Easy Knit Tee in 5 Sizes

EASY-KNIT TEE (in 5 sizes)

Sizes: X-Small (Small, Medium, Large, X-Large)

Finished bust: 32” (36”, 40”, 44”, 48”)

Length: 19” (20.5”, 22”, 23.5”, 25”)

Materials: 550 (600, 600, 700, 800) yds. EACH soft sport-wt. cotton/tencel blend in a solid color and sport-wt. novelty boucle -OR- any cotton-blend yarn or combination of yarns that knits to gauge (sample shown in 1 strand Cascade Yarns Pima Tencel held together with 1 strand Baron Yarns (cone yarn) acrylic/poly/lurex novelty boucle)

Circular needles size 9 (5.5 mm) & 10.5 (6.5 mm) (24” length), or sizes needed to achieve gauge

Tapestry needle

Gauge: 12 sts = 4”, 8 rows = 2” in stockinette st on size 10.5 (6.5 mm) needles

7 sts = 2”, 7 rows = 1” in garter st on size 9 (5.5 mm) needles

Stitches/Terms: beginning (beg), bind off (BO), cast on (CO), decrease (dec), each (ea), increase (inc), knit (K), knit two together (K2tog), place marker (pm), purl (P), repeat (rep), slip slip knit (ssk), stitch (st), stockinette stitch (st st), together (tog)

NOTES: Body & sleeves are worked back & forth on circular needles, neck trim is worked circularly.

Garter stitch: Knit every row.

Stockinette stitch: Knit 1 row, purl 1 row.

3-needle bind-off: Place stitches on 2 needles, work with 3rd needle. Hold needles together (right sides of fabric facing each other), then knit 1 st from front needle together with 1 st from back needle and proceed to bind off as normal.

Tee (back & front worked the same)

With smaller needles and double strand solid sport wt., cast on 48 (54, 60, 66, 72) sts loosely. Work in garter st for 1-1/2”. Change to larger needles. Holding 1 strand solid sport wt. together with 1 strand novelty boucle, work in stockinette st until piece measures 11” (12”, 13”, 14”, 15”) from beginning.

Armhole: Bind off 4 (5, 6, 7, 8) sts at beg of next 2 rows - 40 (44, 48, 52, 56) sts remain. Continue in stockinette st until piece measures 6” (6.5”, 7”, 7.5”, 8”) from beg of armhole, ending on wrong side.

Neckline and shoulders:

Next row (right side): Knit across 12 (13, 14, 15, 16) sts, join second ball(s) of yarn, bind off center 16 (18, 20, 22, 24) sts, knit across remaining 12 (13, 14, 15, 16) sts. Working both sides at same time, decrease 1 st at neckline edge every other row 4 times - 8 (9, 10, 11, 12) sts remain on ea shoulder.

Continue in stockinette st until piece measures 8” (8.5”, 9”, 9.5”, 10”) from beg of armhole. Place sts on holder.

Join shoulders: Place back and front pieces with right sides together. Bind off shoulder sts using 3-needle bind-off technique (see Notes above).

Sleeves: With larger needle and holding 1 strand solid sport wt. together with 1 strand boucle, pick up evenly around armhole 48 (51, 54, 57, 60) sts. Continuing in stockinette st, decrease 1 st at each side of sleeve (on right side rows) every 4th row as follows: K1, ssk, K to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1.

Continue to work decreases every 4th row until 6 decrease rows have been completed - 36 (39, 42, 45, 48) sts remain. Work even until sleeve measures 6” (7”, 8”, 9”, 10”) from beg. Bind off loosely, using larger needle for bind-off.

Neckline edging: With double strand solid sport wt. and smaller circular needle, with right side of work facing you and beginning at one shoulder seam, pick up and knit 40 (50, 60, 70, 80) sts evenly around neckline. Work garter st in the round (P1 round, K1 round) for 1”. Bind off loosely, using larger needle for bind-off.

Finishing: Sew side and sleeve seams. Weave in all ends. If necessary and appropriate for your yarn, lightly block sweater by laying it out on thick towels, cover with damp towel and leave to dry in a place with good air circulation.

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