Kalliste Knit Crop Top

Comfy and elegant flowy crop top. Knit in stockinette, on a knitting machine, or by hand.


Named for the Kalliste, a Greek Haliad nymph of the island of Calliste in the Aegean sea. 


Info & Materials


The photos demonstrated in this pattern are for an 

S (24-30 waist, 32-38 hip, 5’2 to 5’8 height)


XXS-XS can be made by decreasing the length of the elastics to your measurements and decreasing your stitches by the inches in the gauge

 

L-XXL can be made by increasing the length of the elastics to your measurements and decreasing your stitches by the inches in the gauge


Gauge: 5 stitches by 5 rows

1x1”


Materials:

4-9 skeins #1 Lace weight yarn 

LK 150 or standard gauge knitting machine 

OR

6.5mm circular knitting needles

Safety Pins

Soft measuring tape


Terminology:

SC - Single Crochet

DC - Double Crochet

CH - Chain


Disclaimer: My patterns are based on individual measurements & elastic. Patterns made to have elastic will not work well when made without! Please attempt at your own discretion.

Please message me with any questions :-)



The Top


Row 1-80: cast on 110, knit in stockinette


72 rows for XXS-XS,104 stitches

80 rows for S, 110 stitches

88 rows for M-L, 116 stitches

96 rows for L-XL, 122 stitches

104 rows for XL-XXL, 128 stitches


*repeat for two panels*

Shoulder Seams


  1. Turn the right sides together

  2. Sew or slip stitch crochet the sides of the shoulder together for 16 stitches each side, (i chose slip stitch or single crochet)

  3. Repeat on the other side

  4. Weave in your ends


30 st for XXS-XS

32 st for S

34 st for M-L

36 st for L-XL

38 st for XL-XXL


Side Body Seams


  1. Turn the right sides together

  2. Connect the bottom corners, sew the sides of the waist together, Repeat on the other side

  3. Weave in your ends

Optional Picot lace edging


  1. Ch 3, slip stitch into the same stitch, slip stitch 2

  2. Repeat until finished 

  3. Cut a 4-inch tail

  4. Thread in all your ends with a tapestry needle


And you’re done! 

Congrats babe!

 

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