Minami Top Knitting Pattern

Minami Top Knitting Pattern by Berroco

What Is Being Made

The Minami Top is a women's knitted garment designed as a fitted pullover top. This downloadable knitting pattern provides directions for six size options, ranging from X-Small through 2X, with finished bust measurements from 32 inches to 52 inches. The garment features a designed ease of approximately 2 inches, allowing for comfortable wear with a close but not tight fit. The length varies by size, ranging from 25 inches in the smallest sizes to 28 inches in the largest size.

Techniques and Construction

The Minami Top employs several intermediate knitting techniques that create visual interest and texture. The pattern incorporates yarn overs (abbreviated as "yo") which create decorative eyelet holes throughout the design. Decreases are worked using slip-stitch decreases (SSK) and knit-two-together stitches (k2 tog), as well as centered double decreases (k3 tog) that create more pronounced shaping. The pattern also includes purl stitches worked in specific sequences to create contrasting texture sections. These techniques are combined to produce a lace-like or textured fabric with both knit and purl elements working together in a repeating pattern structure.

Stitches Used

The Minami Top is primarily constructed in stockinette stitch (St st), which forms the foundation fabric. The pattern integrates several specialty stitches and techniques:

• Knit stitches (k) and purl stitches (p) for basic fabric construction
• Yarn overs (yo) to create openwork details
• Slip-stitch decreases (SSK) for right-leaning decreases
• Knit-two-together stitches (k2 tog) for left-leaning decreases
• Knit-three-together stitches (k3 tog) for centered double decreases
• Purl-two-together through the back loop (p2 tog TBL) for decreases on purl rows
• Slip stitches (sl 1) used in combination with other decreases

Materials and Gauge

The Minami Top is worked using Berroco Folio yarn in the colorway Mount Desert (#4534). The pattern requires 3 to 5 balls of yarn depending on size, with each ball weighing 50 grams. Knitting needles required include straight needles in sizes 4 (3.50 mm) and 5 (3.75 mm), along with a 16-inch circular needle in size 4 (3.50 mm) for certain sections. Two stitch markers are needed to track pattern repeats. The recommended gauge is 22 stitches and 32 rows over 4 inches when working stockinette stitch on the larger needles, making accurate gauge checking essential before beginning the project.