Fix You – The Top

Over a white shirt with the collar out, or on its own with a high waistband. The boat neck lies wide across the collarbone, and the sleeves give the shoulder a clear edge.

The black takes in the light, and the two warm stripes at the shoulder are what the eye finds first.

· A calm knitting project in stockinette, with a crocheted detail at the end
· To try crochet without having to crochet a whole garment
· A top you can finish in a few evenings
· Black that does not feel heavy

A 25-page PDF, built for your phone: one step per page, tick-boxes that stay checked when you close the file, and links to help videos.

At the back you will find the whole pattern collected on A4 sheets for printing, and a lined notes page.

All five sizes are in the same file. The pattern is available in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, English and German — choose your language in the drop-down.

Black mohair that takes in the light instead of throwing it back. At the shoulder: two stripes that glow.

The sleeves are crocheted, not knitted. A soft knitted surface meets an edge that holds its shape.

The name comes from the Coldplay song Fix You.

Coloratura is the playful and artistic collection from CosyMonday, inspired by colour, movement and freedom. Here the yarn gets to live its own life, in contrasts, textures and unexpected combinations.

The designs are spontaneous and expressive. No two garments turn out quite the same — and that is exactly the point. Many of them work well with leftover yarn.

Five sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL.

Chest width: 83 (92) 100 (108) 117 cm
Length: 48 (49) 50 (51) 52 cm
Neck opening, measured flat: 23 (25) 27 (28) 30 cm
Armhole opening: 42 (44) 47 (49) 53 cm
Sleeve length: approx. 10 cm

The top is straight and roomy. If you want it closer to the body, choose one size down.

Fluff – HipKnitShop, 50 g = 100 m, one strand.

Black is Back: 4 (4) 5 (5) 6 balls
In Love Pink: 1 ball
Peach Cream: 1 ball

Circular needle 7 mm, 60 or 80 cm, an extra needle 7 mm for the shoulders, crochet hook 7 mm, two stitch markers and darning needle.

Care: see Knittipedia.

12 stitches × 17 rounds = 10 × 10 cm in stockinette on needle 7. Measure the swatch flat, without stretching.

The body is knitted in the round from the bottom like a vest, with short ribbing at the bottom. At the armholes you bind off on both sides, and the front and back are continued back and forth separately.

At the top the neck gets four rows of ribbing over the neck stitches only, while the shoulders continue in stockinette. The shoulders are joined with a three-needle bind-off.

Finally the sleeves are crocheted in double crochet straight out from the armhole: four rounds of In Love Pink, then eight rounds of Peach Cream.

· Knitting a vest in the round and dividing at the armhole
· Ribbing over the neck stitches only
· Three-needle bind-off on the shoulders
· Crocheting double crochet around an armhole

Techniques explained in Knittipedia: Boat neck and off-shoulder · Crochet on knitting · Stripes and colour changes

CosyMonday is founded and run by Anne-Turid, a Norwegian knitwear designer trained in fashion at Moteskolen Esmod AS. Every pattern is designed with clean lines, real quality yarn and the details that make a garment your own. When you choose a CosyMonday pattern, you become part of a growing community of knitters who share the same love of good craft and timeless design. Welcome into the universe.