Catamaran
Designed by Rachel Brockman
Every summer wardrobe needs easy, breezy, sleeveless tops. They’ll take you from a morning beach stroll to an afternoon shopping on the boardwalk. Catamaran is a perfect top for wearing alone or layering with a button-up shirt for chilly days. Cotton Supreme Sapling is soft and comfortable, with a gentle texture that reminds us of ripples on the surface of the ocean. Catamaran is a relaxing knit, but the broken stockinette stitch patterns will keep you interested as you work.
DIFFICULTY
Easy
SIZES
Extra Small (Small, Medium, Large, 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X)
Shown in Medium size with approx. 6” of positive ease.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust: 31 (35¼, 39¾, 44¼, 48½, 53, 57½, 61¾, 66¼)”
Length: 21½ (22, 22½, 23½, 24, 24½, 25½, 26, 26)”
MATERIALS
Universal Yarn Cotton Supreme Sapling (100% cotton; 100g/109 yds)
• 803 Silken – 4 (4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8) skeins (If you are knitting size Medium or 4X, please refer to the Pattern Notes for additional yarn requirement recommendations).
Needles: US Size 10 (6 mm) 24-40” circular ndl or size needed to obtain gauge
We recommend a 24” circular for size Extra Small, a 32” circular for sizes Small & Medium, and a 40” circular for sizes Large - 5X.
Notions: Tapestry needle, stitch markers, stitch holders or waste yarn
GAUGE
14½ sts x 17 rows = 4” in Broken Stockinette stitch
Save time, check your gauge.
PATTERN NOTES
Size Medium & 4X Yarn Requirements: The sample, size Medium, weighs approximately 396 grams. We recommend purchasing 5 skeins as insurance, but you may not need the 5th skein. Size 4X will take just under 7 skeins. You may wish to purchase an 8th skein as insurance.
This top is knit seamlessly in the round from the bottom up. The front and back are separated at the underarms and worked flat.
When Neck Shaping commences, the Left and Right Fronts are worked simultaneously using two separate balls of yarn. The shoulders are joined with the three-needle bind-off method.
Catamaran is available as part of the e-book Seaside Supreme and as an individual pattern through Ravelry.
