Debbie Bliss Antoinette Knitting Pattern
By Debbie Bliss
Specifications
| Brand: | Debbie Bliss |
| Yarn Weight: | DK | Light Worsted |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Pages: | 6 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
| Finished Size: | To Fit Bust: 81cm to 127cm (31.8" to 50") |
| Techniques and Construction: | Bottom Up, Seamed, Stripes, Worked Flat |
| Needles Required: | 3.25mm (US 3) & 4.00mm (US 6) Single Point Needles |
| Pattern Code: | DB299 |
| Featured Products: | Debbie Bliss Piper Yarn - Cotton DK |
What you'll need
| To Fit Bust: | 81cm | 86cm | 92cm | 97cm | 102cm | 107cm | 112cm | 117cm | 122cm | 127cm |
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Debbie Bliss Piper Yarn - Cotton DK
Snow (1)
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3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Debbie Bliss Piper Yarn - Cotton DK
Pool (10)
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2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Product Description
Debbie Bliss Antoinette is a crisply striped summer top that has simple raglan shaping paired with a timeless style. Perfect for pairing with sleek slacks for work or shorts and skirts for weekends, Antoinette will make sure that you look put-together and that you're comfortable all day too. Debbie Bliss Piper is a smooth blend of cotton and viscose that's silky soft and creates a delightful finished fabric with beautiful drape and a subtle sheen. This top is knit flat in pieces from the bottom up and seamed with seed stitch trims framing the stockinette body and sleeves. Effortless summer chic style is just a project away with Antoinette!
Skill Level: Intermediate
Sizes: to fit 32 (34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50)” chest
Finished Measurements:
Chest – 36¼ (38¼, 40½, 42½, 45, 46, 48½, 49½, 52, 54)”
Length to shoulder – 20½ (20¾, 21¼, 21¾, 22, 22½, 22¾, 23½, 24, 24½)”
Sleeve length – 1¼” (all sizes)
Yarn Requirements: Debbie Bliss Piper (50% Cotton/ 50% Viscose; 100g/218yds)
Color A – 3 (3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4) balls, shown in #01 Snow
Color B – 2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3) balls, shown in #10 Pool
Needles:
US 3 (3.25mm) single points
US 6 (4.00mm) single points
Gauge: 22 sts and 30 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch with US 6 (4.00mm) needles
Debbie Bliss Antoinette Knitted Top
What is Being Made
The Antoinette is a knitted top designed by Debbie Bliss, available in 10 sizes ranging from 32 to 50 inches bust. This intermediate-level garment features a classic fitted silhouette with gentle waist shaping, created through strategic increases and decreases. The finished bust measurements range from 92cm to 137cm (36¼ to 54 inches), with a length to shoulder between 52cm and 62cm (20½ to 24½ inches). The top includes short sleeves measuring 3cm (1¼ inches).
Techniques Used
Antoinette is constructed using bottom-up knitting methodology, meaning the garment is worked from the lower edge upward. The pieces are worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round, and the finished components are seamed together to create the final garment. The design incorporates horizontal stripes throughout, created by alternating between two yarn colors in a repeating pattern.
The pattern employs classic shaping techniques including decreases worked symmetrically at the side seams using skpo (slip, knit, pass slipped stitch over) and k2tog (knit two together) methods. Increases are created using the knit into front and back technique to add stitches at designated intervals, creating the fitted waist and gentle A-line shaping characteristic of the design.
Stitches Used
- Moss stitch – A textured stitch used for the ribbed edging at the lower edge, created by alternating knit and purl stitches in a specific pattern that produces a bumpy, reversible fabric
- Stocking stitch (stockinette stitch) – The primary stitch throughout the body of the garment, created by alternating knit rows and purl rows to produce the smooth, classic knit fabric
- Decreases – Skpo and k2tog stitches worked at the side seams to shape the waist
- Increases – Knit into front and back stitches worked to add fullness below the waist
Materials and Gauge
The Antoinette is knitted using Debbie Bliss Piper yarn, a 100g ball weight. The pattern requires Snow 01 (A) as the primary color, with quantities ranging from 3 to 4 balls depending on size, and Pool 10 (B) for the contrasting stripe color, requiring 2 to 3 balls. Two pairs of needles are required: 3.25mm (US 3) needles for the moss stitch edging and 4mm (US 6) needles for the main body of the garment.
The pattern is designed to achieve a gauge of 22 stitches and 30 rows to a 10cm (4-inch) square when worked in stocking stitch using the 4mm (US 6) needles. Achieving the correct gauge is essential for the garment to fit as intended across the range of sizes offered.
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