Boxy Top Knitting Pattern

Boxy Top in Noro Geshi

What Is Being Made

The Boxy Top is a relaxed-fit knitted garment designed to create a comfortable, oversized silhouette. This intermediate-level knitting project is sized for Small (Medium/Large, X-Large) with finished bust measurements of 46 (52, 59) inches and a length of 20½ (21½, 22½) inches. The garment features an upper arm circumference of 18 (20, 21½) inches, making it an ideal everyday piece with a contemporary, boxy aesthetic.

Techniques Used

This knitting pattern employs several fundamental and intermediate techniques to construct the garment. The project utilizes pick up and knit methods to add stitches along edges, allowing seamless integration of different sections. Decreasing stitches through the slip, slip, knit technique (SSK) helps shape the garment and create fitted areas where needed. Selvage stitches are incorporated as edge stitches to facilitate easier seaming during garment assembly. The pattern includes chart reading with "no stitch" indicators shown as shaded spaces where stitches have been decreased or not yet made, requiring knitters to skip over these spaces and work only the active stitches.

Stitches Used

• Knit stitch: The foundational stitch creating the primary fabric texture
• Purl stitch: Used in combination with knit stitches for pattern variation and texture
• Yarn over: Creates new stitches and decorative eyelet effects within the pattern
• Slip stitch: Passes stitches from the left needle to the right needle without working them, used for shaping and pattern transitions
• Slip, slip, knit (SSK): A left-leaning decrease that reduces stitch count for shaping
• Pattern stitch: A specified stitch pattern worked throughout the garment body for visual interest and texture

Materials and Tools

This project requires 2 (2, 3) x 200g balls of Noro Geshi yarn in colorway #14, providing approximately 400-600 grams of yarn depending on size selection. The yarn is worked on one pair of size US 4/3.5mm needles, which creates a fabric with a gauge of 20 stitches and 30 rows equaling 4 inches over Pattern stitch or Stockinette stitch. Additional tools include clip-on stitch markers for tracking pattern repeats and shaping points throughout the knitting process. Knitters are advised to check their gauge before beginning to ensure proper fit and finished measurements.