Fluffy Top – Free Knit Pattern

Welcome to all.

Summer is finally approaching: sun, sea and fun.

So that you are not unprepared for the Summer season, today I present you with a pattern: the Fluffy top.

Knitted in the round, bottom-up, it is really suitable even for a beginner.

It can be customised in colour (e.g. you can make stripes or alternate different colours) and width. I preferred to make it wider, so that it remains softer (with an ease of 6 cm).

Its particularity? The X on his back! Very easy to make, also because the straps can also be braids or an I-cord, depending on your taste and the yarn you use.

But let’s go straight to the pattern. I remind you that you can download the PDF on Ravelry, Lovecrafts, Allfreeknitting, Favecrafts.

Materials:

• Laines du Pingouin Fresque: (Other similar yarn suggested: King Cole Linendale DK, Schachenmayr Duo Multicolore, Berroco Splash)
• Yarn weight: DK
• Needles (7.00 mm) – USA 10 1/2
• Scissors
• Stitch marker

	Yarn
	meters	yards
XS	170	186
S	200	219
M	230	251
L	260	285
XL	310	339
XXL	370	405
XXXL	470	514

Gauge:

10  stitches x 15 rows = 10 cm (4 inches) in stockinette

Abbreviations:

Bor  = beginning of round

CO = cast on

K = knit

P = purl

St(s) = stitch(es)

	Chest Circumference
XS	79 cm / 31 ”
S	89 cm / 35 ”
M	100 cm / 39 ”
L	113 cm / 44 ”
XL	123 cm / 48 ”
XXL	133 cm / 52 ”
XXXL	143 cm / 56 ”

In the photo: M with a 6 cm ease.

How to:

CO 115 (125, 136, 148, 158, 168, 178) sts. Join in the round and place a marker in the BOR.

Round 1: K in every sts. 115 (125, 136, 148, 158, 168, 178)

Round 2: K4, P4*. Repeat* until the end of the round. 115 (125, 136, 148, 158, 168, 178)

Round 3: K4, P4*. Repeat* until the end of the round. 115 (125, 136, 148, 158, 168, 178)

Round 4: K in every sts. 115 (125, 136, 148, 158, 168, 178)

Round 5: K in every sts. 115 (125, 136, 148, 158, 168, 178)

Round 6: K in every sts. 115 (125, 136, 148, 158, 168, 178)

Round 7: K in every sts. 115 (125, 136, 148, 158, 168, 178)

Round 8: K4, P4*. Repeat* until the end of the round. 115 (125, 136, 148, 158, 168, 178)

Round 9: K4, P4*. Repeat* until the end of the round. 115 (125, 136, 148, 158, 168, 178)

Round 10: K in every sts. 115 (125, 136, 148, 158, 168, 178)

Round 11: K in every sts. 115 (125, 136, 148, 158, 168, 178)

Round 12: K in every sts. 115 (125, 136, 148, 158, 168, 178)

Round 13: K in every sts. 115 (125, 136, 148, 158, 168, 178)

Round 14: K4, P4*. Repeat* until the end of the round. 115 (125, 136, 148, 158, 168, 178)

Round 15: K4, P4*. Repeat* until the end of the round. 115 (125, 136, 148, 158, 168, 178) Round 16: K in every sts. 115 (125, 136, 148, 158, 168, 178)

Repeat Round 16 for 30 (32, 34, 37, 42, 50, 57) times, or up to the desired length.

Fasten off. Remember: when closing, keep the thread tight so that the upper part remains tighter than the initial part (if you want it tighter). Otherwise do a soft close for a softer result.

Straps: you can braid or simply roll up several strips of yarn (as I did).

Before sewing them, in the way that is easiest for you, do several tests so that you can check both the length (mine are 50 cm) and that they are in the right place on the top.

Final measurements: (M): 100 x 33 cm

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