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Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished chest (fullest point) circumference with fronts overlapping: approx. 79.5 (90.5, 98, 108.5, 116, 127, 134, 145, 152)cm / 31½ (36, 38½, 43, 46, 50½, 53½, 57½, 60)“ – to be worn with up to 5cm / 2” positive ease
Janie’s height is 168cm / 5’ 6” with a chest (fullest point) circumference of 86cm / 34”, and is shown wearing the striped sample in a size 2.
Cynthia’s height is 152.5cm / 5’ with a chest (fullest point) circumference of 114cm / 45”, and is shown wearing the single-colour sample in a size 5. Striped sample:

Yarn: De Rerum Natura Candide (sport-weight; 70% organic Merino d’Arles, 30% recycled cotton; 185m / 202yds per 50g ball)
Yarn A: Sucre Glace; 2 (3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5) balls Yarn B: Citronnade; 2 (3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5) balls

Single-colour sample:
Yarn: BzyPeach Pima Cotton Sock Weight
(sport-weight; 100% cotton; 400m / 437yds per 100g skein)
Shade: Georgia Peach; 2 (3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5) skeins

OR approx:
Yarn A: 350 (400, 440, 485, 540, 610, 660, 710, 800)m / 385 (440, 480, 530, 590, 670, 720, 780, 875)yds of sport-weight yarn
Yarn B: 350 (400, 440, 485, 540, 610, 660, 710, 800)m / 385 (440, 480, 530, 590, 670, 720, 780, 875)yds of sport-weight yarn

OR a total of 700 (800, 880, 970, 1080, 1220, 1320, 1420, 1600)m / 765 (875, 965, 1060, 1180, 1335, 1445, 1555, 1750)yds of sport-weight yarn.

Gauge: 22 sts & 42 rows = 10cm / 4” over Chart pattern on 3mm / US 2.5 needles after blocking.
25 sts & 58 rows = 10cm / 4” over garter stitch on 2.5mm / US 1.5 needles after blocking.

Needles: 3mm / US 2.5 knitting needles
2.5mm / US 1.5 knitting needles
(Note: Although the belt is worked flat, you may find it helpful to use a 2.5mm circular needle when knitting the belt onto the body.)
Always use a needle size that will result in the correct gauge after blocking.

Notions: 1 locking stitch marker, 2 stitch markers, scrap yarn, tapestry needle

Notes: Pineberry is a cropped wrap top worked flat. The back is worked from the top down with waist decreases on the lower body. Fronts are picked up from the shoulders and worked with increases on the neck edges to create the wrap shape. The belt is begun separately, then attached to the live bottom edge of the body. The sides of the body are seamed.
The armholes and front edges are worked in a garter and slipped stitch edging over 5 stitches. The first and last slipped stitch are used as a guide for the side seams. When working increases and decreases, maintain the pattern as much as possible.
Where there are not enough sts to work the double decrease and its corresponding two eyelets, work those sts in stocking stitch instead.