There’s a quiet that settles just before the whirlwind. It feels like a soft breath, a pause, the hush of a heart gathering strength. I was in that moment when Sailoress was born.
A sleeveless summer top made for warm skies and salt-kissed breezes, it carries the lightness of stillness, the ease of open water. Simple, elegant and full of quiet grace, it’s what you reach for when everything is about to change, when the world asks you to step aboard, loosen the lines, and sail.
 
SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10). 
Recommended ease: +0-2” (+0-5 cm). Shown in size 3 on a 35” 87.5 cmbust.
 
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
See Schematic in the photos 
Bust circumference: 28¾ (32¾, 36½, 40½, 44¼, 48, 51¾, 55½, 59½, 63¼)“ 72 (82, 91.5, 101, 110.5, 120, 129.5, 139, 148.5, 158) cm. 
Cross Back: 12½ (13¼, 14¼, 15¼, 16¼, 17¼, 18¼, 18¾, 19½, 20)” 31 (33, 35.5, 38, 40.5, 43, 45.5, 47, 48.5, 50) cm. 
Armhole Depth:6¼ (6¾, 7¼, 7¾, 8¼, 8½, 8¾, 9¼, 9½, 10¼)“ 15.5 (17, 18, 19.5, 20.5, 21.5, 22, 23, 24, 25.5) cm.
 
MATERIALS
Yarn: 2 (3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6) skeins of Linaé by Natissea (95% Linen / 5% Cotton; 207 yards 190 m / 115g), or 414 (476, 538, 621, 704, 828, 931, 1035, 1128, 1242) yards 380 (437, 494, 570, 646, 760, 855, 950, 1045, 1140) m of DK weight yarn. Sample shown in colorway Aubergine. 
You can also double up a light fingering weight summer yarn to achieve the recommended gauge, or use a woolen yarn to make a great vest for the colder weather. 
Needles: US 4 3.5 mm and US 2½ 3 mm circular needles.
 
GAUGE
20 st and 31 rows to 4” 10 cm in Stockinette st, using US 4 3.5 mm needles, after blocking.