Celestia Top by Zanete Knits Kit

The Celestia Top by Zanete Knits is a seamless, top-down yoke design is all about making a statement while staying totally wearable. With short sleeves, double-layered hems, and a never-ending colourwork motif, Celestia is the perfect summer knit for anyone who loves colour and doesn’t want the fun to stop.

The motif itself is inspired by her Latvian roots—a sun symbol connected by a web of intricate branches. It’s got a meditative rhythm to knit, and the larger blocks of solid colour provide that unique visual impact.

If you’re feeling adventurous, try using colour-changing yarn for that magical effect. And if you’re into clever techniques, this is the perfect project for practicing the ladderback jacquard to handle those long floats.

For the best results, go with a high-contrast colour combo to get the motif to show fully. Whether you’re drawn to the symmetry, the colours, or the techniques, this project is a joy to knit. And the compliments you’ll get on the finished piece are a sweet cherry on top.

Level of difficulty: Intermediate

Sizes 
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

Finished Bust circumference:
36½ (40, 44½, 48½, 52, 56½, 60, 64½, 68½)” Designed to be worn with 10-15 cm / 4-6” positive ease around the chest.

Gauge 
26 sts & 32 rows = 10 cm / 4” in stranded colourwork in the round, on larger needles, blocked.

Suggested needles 
3.25 mm (US 3) or needle size required to obtain gauge. These should be circulars 60-100 cm / 24-40” long.
2.75 mm (US 2) or size smaller than gauge needles for the neckband. These should be circulars 40-60 cm / 16-24” long.

Yarn
Sport weight. depending on the length of the top and shaping option, allow approximately:

Main colour (MC): 620 (675, 770, 865, 920, 1010, 1090, 1150, 1230) m / 680 (740, 840, 945, 1005, 1105, 1190, 1260, 1345) yds

Contrast colour (CC): 445 (495, 545, 595, 655, 705, 755, 830, 880) m / 485 (540, 595, 650, 715, 770, 825, 910, 960) yds

Kit includes: 5 hanks of Kelbourne Woolens Andorra and 4 balls of Schoppel Wolle Edition 3 in a vinyl bag.

Kit A - Andorra in Snow White and Edition 3 in 2399 Rosetta

Kit B - Andorra in Snow White and Edition 3 in 2362 Auntie Emma