Noro Mitered Knitting Pattern

Noro Mitered Top

What Is Being Made

The Noro Mitered Top is a knitted garment designed by Irina Poludnenko, featuring a distinctive mitered construction technique. This top is sized for Small through 1X, with finished measurements of 44 inches across the bust, 21 inches in length, and 14 inches around the upper arm. The mitered approach creates geometric, angular shaping that is both visually striking and structurally sound.

Construction Technique

This design employs a mitered medallion construction, a specialized knitting method that begins at a central medallion and expands outward in rounds. The pattern starts by casting on 8 stitches divided evenly across four double-pointed needles (2 stitches per needle), then increases systematically through yarn overs and strategic stitch placement to build the garment from the center outward. This technique allows for precise shaping and creates the characteristic diagonal lines associated with mitered designs.

The construction progresses through multiple rounds, with increases occurring on alternating rounds. Knitters transition from double-pointed needles to progressively longer circular needles as the stitch count expands and stitches no longer fit comfortably on the smaller needles. This is a common and practical approach in circular knitting for large projects.

Stitches and Techniques Used

• Yarn over (yo): Creates new stitches and decorative eyelets by placing yarn over the right-hand needle
• Knit stitch: The fundamental stitch used throughout the pattern
• Slip, slip, knit (ssk): A left-leaning decrease worked by slipping two stitches knitwise one at a time to the right-hand needle, then inserting the left-hand needle through their fronts from left to right and knitting them together
• Slip stitch: Passing a stitch from left-hand to right-hand needle without working it, used for seamless transitions
• Work even: Continuing in pattern without increases or decreases to maintain stitch count

Materials and Gauge

The Noro Mitered Top requires 4 skeins of Noro Silk Garden Sock yarn in colorway #84, with each skein weighing 100 grams. This yarn choice provides the characteristic color variation and blend that Noro is known for.

Needles required include multiple circular needles in size US 4/3.5mm: one 16-inch circular needle, one 24-inch circular needle, and one 36-inch circular needle, along with one set of five size US 4/3.5mm double-pointed needles for the initial medallion center. Additional notions include stitch markers and stitch holders.

The pattern calls for a gauge of 16 stitches and 30 rows or rounds to 4 inches over pattern stitch, measured over the stitch pattern used in rows 1–10 of the sleeves. Achieving proper gauge is essential for obtaining the correct finished measurements.