Pax Top

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Pax was the Roman goddess of peace. She was the daughter of Jupiter and the goddess Justice. In art, she is commonly depicted holding out olive branches as a peace offering. Pax is also often associated with spring.

The Pax top is knitted seamlessly from the top down with beautiful lace patterns and textural moss stitch. The back and front are knitted flat down to the armholes. The pieces are then joined, and the body is knitted in the round. Stitches are picked up from the neck edge, and the neckband is worked as an i-cord. Lastly, stitches for the sleeve edgings are picked up around the armholes and worked in the round.

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

Sizes

1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) 

Finished bust circumference: 83 (93, 105, 116, 124) (134, 145, 153, 164) cm / 32.75 (36.5, 41.25, 45.75, 48.75) (52.75, 57, 60.25, 64.5) inches including the intended ease of 5-10 cm / 2-4 inches

Body length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 32 (32, 32, 32, 34) (34, 34, 36, 36) cm / 12.5 (12.5, 12.5, 12.5, 13.5) (13.5, 13.5, 14.25, 14.25) inches 

Armhole depth: 22 (23, 24, 25, 25) (25.5, 26, 26, 28) cm / 8.75 (9, 9.5, 9.75, 9.75) (10, 10.25, 10.25, 11) inches 

Yarn

510 (560, 610, 670, 740) (820, 900, 990, 1090) m / 560 (610, 670, 740, 820) (900, 990, 1090, 1190) yards of sport weight yarn.

White sample: 2 (2, 2, 2, 3) (3, 3, 3, 4) skeins of BC Garn Soft Silk (100% silk; 350 meters / 385 yards per 100 g), shown in the colorway 034 Natural White.

Lilac sample: 3 (4, 4, 4, 4) (5, 5, 6, 6) skeins of De Rerum Natura Candide (70% merino, 30% recycled cotton; 185 meters / 202 yards per 50 g), shown in the colorway Muscari.

Needles

For the ribbing and the i-cord edges:

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

• 3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-5 or 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 6-9 for the hem

For the main part

• 3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles with a cable of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-5 or 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 6-9 for the body

Gauge

20 sts and 28 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of Moss stitch on the larger needles in the round, blocked. Always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge!

Notions

• stitch markers

• 2 removable (locking) markers or coilless safety pins

• tapestry needle

• waste yarn