Rain or Shine by Chiaki Hayashi

Craft: Knitting

This pattern is available on Ravelry.

Easy top down project. The shape is oversized with kimono sleeves. This top is a crossover between Poncho / Short sleeve top / Vest.

The cream one is knitted with Shibui “Rain” Size 1 with cropped length. The gray one is knitted with Juniper Moon Farm “Zooey” Size 1 with full length.

I like to wear the cropped one with wide leg pants. Full length one with skinny jeans :)

SIZE

2 sizes available with 2 different lengths.

Size 1 - 48” around at the bottom.

Size 2 - 51” around at the bottom.

Cropped length - Front / 19”, Back / 21”

Full length - Front / 21”, Back / 23”

YARN

Size 1 - Cropped / 950 yards, Full / 1350 yards.

Size 2 - Cropped / 1050 yards, Full / 1400 yards.

BC Garn Bio Balance

madelinetosh Tosh DK

Malabrigo Yarn Arroyo

Juniper Moon Farm Zooey

You can knit this piece with cotton ~ linen ~ wool, depending on how you would like to wear it. I love the feel and look of Shibui “Rain”. Since this is an oversized top, I don’t recommend knitting with alpaca based yarn… would be heavy and stretch out too much.

Needles

Everything is worked with the same size needles. You need main needles, spare needles and 16” long circular needles.

Needle size will vary depending on your yarn choice. Below are suggested needle sizes.

Wool - US #5~6

Linen, Cotton - US #4~5

Paper - US #2~3