Bathing suit and Top
Size 42

Requirements:
250 grams in total of Ornaghi Filati Gong yarn, 200 grams of which should be the base color, 50 grams white, 3 ½ rows, wool needle with rounded tips.

Stitches used:
Tubular stitch (starting and closing).

Stocking-stitch:
1 plain row, 1 purl row*.
Small-hole stitch (multiple of 2 stitches + 1 stitch):
1st row: 2 plain stitches together, 1 cast-on stitch, 1 plain stitch
2nd row: purl
Simple pass over: pass 1 stitch to plain, knit 1 plain stitch, pass over the stitch passed over the worked stitch.

Sample:
10x10 cm. to stocking-stitch using 31/2 rows = 21 stitches x 27 rows.

Bra:
Start 73 stitches with white yarn and knit them, for the border, 4 rows stocking-stitches, 2 small-hole rows, 2 stocking-stitch rows. Proceed with the base color and elaborate 4 stocking-stitch rows, 2 small-hole rows. For the cups interlace the central stitch and continue with the two parts separately as follows: from the 1st to the 13th rows: 2 plain stitches together, 1 cast-on stitch, 2 plain stitches, 2 plain stitches together, 11 plain stitches, 1 cast-on stitch, 2 plain stitches, 1 cast-on stitch, 11 plain stitches, 1 simple pass over, 2 plain stitches, 1 cast-on stitch, 2 plain stitches together; 2nd row and even rows: purl; 15th row: 2 plain stitches together, 1 cast-on stitch, 2 plain stitches, 2 plain stitches together, 9 plain stitches, 2 plain stitches together, 2 plain stitches, 1 simple pass over, 9 plain stitches, 1 simple pass over, 2 plain stitches, 1 cast-on stitches, 1 simple pass over; 17th row: 2 plain stitches together, 1 cast-on stitch, 2 plain stitches, 2 plain stitches together, 22 plain stitches, 1 simple pass over, 2 plain stitches, 1 cast-on stitch, 1 simple pass over; proceed repeating 2 times the 15th and the 17th row again, laying the reductions to the center, then repeating only the 17th row, in a way to continue the reductions only on the sides every 2 rows. At the 51st row interlace the 2 remaining stitches for each cup in a single way.

Back of panties:
Start from the top. With the base color start 75 stitches and knit, for the border knit 4 stocking-stitch rows, 2 small-hole rows, 4 stocking-stitch rows, then with the white yarn knit 2 small-hole rows, 2 stocking-stitch rows. Proceed with stocking-stitch with the base color. Knit 2 plain rows, then interlace on the sides 5 stitches in a single way. On the 65 remaining stitches knit 2 plain stitches together, 1 cast-on stitch, 2 plain stitches together, 57 plain stitches, 1 simple pass over, 1 cast-on stitch, 2 plain stitches together. Proceed the reductions on the sides (inside the cast-on stitches) every 2 rows for 21 total times, then knit 2 plain stitches together, 1 cast-on stitch, 8 plain stitches, 3 plain stitches together, 8 plain stitches, 1 cast-on stitch, 2 plain stitches together. Proceed with the open-works on the sides following the reductions on the 3 central stitches every 4 rows for five total times. At 64 rows high from the end of the white line interlace the 13 remaining stitches in a single way.

Front panties:
Start from the top. With the color base start 69 stitches and knit them, for the border, 4 stocking-stitch rows, 2 small-hole rows, 4 stocking-stitch rows, then with the white yarn knit 2 small-hole rows and 2 stocking-stitch rows. Proceed to stocking-stitch with the base color. Knit 2 plain rows, then interlace on the sides 5 stitches in a single way. On the 59 remaining stitches knit 2 plain stitches together, 1 cast-on stitch, 2 plain stitches together, 51 plain stitches, 1 simple pass over, 1 cast-on stitch, 2 plain stitches together. Proceed by following the reductions on the sides (inside the cast-on stitches) every 2 rows for 21 total times, every 4 rows, for 2 total times. Proceed straight with the open-works on the sides. At 68 rows high from the end of the white line, interlace the 13 remaining stitches in a single way.

Back part of top:
With the white yarn start 79 stitches and knit 4 tubular stitch rows using the white yarn, 4 rows using the base color. Knit using the while yarn 2 small-hole rows and 2 stocking-stitch rows. Proceed to stocking-stitch with the base color. Increase one stitch to the sides every 10 rows four times (= 87 stitches). At 19 cm. high from the white line (= 52 rows) knit with the white yarn 8 tubular rows. Close the stitches.

Front of top:
Using the white yarn start 83 stitches and knit 4 tubular stitch rows using the white yarn, 4 rows using the base color. Knit using the white yarn 2 small-hole roles and 2 stocking-stitch rows. Proceed to stocking-stitch with the base color. Increase one stitch to the sides every 10 rows four times (= 89 stitches). At 19 cm. high from the white line (= 52 rows) knit at small-holes on the first and last 6 stitches for 2 rows, then interlace to the sides 6 stitches in a single way. Knit 2 plain stitches together, 1 cast-on stitch, 1 simple pass over, 69 stocking-stitches, 2 plain stitches together, 1 cast-on stitch, 2 plain stitches together. Proceed by carrying out the reductions on the sides (inside the cast-on stitches) every 2 rows for 5 total times, then knit on the whole stitches 2 small-hole rows. Interlace the 59 central stitches and proceed only on the first and last 4 stitches, for the suspenders, following on the right 2 plain stitches together, 1 cast-on stitch, 2 plain stitches, on the left 2 plain stitches, 1 cast-on stitch, 2 plain stitches together. Interlace the stitches when the suspenders are 32 cm. long.

Manufacturing:
Bra: fold the white border along the small-hole row and sew it. Putting together six 150-cm-long white threads form a little cord and slip it through the border for lacing. For the suspender, put together six 100-cm-long white threads form a little cord, fold it in half and lace it by entering in the hole on the top of the cup. Proceed as before for the other suspender. Slip through a wool needle with three white threads and pass as an overcastting through the holes along the sides of the cups. Panties: sew the crotch and the hip-sides. Fold the upper border along the small-hole row and sew it. Putting together 6 150-cm-long base color threads, form a small lace and slip it through the small holes of the white border for the lacing. Slip through a wool needle with 3 white threads and pass as an overcastting through the holes along the sides of the panties. Top: sew the sides. Sew the back suspenders. Putting together 6 30-cm-long white threads, form a small lace and slip it through the small holes of the arm-hole and in one half of the front neckline. Proceed the same way for the other half. Slip through a wool needle with 3 white threads and pass them as an overcastting along the margins of the arm-holes and the front neckline.