Kingfisher Top Knitting Pattern

Kingfisher Top in Rowan Four Seasons

What Is Being Made

The Kingfisher Top is a knitted garment designed as a fitted pullover with a crew neckline. This advanced beginner project features a structured silhouette with shaped shoulders and a tailored front neck opening. The garment is available in nine sizes, ranging from 71-76 cm chest measurement (approximately 28 inches) up to 152-157 cm chest measurement (approximately 60 inches), making it suitable for a wide range of body sizes.

Knitting Techniques Used

The Kingfisher Top employs several fundamental and intermediate knitting techniques appropriate for an advanced beginner skill level. The construction begins with a cast-on edge and utilizes ribbed edging for structure and elasticity. Stockinette stitch forms the primary fabric base, providing a smooth, classic finish. The pattern incorporates shaping techniques including strategic decreases at the neck edge using knit two together (K2tog) decreases to create the front neckline shaping. Shoulder shaping is achieved through cast-off decreases worked on right-side rows, creating a tailored fit at the armholes. The neckband is worked in the round using a circular needle, requiring knitters to pick up stitches around the neck opening and work in ribbed pattern to complete the garment.

Stitches and Pattern Details

• Ribbed stitch: Used for the initial cast-on rows and neckband, creating elastic edges that hug the body
• Stockinette stitch (st st): The primary stitch throughout the body of the garment, created by alternating knit rows on the right side with purl rows on the wrong side
• Knit two together (K2tog): A right-leaning decrease used for neck shaping
• Cast-off stitches: Used for shoulder shaping and armhole definition

Materials and Specifications

The Kingfisher Top is designed to be worked in Rowan Four Seasons yarn, a 50-gram ball weight. The pattern is photographed in the colorway Bluebell 007, though the design can be created in any color available in this yarn line. Construction requires 5mm (US 8) knitting needles, including one pair of straight needles for the main body pieces and a 40cm circular needle for working the neckband in the round. The recommended tension is 15 stitches and 22 rows to 10 centimeters measured over stockinette stitch using the specified needle size, which is essential for achieving the correct finished measurements.

Additional Supplies

Beyond yarn and needles, the pattern requires basic finishing notions including stitch holders for managing live stitches during shaping, and a stitch marker to help track pattern repeats and round beginnings when working the neckband circularly.