Top Tropézienne

Note: You can purchase bead kits for knitting Tropézienne here: https://www.lolilafee.com/categorie-produit/perles/

The Tropézienne top is a summer top knitted in cotton, knitted from the bottom up.

It is very simple to knit but nevertheless offers pretty finishes as well as an elegant look thanks to the beaded straps.

Sizes:
80, 85, 90 (95, 100, 105) 110, 115, 120 (125, 130, 135) 140, 145, 150 cm finished garment circumference
The Tropézienne top is designed to be worn with a positive ease of 0-5cm

Thread :
Lolilafée n°4 Cotton cashmere - Khaki color

You will need the following footage:
480, 510, 540 (565, 610, 655) 695, 715, 765 (810, 855, 895) 925, 1000, 1030 meters of sport thickness yarn

either
3, 3, 3 (4, 4, 4) 4, 4, 5 (5, 5, 5) 6, 6, 6 basic balls n°4 - Cashmere cotton

Sample
24 stitches over 30 rows = 10cm (washed and blocked)
in stockinette stitch, flat, with 3 mm needles

Needles
3mm needles
Or to adapt according to your sample

Small equipment

• 1 start of row marker ring
• 2 marker rings
• Cable needle
• 50 small diameter beads
• 50 large diameter beads
• “Big eye” needle
• Upholstery needle
• Blocking material

Techniques

• Jersey
• Double jersey
• decreases: cast off stitches, 2 sts tog
• long-tail cast on
• grafting
• knitting in the round
• Knitting beads

All specific techniques are accompanied by video tutorials to help you create the model.

Difficulty
The difficulty of this pattern was rated at 2/5, corresponding to a “motivated beginner” level of knitting.

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