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Shop / Yarns & Kits

Summerlite 4ply

By Rowan

We’ve been waiting for this: a go-to yarn for summery tops and tanks. Rowan’s Summerlite 4ply, in 100 percent cotton, is just the ticket. We’re using it to make a new version of an evergreen warm-weather pattern, Amy Christoffers’s Shakerag Top from MDK Field Guide No. 6: Transparency. Summerlite 4ply is a perfect gauge match for the Shakerag Top, and it has another sterling quality: it’s easy on the yarn budget.

Wondering how many skeins you’ll need to make your size? We’ve done the math—see below.

 

Anchor Grey
Aqua
Basil
Blossom
Blushes
Buttermilk
Chilli
Cobalt
Coral Blush
Duck Egg
Ecru
Green Bay
High Tide
Langoustino
Mint
Navy Ink
Pepper Pot
Periwinkle
Pickle
Pinched Pink
Pure White
Rooibos
Sand Dune
Seashell
Still Grey
Touch of Gold
Vintage Claret
Washed Linen
Aubergine
Clear

$8.75

$8.75

$8.75

Specs & Details

Size
1 ball
Fiber
100% Cotton
Unit Weight
50g
Yarn Length
191 yds (175m)
Yarn Weight
Fingering
Gauge
28 sts and 36 rows = 4" (10cm)
Needle
US 2-3 (3mm)

 

The Shakerag Top is beloved by knitters because it’s fun to knit and a breeze to wear. It looks good on everyone, and that’s a fact.

Designer Amy Christoffers deployed a neat trick to create its subtle tone-on-tone stripes: you alternate between holding the yarn double and holding it single.  Here’s how many skeins of Summerlite 4ply you’ll need for each size.

Size S (finished bust measurement 39”): 6 skeins.

Sizes M, L (finished bust measurement 44”, 48”): 7 skeins.

Size XL (finished bust measurement 53”): 8 skeins.

Size 2XL (finished bust measurement 57½”): 9 skeins.

Size 3XL (finished bust measurement 62½”): 10 skeins

By the way, in real life, the Shakerag Top is not transparent, as it appears in the artfully backlit photo above.

Here’s Kay’s original Shakerag Top.

And here’s Ann’s exciting original marled version. (She used two colors for the double-stranded stripes and one for the single-stranded stripes.)

We can’t wait to make Summerlite 4ply versions of our beloved Shakerag Tops.

 

The MDK Shop is stocked with yarns you’ll love.
Rowan Handknit Cotton
Euroflax Sport Linen Mini-Skein Set
MDK Field Guide No. 6: Transparency
Atlas
Sylph
Addi Rocket Circular Needles
Blanket of Joy Kit
MDK Field Guide No. 4: Log Cabin
Creative Linen
Flower Stitch Markers
Dream State Bundle
Bento Bag
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