Line Top Kit | KFO Pure Silk + Free Pattern

Line Top Kit

Yarn + Knitting Pattern

Knitting For Olive

Line Top is a striped summer top in two alternating colours of Knitting for Olive Pure Silk. One colour is worked over more rows than the other so it becomes the main colour, and your choice of shades can make it bold and graphic or soft and subtle.

The top is knitted sideways as one continuous piece, back and forth, from a provisional cast on through the right armhole, front, left armhole and back. Armholes, straps and neckline are shaped with increases, decreases, cast on and bound off stitches and German short rows. The side is grafted for an invisible join, and i-cord edges finish it neatly while making it more durable.

This kit includes the free PDF pattern and the yarn needed for your chosen size. Choose your main colour and your contrast colour of Pure Silk, select your size, and we will add the right number of balls of each to your basket.

You are purchasing a digital knitting pattern and yarn, not the item itself.

Kit Content

Pattern: Line Top PDF pattern by Knitting for Olive, emailed to you by Knit With Me after your order. There is no download link on the page, so if it hasn't arrived please check your junk/spam folder or contact us.

Yarn: 2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4) balls of Knitting for Olive Pure Silk in your main colour and 1 (1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4) balls in your contrast colour.

Sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)
Finished chest: approx. 75 (80, 85, 93, 100, 110, 120, 135, 145) cm [29½ (31½, 33½, 36½, 39¼, 43¼, 47¼, 53¼, 57)"] with negative ease for a close fit, see the to fit chest measurements to choose your size
To fit chest: approx. 76 to 83 (84 to 91, 92 to 99, 100 to 107, 108 to 117, 118 to 127, 128 to 138, 139 to 149, 150 to 160) cm
Body length from underarm: approx. 29 (30, 32, 34, 38, 41, 45, 48, 52) cm
Gauge/Tension: 28 sts and 38 rows = 10 cm [4"] in stocking stitch on 3 mm [US2.5] needles (approx. 25 sts and 40 rows when worn, as the top is worked sideways)
Needles (not included): 2.5 mm [US1.5] and 3 mm [US2.5] circular needles in 80 cm [32"] length, or the size needed to obtain gauge
Notions (not included): waste yarn, stitch holders, tapestry needle, row counter (optional)
Skill level: Intermediate (provisional cast on, grafting and i-cord)

Reference materials (yarn provided): Knitting for Olive Pure Silk (250 m [273 yd] / 50 g), fingering weight, in two colours. The sample is knitted in Undyed (main colour) with Dark Cognac (contrast colour).

Note: The needle size listed on the pattern is just a recommendation based on the designer's individual tension. We recommend knitting a gauge swatch and adjusting your needle size if your gauge is different.

About the Yarn

Knitting for Olive Pure Silk is a smooth, cool and lustrous fingering weight silk with a beautiful drape. It is produced cruelty free, using threads from cocoons the silkworms have already left.

About Knitting for Olive

Knitting for Olive is a Danish family-run yarn company founded in 2015 by mother and daughter, Pernille and Caroline, with son and brother, Alexander, joining the business in 2022. What began as a small line of baby and toddler knitting patterns grew into a full range of designs for children and adults, and in 2016 the family launched their own yarn, starting with Merino and later expanding to include Soft Silk Mohair, Pure Silk, No Waste Wool and more.

Ethical production sits at the core of the brand. Knitting for Olive is certified to the Responsible Wool Standard and Responsible Mohair Standard, meaning their wool and mohair can be traced from farm to finished yarn, and their silk is produced cruelty-free using threads from cocoons the silkworms have already left naturally.

With its roots in Copenhagen and two physical stores in Denmark, Knitting for Olive has grown into a brand trusted by knitters worldwide for combining quality natural fibres with genuine care for animals, workers and the environment.