Van Briggle Henley

A lightweight multi-seasonal top to knit sleeveless, with short sleeves, or with long sleeves in twelve sizes (XS to L and 1X to 8X). Top features a simple openwork pinstripe motif with all WS rows in purl. Knit in a heavy lace yarn for a light, summery fabric or choose light fingering weight wool for a layering piece with a little warmth.

Shown here in size M, sleeveless version knit in Stone Soup Fingering, color Granite with Earlie buttons; short-sleeve and sleeveless versions knit in Modern Deco Lace, color Carbon Steel with Mabel buttons 

Coordinating design: Artus & Anne Cardigan shown with sleeveless samples

Suggested Yarns: 
Modern Deco Lace or Sport, Blues Singer Fingering, The G.O.A.T Lace, Fresh Lace, Kent Lace, Jacob Fingering, Shetlandia Fingering, Stone Soup Fingering, Better Breakfast Fingering or any heavy lace/light fingering yarn that knits to pattern gauge
  
Substituting yarn and/or needles may result in an overall variation in size, drape, or yardage requirement

Finished Size:
31.5(34.5, 38, 41.5, 44.5, 48)[51.5, 54.5, 58, 61.5, 64.5, 68] inches / 80(87.5, 96.5, 105.5, 113, 122)[131, 138.5, 147.5, 156, 164, 172.5] cm around chest , to fit with 2 to 5 inches / 5 to 12.5 cm of ease

Yarn requirements:
Sleeveless version: 5(775, 885, 985, 1115, 1220)[1320, 1455, 1540, 1685, 1825, 1915] yards / 665(710, 810, 900, 1020, 1115)[1205, 1330, 1410, 1540, 1670, 1750] meters
Short sleeves add: 180, 190, 205, 230, 245)[270, 290, 315, 345, 380, 410] yards / 160(165, 175, 185, 210, 225)[245, 265, 290, 315, 345, 375] meters
Long sleeves add: 5(520, 545, 580, 605, 640)[670, 715, 750, 795, 875, 915] yards / 460(475, 500, 530, 555, 585)[615, 655, 685, 725, 800, 835] meters

Buttons: 3(3, 3, 3, 4, 4)[4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4] buttons that are .375 inch / 10 mm in diameter

Gauge:
24 sts and 34 rows = 4 inches / 10 cm in pinstripe pattern on larger needles (washed and air-dried flat)
25 sts and 36 rows = 4 inches / 10 cm in stockinette stitch on larger needles (washed and air-dried flat)

Needles:
size 5US (3.75 mm) for body (or size to obtain correct gauge) size
3US (3.25 mm) or .5 mm smaller than gauge needle