Rusted Root

Voila! This top-down top is finally done and I love it! I am a big fan of these kinds of patterns now, no seaming! I often look at patterns and hope they are done in the round, and if they’re not, I consider how much trouble it would be to convert them if possible.

Note: This top doesn’t bunch up at the back. It’s just my bad posture and the fact that I forgot to pull the top down to smooth it out. Also my dad took the pictures so I’m not sure why it looks like there are swirls on my top. For the record, there are no swirls on this top.

Pattern: Rusted Root
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Cathay (approx. 7-8 balls)
Size made: Small
Mods: I didn’t use the lace panel pattern included with the pattern. I chose something else and it’s written out below for anyone who might want to try it. I made it longer than the pattern as well. The only thing I would do differently is do the ribbing on the sleeves in only one needle size down, not two as called for in the pattern, because they felt a little tight.

Pattern Mod: Eyelet Swirls (I believe I started mine one stitch later than called for in the pattern, and this is written for working in the round)

Row 1: p1, k1, yo, k8, k2tog, k1, p1
Row 2: p1, k2, yo, k7, k2tog, k1, p1
Row 3: p1, k3, yo, k6, k2tog, k1, p1
Row 4: p1, k4, yo, k5, k2tog, k1, p1
Row 5: p1, k5, yo, k4, k2tog, k1, p1
Row 6: p1, k6, yo, k3, k2tog, k1, p1
Row 7: p1, k7, yo, k2, k2tog, k1, p1
Row 8: p1, k8, yo, k1, k2tog, k1, p1
Row 9: p1, k9, yo, k2tog, k1, p1
Row 10: p1, k1, k2tog tbl, k8, yo, k1, p1
Row 11: p1, k1, ssk, k7, yo, k1, p1
Row 12: p1, k1, k2tog tbl, k6, yo, k3, p1
Row 13: p1, k1, ssk, k5, yo, k4, p1
Row 14: p1, k1, k2tog tbl, k4, yo, k5, p1
Row 15: p1, k1, ssk, k3, yo, k6, p1
Row 16: p1, k1, k2tog tbl, k2, yo, k7, p1
Row 17: p1, k1, ssk, k1, yo, k8, p1
Row 18: p1, k1, k2tog tbl, yo, k9, p1