Sailing Breezes Tee

Description

Sailing Breezes Tee is a drop shoulder style tee that is worked from the top down in a texture pattern.  The upper back and the left and right front shoulders are worked flat until the underarm when the front and back are joined together to work the lower body in the round.  Shaping Increases are worked on either side of markers denoting the sides of the garment. The hem is meant to hit at the high hip and is finished with k1, p1 ribbing. The neck and armhole trim are picked up and worked in the round with k1, p1 ribbing.

Selecting A Size

Sailing Breezes Tee is intended to be worn with 6 – 8” / 15 – 20 cm of positive ease.  The tee has side shaping allowing for a gentle drape and more ease when it ends at the top of the hips.  Select a size based to how much ease you want based on your full chest measurement. The size chart can be found on the last page. The sample shown is a Size 3 with 6” / 15 cm of positive ease.

Sizes Available:  1 [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]

Finished Chest Circumference

34.25 [38.5, 42.25, 46.5, 50.25, 54.5, 58.25, 62.5, 66.25, 70.5]” / 85.5 [96.5, 105.5, 116.5, 125.5, 136.5, 145.5, 156.5, 165.5, 176.5] cm

Finished Lower Hem Circumference

44.25 [47.25, 52.5, 55.25, 59, 63.25, 68.25, 74.75, 77.75, 82.75]” / 110.5 [118, 130.5, 138, 147.5, 158, 170.5, 185.5, 194.5, 205.5] cm

 Materials

Yarn: 2 [2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3] skeins or approximately 565 [622, 681, 729, 787, 843, 906,975, 1041, 1106] yds / 517 [569, 623, 667, 720, 771, 828, 892, 952, 1011] m

of any fingering weight yarn that achieves gauge. *If you choose to make the garment longer, please be aware that it will affect yarn amounts.

Suggested yarn:  Araucania Yarns Huasco Cotõn Glisten – 94% Organic Cotton / 6% Lurex / 437 yds / 400 m – 3.5 oz /100g  – Color used in sample:  Crystal Clear

Gauge:  Worked in the round, after blocking:  22 sts x 34 rounds over 4” (10 cm) on US 4 (3.5 mm) in texture pattern.

Needles:  US4 (3.5 mm) 32” / 80 cm circular needles (or size to obtain gauge)

Notions:  Removeable stitch markers, standard stitch markers, stitch holder or waste yarn, tapestry needle.