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Miami
Size
Directions are for small size

Requirements:
4 x 50g balls of Ornaghi Filati Miami; one pair No. 5 1/2 needles; size 5 1/2 crochet hook.

Stitches:
With needles
Stocking stitch (St st):
*knit 1 row, purl 1 row*
With crochet hook
Crab stitch: single crochet but knitted from left to right.

Gauge:
13 sts and 16 rows to 10 cm in St st using size 5 1/2 needles.

Back :
With needles cast on 84 stitches. Work in St st. Dec 18 sts evenly spaced on 4th and 10th rows. Work even 16 rows then incr. 1 st at each end of every 4th row 3 times. Work even until piece measures 26 cm. Shape armhole. Bind off 3 sts at beg of next two rows. Cont dec 1 st at each end of every other row 3 times, 1 st at each end of every 4th row once. Work even until piece measures 39 cm, end with wrong side row. Shape neck. K to centre 24 sts and bind off, join a 2nd ball of yarn and k to end. Working with 2 balls of yarn, dec 1 st at neck edge of every other row 4 times. Work even until piece measures 44 cm. Bind off all sts.

Front:
With needles cast on 84 stitches. Work in St st. Dec 18 sts evenly spaced on 4th and 10th rows. Work even 16 rows then incr. 1 st at each end of every 4th row 3 times. Work even until piece measures 26 cm. Shape armhole. Bind off 3 sts at beg of next two rows. Cont dec 1 st at each end of every other row 3 times, 1 st at each end of every 4th row once. Work even until piece measures 39 cm, end with wrong side row. Shape neck. K to centre 24 sts and bind off, join a 2nd ball of yarn and k to end. Working with 2 balls of yarn, dec 1 st at neck edge of every other row 4 times. Work even until piece measures 44 cm. Bind off all sts.

Manufacturing:
Join sides and shoulder straps. With crochet hook work one row in crab st along all edges.

 
 
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