yarn with recommended gauge 22 sts x 30 rows in 4”/10cm in Stockinette Stitch.
Needles
Size 6 (4mm) circular needles: 24"/ 61 cm and longer.
Gauge
- 22 sts and 30 rows in 4"/10 cm in Stockinette stitch;
- 20 sts and 30 rows in 4"/10 cm in central stitch pattern.
TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE. Measure gauge after blocking your swatch as lace fabric stretches a lot.
See advice and tips on different techniques used in this top here.