Summer will be here eventually :-) - so it's good if a top/shirt like this is already finished by then:
Knitting pattern for a summer top/shirt with a cowl neck
(To
purchase/download, please click the image)
.. quick to knit.
The download
also includes an Excel table for converting your individual gauge. This requires Microsoft Excel or LibreOffice; the latter is available online as a free download.
The
PDF pattern is illustrated, but it is not a basic knitting course (a link for basic knitting techniques is included). Difficulty level: intermediate / easy for experienced knitters.
These
knitting skills are required:
casting on stitches, purl and knit stitches, yarn over, knit stitches together, slip-slip-knit (is explained), increases from the strand between stitches, bind off stitches.
We need for sizes S/M/L:
300 g cotton (blend) ribbon yarn, Keiki by Austermann used here, 63% cotton, 37% polyamide, for needle size 5–6, gauge according to the ball band 16 stitches x 23 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm, 50 g – 90 m, pins for blocking, measuring tape, yarn needle for weaving in ends, scissors, row counter is helpful. Used here: knitting needles size 5.0.