Acrylic Boucle Top

ACRYLIC BOUCLE TOP by Roni Knutson

Machine Studio/Silver Reed 360 or any standard gauge machine. Lace carriage nice but not necessary

Finished measurement 45 inches width, 24 3/4 inches in length

Materials 10 1/2 oz of acrylic boucle

Gauge 27 sts and 46 rows to 4 inches at T5.2 over

stocking stitch. Rib 2.2.

This is just a very simple summer top, easy enough for any beginner (especially if you omit the lace). You don't have to do it in boucle, use any yarn that matches the tension. If you manage to match the stitch tension but not the row tension, use the schematic and a calculator to adjust the rows.

Back

Cast on 74-0-74 sts. Do 30 rows in 1 x 1 rib at Tension 2.2. Transfer ribber stitches to main bed. RC000. Tension 5.2 Knit 140 rows in stocking stitch.

Cap Sleeve - RC000. "e" wrap cast on 2 sts at beginning of next 2 rows. Cast on 1 st at beginning of next 4 rows. "e" wrap cast on 6 sts at beginning of next 2 rows.*** Knit to Row 108. CAR

Shortrow the neckline - Push all needles to left of "0" and 20 sts to right of "0" to D position (holding position - Russell levers to I)

Row

109 Knit across to left.

110 Dec. 1 st at neck edge by pushing one needle to hold. Knit across to right.

111 Knit across to left.

112 Hold 1 needle at neck edge again. Knit across to right.

113 Knit across to left. Don't forget small claw weights under work.

114 Begin short-rowing shoulders. Hold 1 needle at neck edge as before and push 7 needles to hold at armhole edge. Knit across to right.

115 Hold 1 needle next to 7 at armhole edge for an auto wrap and knit across to left.

116 - 125 Continue these last two rows to Row 125.

126 Push needles in hold to C position and knit one row across all shoulder stitches. Take off on waste yarn.

Repeat for second shoulder. Take neckline stitches off on waste yarn.

Front

Knit same as back to *** Knit to Row 56 - start lace of your choice here or see diagram. (29 rows available for lace - I handtooled my lace design even though I have a lace carriage as I'm too lazy to get it out for such a small amount of lace [not to mention that the lace carriage changes your gauge so you should do a swatch with the lace carriage too]. Carriage at Right.

Row

85 Push all needles to left of "0" and 20 needles to right of "0" to D position. Knit across to left.

86 Dec. 1 st at neck edge by pushing one needle to hold. Knit across to right.

87 Knit across to left.

Continue these last two rows until there are 28 sts in hold to right of "0". Continue straight to Row 114 and decrease for shoulder slope the same as the back. Take off on waste yarn. Do other side to match.

Neckband

Join one shoulder. Cast on 139 sts in 1 x 1 rib. Knit 15 rows as follows:-

Tension 2 4 rows

Tension 3 4 rows

Tension 4 4 rows

Tension 5 3 rows

Transfer ribber stitches to main bed. Push stitches behind latches. Hold garment up to machine - wrong side facing you. Hang neckline evenly on needles (in mouth of needles). To eliminate bulk, bring stitches behind latches over stitches in mouth of needles. Latch off. Join other shoulder.

Sleeve Bands

Hold sleeve edge to machine to get an idea of how many stitches to cast on. Cast on and rib 15 rows - attach to garment using same procedure as used on neckband. Complete other sleeve band to match.

Sew side seams.

This pattern was first published in The Carriage Trade, Issue #31, June 1989

Row
109	Knit across to left.
110	Dec. 1 st at neck edge by pushing one needle to hold. Knit across to right.
111	Knit across to left.
112	Hold 1 needle at neck edge again. Knit across to right.
113	Knit across to left. Don't forget small claw weights under work.
114	Begin short-rowing shoulders. Hold 1 needle at neck edge as before and push 7 needles to hold at armhole edge. Knit across to right.
115	Hold 1 needle next to 7 at armhole edge for an auto wrap and knit across to left.
116 - 125	Continue these last two rows to Row 125.
126	Push needles in hold to C position and knit one row across all shoulder stitches. Take off on waste yarn.

Row
85	Push all needles to left of "0" and 20 needles to right of "0" to D position. Knit across to left.
86	Dec. 1 st at neck edge by pushing one needle to hold. Knit across to right.
87	Knit across to left.
	Continue these last two rows until there are 28 sts in hold to right of "0". Continue straight to Row 114 and decrease for shoulder slope the same as the back. Take off on waste yarn. Do other side to match.

Tension 2	4 rows
Tension 3	4 rows
Tension 4	4 rows
Tension 5	3 rows