Melissa’s Pyramis
Size 3 on 37”/94cm bust and 42.75”/109cm hip
Yarn: Premier Cotton Fair - it is soft, drapey, heavy, but it stretched out after a few wears.
Yardage: 1100 yards/1005 meters
Modification: Added 2 inches (20 extra sts)
Notes: May make a smaller size next time.
Finished measurements: Hip - 43”/109cm (became 46”/117cm after a few wears), chest - 59.5”/151cm (became 58”/147cm after wear). body length - 23”/58.5cm
Click here for Melissa’s Ravelry project page. She is also on Instagram at MisLisKnits.
Catherine’s Pyramis
Size 1 on 36.5”/93cm bust and 36”/91.5cm hip
Yarn: Purple color is Classic Elite Telluride - 82/12/6 percent alpaca/linen/Donegal
Green color is Universal Yarn Wool Pop - 50/35/15 percent bamboo/superwash wool/polyamide
Yardage: 330 yards/302 meters of each color
Modifications: She knitted it with a looser gauge (17.5 sts x 34 rows), so the finished top turned out bigger. Also, Catherine knitted three rounds of 1x1 twisted rib all in purple color.
Finished measurements: Hip - 40”/102cm, chest - 48”/123cm, body length - 18.5”/47cm.
Click here for Catherine’s Ravelry project page. She is also on Instagram at Catherine_this_life
Olha’s Pyramis
Size 2 on 35.75”/91cm bust and 37.5”/95cm hip
Yarn: Luxury Selection (90/10 cotton/silk) and Silvedd Filati (100% silk). These yarns are drapey, so the top’s hip stretched out.
Yardage: 470 yards/430 meters of grey and 427 yards/390 meters of rose
Modification: worked the neck’s I-Cord with smaller needles
Finished measurements: Hip - 46.5”/118cm, chest - 53.5”/136cm, body length - 19.75”/50cm.
Click here to see Olha’s Ravelry project page. She is also on Instagram at Olhareva
Anne’s Pyramis
Size 1 on 34.25”/87cm bust and 37”/94cm hip
Yarn: Noro Silk Garden Sock, Grignasco Champagne
Yardage: 220 yards/201 meters of each yarn
Modifications: none
Finished measurements: Hip - 37½”/95.5cm, chest - 51½”/131cm
Click here to see Anne’s Ravelry project page. She is also on Instagram at Anneswolle.
Kristina’s Pyramis
Size 5 on 47.75”/121cm bust and 47.25”/120cm hip
Yarn: Amy Butler Belle Organic DK from Rowan, 50/50 percent wool/cotton
Yardage: 1179 yards/1078 meters in the garment, the finished garment weighs 449g.
Modification: Added bust dart as suggested in the pattern
Notes: Gauge was spot on on the gauge swatch, but the garter stitch row gauge really stretches out in a large garment even if blocked smaller
Finished measurements: Hip - 53.5”/136cm initially, 56”/142cm after wear, chest - 67”/170cm initially, 63”/160cm after wear, and body length - 20.5”/52cm initially, 22”/56cm after wear
Click here to see Kristina’s Ravelry project page. She is also on Instagram at Spinnkrok.
Cesca’s Pyramis
Size 2 on 35.5”/90cm bust and 37.75”/96cm hip
Yarn: Juniper Moon Farm Patagonia Organic (Sport weight, 100% wool) and De Rerum Natura Ulysse (Sport weight, 100% wool)
Yardage: dark color - 458 yards/419 meters and light color - 466 yards/426 meters
Modification: added 3/4 sleeves, used provisional crochet cast-on to work a 3-needle-bind-off on the side seams and to have live sts for the armhole finishing
Finished measurements: Hip - 41.25”/105cm, chest - 49.5”/126cm, and body length 20.75”/52.5cm
Click here to see Cesca’s Ravelry project page. They are also on Instagram at FelixAguilarCrafts.
Melissa’s Cropped Pyramis
Size 4 on 42”/107cm bust and 46”/117cm hip
Yarn: Neighborhood Fiber Co's Capital Luxury Sport yarn (80/10/10 percent merino/cashmere/silk) - the yarn is smooth and soft with some drape.
Yardage: 434 yards/397 meters of the darker color and 462 yards/422 meters of the second, lighter color
Modification: added 2 rows of the second color at the side seams to continue the pattern, omitted the neck I-Cord
Notes: should only add a single row on one edge next time, so as to make one row of the second color, then add the second row with mattress stitch
Finished measurements: Hip - 54”/137cm, chest - 56”/142cm, and body length - 18”/46cm
Click here to see Melissa’s Ravelry project page. She is also on Instagram at MG.wears.things.
Beth’s Pyramis
Size 7 on 44”/112cm bust and 56”/142cm hip
Yarn: Cascade Yarns Anchor Bay - it has form without being too stiff.
Yardage: 1300 yards/1188 meters
Modifications: none
Notes: The top fits bigger than expected
Finished measurements: Hip - 65”/165cm, chest - 78”/198cm, and body length - 21”/53.5cm
Click here to see Beth’s Ravelry project page. She is also on Instagram at SchuffBeth.
