Here's our free knitting pattern for an on-trend Bardot top
Looking for your next knitting project? If you're feeling crafty and stylish this classic off the shoulder Bardot style top is fun to make and is very on trend this season – follow our free knitting pattern to make yours!
This Bardot style top is a great addition to your summer wardrobe – it will look great with white jeans or thrown over a pair of shorts.
Our knitting pattern is easy to follow and perfect for intermediate knitters – stitchers who know how to knit and would like to use their skills to create beautiful craft projects.
Happy crafting!
Measurements
To fit bust 81(86:92:97)cm.
Finished measurements Bust 82(87:93:98)cm
Length to back neck omitting collar 53(53:55:55)cm
What you need
8 (9:10:11) 50g balls of Debbie Bliss Mia in Cinnamon 13
Pair of 3.75mm and 4mm knitting needles
Tension
22 sts and 29 rows to 10cm square over st-st using 4mm needles.
Abbreviations
Beg beginning
cm centimetres
cont continue
k knit
p purl
patt pattern
rep repeat
RS right side
ssk [slip 1] twice, insert tip of left hand needle from left to right through the fronts of both slipped sts and work 2 tog
st(s) stitch(es)
st-st stocking stitch
tbl through back loop
tog together
WS wrong side
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Note
The top is designed to be close fitting and is shown in the 2nd size, you can wear it off or on the shoulder.
Back and front (both alike)
With 3.75mm needles, cast on 91(97:103:109) sts.
1st rib row (RS) K1, [p1, k1] to end.
2nd rib row P1, [k1, p1] to end.
Rep these 2 rows 3 times more.
Change to 4mm needles and work in patt as follows:
1st row (RS) [K1, p1] twice, k to last 4 sts, [p1, k1] twice.
2nd row [P1, k1] twice, p to last 4 sts, [k1, p1] twice.
These 2 rows form the patt and are repeated.
Cont straight in patt until back/front measures 43(43:45:45)cm from cast on edge, ending with a WS row.
Shape armholes
Cast off 6(7:8:9) sts at each end of next 2 rows. 79(83:87:91) sts.
Next row (RS) K2, ssk, k to last 4 sts, k2tog, k2.
Next row P2, p2tog, p to last 4 sts, p2tog tbl, p2.
Rep the last 2 rows once more. 71(75:79:83) sts.
Next row (RS) K2, ssk, k to last 4 sts, k2tog, k2.
Next row P to end.
Rep these 2 rows 5 times more, so ending with a WS row. 59(63:67:71) sts.
K 1 row.
P 1 row.
Next row K2, ssk, k to last 4 sts, k2tog, k2.
P 1 row.
Rep the last 4 rows once more. 55(59:63:67) sts.
Cont straight in st-st until work measures 53(53:55:55)cm from cast on edge, ending with a WS row.
Cast off.
Armhole edging
Join side seams using mattress stitch, taking a half stitch from each edge into the seam.
With RS facing and 3.75mm needles, pick up and k57 sts evenly around armhole edge.
1st rib row (WS) P1, [k1, p1] to end.
2nd rib row K1, [p1, k1] to end.
Cast off in rib on next row.
Collar (make 2 pieces)
With 3.75mm needles, cast on 129(135:141:147) sts.
1st rib row (RS) P1, [k1, p1] to end.
2nd rib row K1, [p1, k1] to end.
Rep these 2 rows until collar measures 8cm from cast on edge.
Change to 4mm needles and cont in rib until collar measures 18cm.
Cast off in rib.
Place a marker, 31(32:33:34) sts in from each end of the cast on row.
Using mattress stitch and taking a half stitch from eah edge into the seam, join the row-ends of the two pieces together, reversing the seam on first 8cm, so that when the top section is turned over, the seam is invisible.
To make up
With collar markers matching the cast off ends of the armhole edgings, sew the collar to the back and front matching stitch for stitch across the st-st section and stitch for row-end across the armhole edgings. Fold the collar over onto the right side and stitch the edge in place at the armholes if required.
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