What’s better than changing things up when you’re bored? With this pattern, inspired of course by the beautiful shape-changing comic book character, you can easily swap from a shoulder-hugging sweater, just a tube top, a halter top, or a shrug!
Knit in three separate pieces, with only a little seaming required on the shrug, this piece is perfect for those nights out when you just can’t make up your mind on what to wear. Change your look three times in one night!
Intermediate
Small (medium, large)
Tube top bust: 32 (36¾, 40½)” [81 (93, 103) cm]
Tube top length: 18” (46 cm)
Shrug length: 54”
Stitch Nation Full O’ Sheep (100% Peruvian wool; 3.5 oz/100 g; 155 yd/142 m): 4 skeins in #2550 Plummy
Size 8 (5 mm) straight needles
Ten ½”/1 cm diameter buttons, in the color of your choice (I used pearl) [Note: You’ll need 2 more buttons if you make the optional halter strap.]
Two safety pin–style stitch markers
17 stitches and 25 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Stockinette stitch on size 8 (5 mm) needles
Note: Shrug is worked from side to side.
FIRST_SLEEVE
Beginning at the sleeve cuff, CO 32 (36, 40) sts.
Rows 1–8: K2, p2 rib.
Row 9: Knit.
Row 10: Purl.
Row 11: Knit.
Row 12: Purl.
Row 13: K1, M1, knit to last st, M1, k1—34 (38, 42) sts.
Row 14: Purl.
Row 15: Knit.
Row 16: Purl.
Repeat Rows 13–16 until there are 44 (48, 52) sts.
Work in St st for a total of 20 (21¼, 22)” [51 (54, 56) cm] from CO edge ending with a knit row.
Place stitch marker at each end of last row.
BACK
Row 1: K2, purl to last 2 sts, k2.
Row 2: Knit.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 for 2” (5 cm) from markers, ending with Row 1.
Buttonhole Row 1 (RS): Knit to last 2 sts, BO 1.
Buttonhole Row 2: K1, CO 1, purl to last 2 sts, k2.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 for 4” (4 ½, 5)” [10 (11, 13) cm], then repeat Buttonhole Rows 1 and 2.
Repeat entire section (starting with Row 1) once more for a total of 4 buttonholes.
SECOND_SLEEVE
Work in St st for an additional 16 (16¼, 16¾)” [41 (41, 43) cm] from last buttonhole, ending on a purl row.
Row 1 (RS): K1, k2tog, knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1.
Row 2: Purl.
Row 3: Knit.
Row 4: Purl.
Repeat Rows 1–4 until 32 (36, 40) sts remain.
Work in (k2,p2) rib for 8 rows.
BO in pattern.
FINISHING
Seam sleeves up to 2” (5 cm) away from first buttonhole.
CO 136 (156, 172) sts.
Row 1 (RS): (K2, p2) across.
Row 2 (WS): (P2, k2) across.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 for 2” (5 cm) from beginning, ending WS.
Buttonhole Row 1: (K2, p2) to last 2 sts, BO 1.
Buttonhole Row 2: P1, CO 1, (k2, p2) across.
Work (k2, p2) rib for an additional 2” (5 cm) from buttonhole.
Next row: Knit to last 2 sts, BO 1.
Next row: P1, CO 1, purl to last end.
Next row: Knit across.
Next row: Purl across.
Repeat the last 2 rows for 2” (5 cm).
Note: Make sure to maintain buttonhole bind off on the same side of work each time.
Work Buttonhole Rows 1 and 2.
Repeat entire sequence until 8 buttonhole rows worked.
Work in (k2, p2) rib for next 8 rows.
BO in pattern.
FINISHING
On back of work, sew buttons to top ridge, lining up with buttonholes on shrug.
HALTER STRAP
If you want another fun twist on this top, add a halter strap to the tube top!
On the front of the tube top, sew two buttons on inside edge of top rib, wherever you would like halter straps to attach.
TO MAKE THE STRAP:
CO 6 sts.
Row 1: Knit.
Row 2: K3, BO 1, knit to end.
Row 3: K2, CO1, knit to end.
Work in g st for 22” (56 cm).
Next row: K3, BO 1, knit to end.
Next row: K2, CO 1, knit to end.
Next row: Knit.
BO.
