Today’s project round-up focuses on the design work of Anne Hansen. Anne’s designs are simple and extremely well written.
Her summer tops are well suited to working with a high-quality linen, like Quince & Co Sparrow. The tees are generally knit seamlessly from the top-down, making them very easy to adapt to your body and style.
She also does really nice things to make her patterns easy to follow, like including a schematic, stitch counts, measurements are in imperial and metric, and the stitch patterns are both charted and written out line-by-line.
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Petit Jardin
I love this cute little top (especially how emjsasha (photo above) styled hers! It’s worked from the top-down seamlessly, so you can make it as cropped or as long as you like. The stitch-patterns for the yoke are charted, as well as written out, round by round, and there is a schematic. The “unusual” sts (clusters, honeycomb-pattern) are explained in the pattern. The tension is tight enough that you should not have to wear a cami under the top is using Quince & Co Sparrow. (If you want a look like the one in the original design, try using a semi-solid colourway from Artfil Belle)
Skill Level: Intermediate
Sizes
- Finished chest: 77(85, 92, 100, 108, 115, 125, 135, 149) cm OR 30.5(33.5, 36.5, 39.5, 42.5, 45.5, 49, 53, 59)”
Matierials
- Quince & Co Sparrow: 5(5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10) skeins
- 3mm/US2.5 – 24″ circular needles
- 3mm/US2.5 – 32″ or 40″ circular needles
- 3mm/US2.5 double-pointed needles
- stitch markers
- Pattern
Seven Senses
Seven Senses is another pretty top knit from the top-down seamlessly, making it very easy to adapt to your body. The lace pattern of the yoke is charted, as well as written out, round-by-round. The pattern gives instructions for the special techniques (provisional cast-on, the short-rows, and the i-cord bind-off). All stitch counts are given, and there is a schematic.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Sizes
- Finished chest measurements: 77(85, 93.5, 102, 110, 120, 132) cm or 30.5(33.5, 37, 40, 43.5, 47, 52)”
Matierials
- Quince & Co Sparrow: 4(5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7) skeins
- 3mm/US2.5 – 24″ circular needles
- 3mm/US2.5 – 32″ or 40″ circular needles
- 3mm/US2.5 double-pointed needles
- stitch markers
- Pattern
Day Basic
This airy, comfortable top can be worn all summer! The different textures make it a slightly more interesting project to work on (I like to think of it as a summer gansey). It’s made seamlessly from the top-down, so the sizing and style are adaptable. The shoulders are slightly shaped by short-rows, and the sleeves are picked up and worked in the round.The stitch-pattern repeat is written out row-by-row/round-by-round, and a schematic is included.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Sizes
- Finished chest measurements: 83(90, 97, 103, 110, 116, 123, 130, 136, 143, 150) cm OR 33(35.5, 38, 40.5, 43, 45.5, 48, 51, 53.5, 56, 59)”
- Sample is made in size 2 with approximately 12.5 cm/5” positive ease
- 7.5 – 20 cm = 3 – 8” of positive ease is suggested
Matierials
- Quince & Co Sparrow: 6(6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 10, 11, 11) skeins
- 3mm/US2.5 – 24″ circular needles
- 3mm/US2.5 – 32″ or 40″ circular needles
- 3mm/US2.5 double-pointed needles
- stitch markers
- Pattern