Pomona Top

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Pomona was a wood nymph and a goddess in ancient Roman mythology. She was the goddess of fruit trees, fruitful abundance,  plenty, gardens, and orchards. Her name comes from the Latin word pomum, which means "fruit", specifically orchard fruit.

The Pomona top is knitted seamlessly from the top down with an allover cable pattern and a V-neck. 

The top is worked beginning at the back of the neck. Stitches are then picked up for the shoulders and worked to form the front of the top. The front and back are joined at the underarm, and the body is worked in the round. The neckband and sleeve edgings are worked in double knitting.

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

Sizes

• 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

• Finished bust circumference:73 (83, 94, 104, 115) (125, 136, 146, 157) cm / 28.75 (32.75, 37, 41, 45.25) (49.25, 53.5, 57.5, 61.75) inches, including the intended zero ease 

• Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 30 (30, 30, 30, 32) (32, 32, 34, 34) cm / 11.75 (11.75, 11.75, 11.75, 12.5) (12.5, 12.5, 13.5, 13.5) inches

• Armhole depth: 17.5 (17.5, 19, 19, 21) (21, 22.5, 23, 24) cm / 7 (7, 7.5, 7.5, 8.25) (8.25, 8.75, 9, 9.5) inches

• Upper back width: 27 (27, 27, 27, 27) (35.5, 35.5, 35.5, 35.5) cm / 10.75 (10.75, 10.75, 10.75, 10.75) (14, 14, 14, 14) inches

Yarn

500 (550, 610, 670, 740) (810, 890, 980, 1030) m / 550 (610, 670, 730, 810) (890, 970, 1070, 1120) yards of DK weight yarn or 1000 (1100, 1220, 1340, 1470) (1620, 1780, 1960, 2050) m / 1100 (1210, 1330, 1460, 1610) (1770, 1940, 2140, 2240) yards of fingering weight yarn held double.

Sample: 5 (5, 5, 6, 6) (7, 8, 8, 9) skeins of Knitting For Olive Pure Silk (100% silk; 250 meters / 273 yards per 50 g), shown in the colorway Quince, yarn held double.

Needles

For the ribbing and double knitted edges:

• 3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of 60 cm / 24 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 hem

For the main part:

• 4 mm / US 6 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the body

Gauge

23 sts and 28 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches of charted pattern on larger needles, after blocking.

Always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge!

Notions

• stitch marker

• 2 locking markers

• cable needle, if using

• waste yarn

• tapestry needle