A really fun and approachable knit, our Lovely Lightweight Tee uses insanely easy German Short Rows to create its slooped hemlines, bateau neckline, and shapely sleeve caps. Otherwise, it is a simple bottom-up piece worked in the round to the underarms, then flat for the front and back. You’ll leave the simple neckline as is, sew the shoulders together, then pick up and knit the cap sleeves in the round, working a pretty decrease detail at the edge to keep them from fluttering! This pattern includes instructions for actual chest circumferences from 29 to 61 inches and is knit up in our easygoing but gorgeous Cattail Silk, a perfectly three-season 100% silk. You'll only need 2, 3, or 4 skeins... Yup! To learn more about materials, gauge, and finished sizes, just see product details, below!
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Product Details
Materials
- 2 (2, 2, 3) (3, 3, 3, 4) skeins of Purl Soho’s Cattail Silk, 100% silk. Each skein is approximately 618 yards/100 grams; approximately 905 (1020, 1195, 1310) (1505, 1635, 1840, 1990) yards required. We used the color Flower Field Charcoal.
- US 4 (3.5 mm), 32- or 40-inch circular needles
- US 4, 16-inch circular needles
- A set of US 4 double pointed needles
- Removable stitch markers
- Stitch markers
- Stitch holders or scrap yarn
Gauge
24 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch
Sizes
NOTE Need help deciding on a size? Check out our Understanding Ease + Selecting Size Tutorial!
41 (45, 49, 53) (57, 61, 65, 69)
To fit actual chest circumference of 29–33 (33–37, 37–41, 41–45) (45–49, 49–53, 53–57, 57–61) inches, with 8–12 inches of ease
- Finished Chest Circumference: 41 (45, 49, 53) (57, 61, 65, 69) inches
- Finished Length from Shoulder to Bottom Edge: 22½ (23, 24½, 25) (26¾, 27¼, 28¾, 29¼) inches
SAMPLE: The sweater shown here is size 41, worn with 8 inches of ease.
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Cattail Silk In Flower Field Charcoal
Our Lovely Lightweight Tee requires 2 (2, 2, 3) (3, 3, 3, 4) skeins of Cattail Silk for a finished chest circumference of 41 (45, 49, 53) (57, 61, 65, 69) inches. We used the color Flower Field Charcoal. Click Add To Basket to choose the same!