This top is specifically designed for curvy silhouettes: Princess lines, biasing side panels, and simple cable details suggest and echo an hourglass. Clean picot edges, shirttail hems, and a sweetheart neckline finish a clean, modern wardrobe staple in a wool soft enough to wear against the skin.

Finished Size: 32 1/2 (36 1/2, 40 1/2, 44 1/2, 48 1/2, 52 1/2)" bust circumference. Sweater shown measures 40 1/2", modeled with about 1 1???2" positive ease at bust and zero ease at waist and hip.
Yarn: Lorna's Laces Green Line DK (100% organic merino; 145 yd [133???m]/56.7 g): chagrin (red), 7 (8, 8, 9, 10, 10) skeins.
Yarn weight: #3 - Light
Gauge: 20 sts and 30 rows = 4" in St st; 6 sts of princess lines measure about 3/4" wide.
Needles: Size 6 (4 mm). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions: Markers (m); cable needle (cn); tapestry needle; size F/5 (3.75 mm) crochet hook.
Originally Published: Interweave Knits, Fall 2008