Nox Top

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Nox was the ancient Roman goddess and personification of night. 

The Nox Top is a minimalistic, sleeveless top with i-cord edging around the neck and the sleeve openings. It is knitted seamlessly from the top down, beginning at the back of the neck and worked down towards the underarm. Stitches are then picked up for the front shoulders. The front and back are joined at the underarm, and the body is then worked in the round.

The Nox Top pattern was originally published in my book Summer Knits.

Sizes

• 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

• Finished bust circumference: 80 (90, 100, 110, 120) (130, 140, 150, 160) cm / 31.5 (35.5, 39.25, 43.25, 47.25) (51.25, 55, 59, 63) inches. Intended to be worn with zero ease so pick the size that is closest to your own bust measurement (if you are between sizes, go for the larger size). 

• Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 28 (28, 28, 28, 30) (30, 30, 32, 32) cm / 11 (11, 11, 11, 11.75) (11.75, 11.75, 12.5, 12.5) inches

• Armhole depth: 19 (20, 21.5, 22, 23.5) (24, 25, 26, 28) cm / 7.5 (7.75, 8.5, 8.75, 9.25) (9.5, 9.75, 10.25, 11) inches

• Upper back width: 29 (31, 31, 31, 32.5) (36.5, 37.5, 40.5, 42) cm / 11.5 (12.25, 12.25, 12.25, 12.75) (14.25, 14.75, 16, 16.5) inches

Yarn

390 (430, 480, 520, 580) (630, 700, 770, 840) m / 430 (470, 520, 570, 630) (690, 760, 840, 920) yards of fingering weight yarn.

Purple sample: 1 (2, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2, 3) skeins of Little Fiber Co Silk Fingering (100% Mulberry Silk; 400 meters / 437 yards per 100 g), shown in the colorway Neat.

Yellow sample: 2 (2, 2, 3, 3) (3, 3, 4, 4) skeins of La Bien Aimée Silk Tweed (100% Silk Noil; 250 m / 273 yards per 50 g), shown in colorway Buttercream.

Needles

• 3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches for the neck and sleeve edges

• 3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the body

Gauge

23 sts and 31 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches of Stockinette stitch, both flat and in the round, after blocking. Always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge!

Notions

• stitch marker

• 2 locking markers

• waste yarn

• tapestry needle