Shake it Up

What about turning your favorite fruit milkshake into a knitted summer top? The idea came up while mixing a strawberry milkshake. Shake It Up is a fitted summer top worked seamlessly top down, with a chevron pattern at the front and a ribbed back, with shoulder straps added at the end. Graded with negative ease of 8 cm / 3.25" for bust sizes 73.5 to 124.5 cm / 29 to 49". Choose 1 round or 2 rounds in the contrast color; both are described. Use a main and contrast color, or several colors for a multicolored version. Sizes (bust): 73.5 (83.5, 94, 104, 114, 124.5) cm. Yarn: DK weight (suggested Elsebeth Lavold Hempathy). Gauge: 21 sts and 32 rows = 4" in stockinette in the round. Needle: US 4 / 3.5 mm. Crochet hook 3.5 mm recommended for the straps. You will get a PDF (182KB) file.