Montee is an oversized cropped tee, knit bottom-up in the round. Its unusual proportions, asymmetrical shallow V-neck and all-over eyelet pattern give it a distinctive identity.
Knit in a springy drapey fiber blend, stylish with ease, this versatile top will look good with pants or skirts. It can also be worn as a lightweight layering piece.

Yarn
Twisted Willow Merino Linen Singles (90% Merino, 10% Cellulose - Linen / Flax, 395 yds / 361 m – 100 g)
3 (4, 4, 4, 5)(5, 5, 6, 6) skeins colorway Volvo.
Or 1161 (1268, 1404, 1500, 1646) (1793, 1904, 2094, 2247) yds / 1062 (1159, 1284, 1372, 1505) (1640, 1741, 1915, 2055) m of fingering yarn.

Needles
These are suggested needle sizes. Considering that I am a fairly loose knitter, you might need to go up 1 or 2 sizes.
Size A: US 2 / 2.75 mm 48” / 120 cm circular needles (for main fabric) – or size to obtain gauge
One spare size A needle is needed for three-needle bind off.
Size B: US 1½ / 2.5 mm 16” / 40 cm circular needles (for neckband and armhole edging) – one size smaller than Size A needles.

Gauge
29 sts x 41 rows to 4” / 10 cm on Size A needles in eyelet stitch, after blocking.

Finished dimensions
Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) are designed to fit 32-36 (36-40, 40-44, 44-48, 48-52)(52-56, 56-60, 60-64, 64-68) ” / 80-90 (90-100, 100-110, 110-120, 120-130) (130-140, 140-150, 150-160, 160-170) cm bust.

57,5 (61,5, 65,5, 69,5, 73,5) (77,5, 81,5, 85,5, 89,5) inches / 144 (154, 164, 174, 184) (194, 204, 214, 224) cm circumference at bust, designed to be worn with 21,5-25,5” / 54-64 cm ease.
Sample shown in size 1 with 25,5” / 64 cm positive ease.

Construction
Montee is worked in the round up to the armhole, then back and front are worked flat separately. Shoulders are joined using three-needle bind off. Stitches are picked up for sleeve borders and neckband to be knit in the round.