The Fresh Favorite Tee is reminiscent of my favorite, sadly worn out, ready-to-wear tee that I picked up at a local boutique years ago. This comfy, cool and slightly cropped loose-fitting tee with a high- low hem is the hand knit re-imagination of what was my go-to warm weather top. The Fresh Favorite Tee is worked in Queen City Yarn’s Coleman, a gorgeous silk and linen blend DK weight yarn. A relaxed gauge, combined with the silk and linen, yields a beautiful fabric with fluid movement. This tee features saddle shoulders and a wide scoop neckline. Short rows ensure a great fit across the shoulders and front neckline and also shape the bottom split hem. The tee is worked flat and seamed to avoid biasing. Hems are worked in single strand double knitting and finished with a sewn tubular bind off. A glossary of special technique tutorials is included.


This pattern has been tech edited and test knit.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

(30, 34, 38, 42, 46, 50) (54, 58, 62, 66, 70, 74)” / (75, 85, 95, 105, 115,125) (135, 145, 155, 165, 175, 185) cm chest circumference; sample shown in size 5 modeled with 6” (15 cm) positive ease.

This tee is intended to be worn with 2-6” (5-15 cm) positive ease. If between sizes, sizing down is recommended.

YARN

Queen City Yarn Coleman 65% Silk, 35% Linen

(2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4) (5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6) skeins

(425, 565, 653, 720, 846, 915) (993, 1051, 1119, 1187, 1256, 1324) yards, (388, 517, 597, 658, 774, 836) (908, 961, 1023, 1086, 1148, 1210) meters

To lengthen the seamed portion of your tee you will need approximately (26, 30, 33, 37, 40, 44) (47, 51, 54, 58, 61, 65) yards, (24, 27, 31, 34, 37, 40) (43, 47, 50, 53, 56, 59) meters per additional inch.

Samples: Seersucker, size 5, modeled with 6” (15 cm) positive ease and OOAK, size 1, modeled with 6” (15 cm) positive ease.

CONSTRUCTION NOTES

The tee is worked flat and seamed. Saddle shoulders are worked from sleeve edge to neckline and live stitches are placed on hold to be worked into the neckline hem later. Stitches are picked up along the saddle shoulders and provisionally cast on for the neck opening. Short rows are worked to shape the shoulders, the back is worked with no shaping to where the hem will be split, and short rows are worked to shape the bottom. Stitches are then picked up across the front of the saddle shoulders and worked down, incorporating short rows for shoulder shaping. Make one increases and the knitted cast on are used to create the scoop neckline. The front is worked with no shaping to where the hem will be split and short rows are worked to shape the bottom. Double knitting is used to create the hems. After marking the appropriate armhole depth on the front and the back, the tee is seamed using mattress stitch. Double knitting is again used for the sleeve and neckline hems. Instructions for an optional box pleat at the center back neck are included. Check boxes are built in throughout the pattern to make marking completed rows/repeats easy.