SILVESTRIA TOP

A lightweight summer knitting pattern with lace and embroidered flowers

Silvestria Top is a knitting pattern for a delicate and elegant summer top inspired by a sunlit forest. Lace motifs create an airy fabric where embroidered flowers bloom across the surface, combining botanical beauty with handcrafted details.

The result is a feminine, lightweight garment perfect for warm weather.

Silvestria is designed to be enjoyed slowly, watching the lace motifs grow and the embroidery completely transform the finished piece.

🌿 Why you’ll love knitting Silvestria Top

✔️ Elegant and wearable summer top knitting pattern.
✔️ Engaging lace motifs that become intuitive with rhythm.
✔️ Embroidered flowers for endless colour combinations.
✔️ Lightweight and flattering summer construction.
✔️ Easier than it first appears once the sequence clicks.
✔️ Includes charts and full written row-by-row instructions.
✔️ Tech edited and test knitted.

💬 Real feedback from testers

“Super entertaining and addictive.”
“The embroidered flowers make it feel different from the usual lace tops.”
“Easier than it looks.”
“It’s one of those projects you don’t want to put down until you finish a flower.”
“The result is elegant, delicate and very wearable for summer.”

📐 Technical details for the Silvestria Top knitting pattern

Sizes

1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

Finished bust circumference

84 (93.5, 104, 113.5, 124) (133.5, 144, 153.5, 164) cm

Recommended with up to 10 cm / 4” positive ease.

Difficulty level

Intermediate.

Construction

Silvestria Top is worked from the bottom up.

The body is knitted in the round to the armholes, then front and back are worked flat separately. Sleeves are worked by picking up stitches around the armhole.

Suggested yarn

Knitting for Olive Pure Silk
100% Silk Bourette — 50 g / 250 m

Approximate quantity:
2 (3, 3, 3, 4) (4, 4, 5, 5) skeins.

Embroidery

The flowers are embroidered using leftover yarns in different colours, allowing every version to become unique.

👩‍🏫 Could Silvestria Top be your next knitting project?

A beautiful option if you are looking for a lace summer top with handcrafted embroidered details.

Especially enjoyable for knitters who like projects that require focus at first and later become rhythmic and relaxing.

An inspiring design if you want to experiment with embroidery on knitted fabric in an approachable way.

Perfect for anyone who enjoys delicate textures, botanical inspiration, and thoughtful finishing details.

🧶 Knit your own Silvestria Top

Silvestria is a knitting pattern designed to make you enjoy every stage of the process, from the lace knitting to the embroidered flowers.

A lightweight and elegant summer top you can reinterpret again and again with different embroidery colours.

🛒 Get the Silvestria Top knitting pattern today and cast on your next favourite summer project.