PURL PAL: The Simple Bralette
The Simple Bralette by Naked Knit in Cubria by Pascuali, shot analogue by Sophie Nawratil
To be honest – the summer knit struggle is real. Don’t get me wrong – I love summer yarns and all the cute tops, but (and it’s a big one) those thin needles are killing me. I’m always a bit afraid that summer will be over before I’m able to finish my summer knit. I’m just not made for those itsy bitsy thin needles, I prefer my knits the way I prefer my sewing projects – quick!
The Simple Bralette by Naked Knit in Cubria by Pascuali, shot analogue by Sophie Nawratil
And then I started working in a yarn shop…. and being surrounded by so many gorgeous yarns didn’t really help with staying strong and resisting the need to buy skinny yarns. Linen, cotton, cashmere. SPEAKING OF CASHMERE – my colleague aka boss (she feels like such a good friend already, calling her my boss feels weird) once said that once you start working/knitting with cashmere, there is no coming back. So you’ve been warned… but back to the story.
I kept my eyes open for patterns and after some time and research I got lucky! I found NAKED KNIT – two young women who design knitting patterns for bras and lounge wear. Knitting something I could wear in the Winter as well? Sounded like the perfect deal! Hot girl summer and cozy girl winter all in one? YES PLEASE. So I choose the simple bralette.
The Simple Bralette by Naked Knit in Cubria by Pascuali, shot analogue by Sophie Nawratil
In the pattern, they originally use and recommend cashmere yarn, but as I wanted to wear the bra as a top in summer as well, I thought cashmere would be too fluffy and “woolly” (if you know what I mean). So I asked Dajana (my friend/colleague/boss) which yarn I could use instead of cashmere and we ended up with Cumbria from Pascuali. It’s a viscose-cotton yarn and BOY it’s SO soft!
The mesh structure is super pretty and has a very fine and right amount of shine without looking super structured like those cheap extremely shiny cotton yarns. And did I mention how soft it is? It’s the cashmere under the vegan friendly/plant based yarns. Yes – THAT soft. So for me, it was the perfect choice.
The Simple Bralette by Naked Knit in Cubria by Pascuali, shot analogue by Sophie Nawratil
The pattern is very easy, but when I first read that it includes a “provisional cast on” I thought – I need to do what now…?! Turns out it’s super easy (especially when you only have to cast on 10 stitches). After the cast on, it’s just a fast and fun knit – no further difficulties.
In conclusion – summer knits don’t always have to be a pain in the you-know-where, you only have to make your tops short enough.
The Simple Bralette by Naked Knit in Cubria by Pascuali, shot analogue by Sophie Nawratil
Bussis
Sophie
PS: All photos are done by my wonderful and talented friend Sophie Nawratil
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Sophie is a self-taught sewist living in Vienna, Austria. If she's not sewing or taking analog photos, she's probably running after her son. Instagram: @bitte.mach.dasLeave a comment
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6 Comments
Betsy Naselli
could you recommend a yarn for the bralette that I could buy in the US or from an online source that will translate to English? I would love to try this pattern- it would even help if you could share what weight yarn I should seek out? thanks in advance
Marianne Lewis
Good grief people, when is it appropriate to comment on someone’s body type while they are posting about an object they crafted for themselves, by themselves? Enjoy the spirit of self discovery and joy in making something new and different. No way in hell would this suit me, but I still delight in someone else’s pleasure in discovering they can knit in the summer (I can’t) and maybe one day I will think of this bralette when a much younger friend with a completely different body type then mine is requesting a garment!
Rae Ferguson
Cute Saturday afternoon free spirited clothing!
Kate Renwick
This doesn’t really work as under wear. No support What so ever. The band isn’t tight……..really nothing I like about it as a garment. I’m sure you like it as you’ve put it out there and that’s ok.
Kate Challis
Yeah, agreed. This sort of works for a very flat chested person, like the model, but if someone who has any kind of weight in her breasts tried to do it, it would look and feel bad. Maybe if it included boning or underwire? The thing is, in these photos, this loose/free granola look is what they are going for. But it doesn’t translate in other shapes. As much as I like the body inclusivity movement, I’m also okay with recognizing that not every look is my favorite or going to work for my body, and that somebody else may like different things and that’s ok.
M Leath
I enjoy your articles and wish they were a thing when I was way younger. I battled with the same dilemma and chose quilting and sewing.
Keep knitting and exploring lovely yarns.