• Seen close up, Bess wears a fitted bralette, knit from light pink speckled yarn.
  • Seen from behind at an angle, Bess wears a hand knit, light pink speckled bralette with matching leggings. She turns her head to smile at the camera.
  • Sitting facing each other, Candace and Bess wears hand knit bralettes. Candace's is knit with light purple yarn and a contrasting white speckled band and straps. Bess's is knit with light pink speckled yarn, and she wears matching leggings. They both are turned to smile at the camera.
  • Jen looks down at the camera, wearing a denim jacket and black leggings with a hand knit bralette. The bralette is made with bright yellow yarn and is knit with a neon green band.
  • Seen close up, Candace wears a light purple bralette, knit with a contrasting speckled white band and straps. Houseplants can be seen in the background.
  • Seen from behind, close up, Candace wears a light purple bralette, knit with a speckled white band and straps.
  • Seen from behind, Jenny wears a hand knit bralette, made with grey-green variegated yarn.
  • Jenny stands, looking off camera. She wears a grey-green, hand knit bralette with maroon leggings and a circle necklace.
  • Bess and Candace kneel on a puff stool, looking down at a white and brown Frenchie. Bess and Candace each wear a well-fitted, hand knit bralette. Bess' is made with light pink speckled yarn, and Candace is made with light purple yarn and a white speckled band.
  • Jordynn, seen from the shoulders down, wears a deep purple bralette, knit to a tailored fit.
  • Jordynn, wearing a deep purple, hand knit bralette, is seen from the shoulders down. She has both hands in her black hair, and wears a pair of black sweatpants.
  • Gillian holds a mug of tea, smiling at the camera. She wears a tailored bralette, knit with teal and brown variegated yarn.
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Carol Bralette

Carol Bralette

$9.00 USD
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Size-inclusive Handknit Bralette Pattern

This bralette pattern is something different. Encased elastic edgings in the underbust and neckline mean this bralette actually works - even for the bustiest babes. Yes, you really can make a bralette which fits you the way you deserve.

The Carol Bralette was designed to be functional, not a quick knit. This pattern uses a very fine gauge to create a technically sound design which can truly replace your store bought bralettes. A special technique is used for the arm and neckhole edgings which allows you to encase a 1/4" flat elastic (lingerie elastic). This upper elastic is what makes Carol so supportive.

Download the full schematic here.

Credits

Tech edit: Heather Storta
Photography: Elizabeth Margaret
Model: Elizabeth Margaret, Jennifer Parroccini, Candace Wynter, Jordynn Beedle, Jenny Smellie
Testers: Jennifer Parroccini, Jordynn Beedle, Jenny Smellie, Jaime Casselbury, Katelin Walling, Ashley Boozer, Rachel Berger, Chris Cushman, Nicole Amass, Jennifer Rackley, Eliz Tomaras, Kelly Ribuffo, Alicia Wood, Noelle Aly, Amanda Lucas, Eileen T., Gillian Frank, Darlene Masters, Katherine Fichter, 

Craft

Knitting

Size Chart

Women's

Construction

Carol is knit bottom up in the round. The straps are knit last and the live stitches are grafted together. German Short Rows are used to shape the cups. Elastic is sewn into the band, and can also be sewn into the neckhole and underarm edges You can find two video tutorials for installing the band and neck elastic edgings on the One Wild Knitting Podcast YouTube Channel.

Sizing

Featuring 11 band sizes and 4 possible cup sizes for each band.

Elizabeth has innovated a new way of determining bust size in knitting patterns which allows this bralette pattern to come with 44 different instruction sets for 11 band sizes and 4 different full bust ranges per band.

Yarn

La Bien Aimee Merino Single, 100% superwash merino, 400 yds / 365 m per 100 g skein.

Yardage

• 326 - 1086 yards
• 298 - 993 meters
• 1 - 3 skeins.

Gauge

34 sts and 48 rows over 4 inches / 10 cm in stockinette stitch (both flat and in the round).

Needles and Notions

• US 0 / 2.00mm
• 4-6 Stitch markers
• Tapestry needle
• 5 yards of 1/4" elastic (optional)
• 1-2" wide elastic for band, length based on underbust measurement
• Waste yarn or stitch holders
• Crochet hook for provisional cast-on

Special Techniques

• Crocheted provisional cast-on
• Working German short rows
• Grafting live stitches
• Sewn tubular bind-off
• Sloped bind-off

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