Please note: Sizes I-L have not been tested. If you want to knit one of these sizes, please get in touch then I’ll send you the pattern for free in return for some feedback.

About the Batty Tee
The Batty Tee is a short summer tee that goes well with high-waisted pants and skirts. The rib structure and the prominent neckline add something special to the otherwise simple tee. You can choose between a scoop and a square neckline and between two lengths. The shirt is worked top down in a broken rib stitch. You begin by working back and front separately and start shaping the square or scoop neckline. The front and the back are then joined in the round to work the length of the body. Afterwards, you’ll add some short sleeves and finish all edges with an i-cord.

General Information

Sizes: A (B, C, D, E) (F, G, H, I) (J, K, L)

The Batty Tee is designed to have an ease of about -5 to + 5 cm - 2 to + 2 inches in relation to the bust circumference and about -3 to 0 cm -1 to 0 inches of ease at the shoulders depending on your preferred width. If you are in between sizes, I suggest choosing the size based on the shoulder width.
You can choose between a square and a scoop neckline and between two length options (A and B). Decide which size is right for you based on the given information:

Measurements of the shirt (after washing):

• Bust circumference: 77 (81, 86, 90, 94) (102, 107, 115, 124) (132, 145, 154) cm
• Shoulder width: 30 (32, 32, 32, 34) (34, 34, 38.5, 40.5) (40.5, 43, 45) cm
• Length A (measured in the back): 40 (40, 41, 41, 41) (42, 42, 43, 43) (45, 45, 47) cm
• Length B (measured in the back): 50 (50, 51, 51, 51) (52, 52, 53, 53) (55, 55, 57) cm

Materials
The shirt is knitted with one strand of a summer yarn like silk or a cotton-blend, for example the Pure Silk by Knitting for Olive (250m/50g) or the Tynn Line by Sandnes Garn (220m/50g). You can use any yarn with a similar yarn weight and composition (Fingering/4ply/Super Fine) as long as you meet gauge.

• For length A you need approx. 490 (540, 600, 660, 670) (770, 800, 960, 1050) (1200, 1370, 1550) m (535 (590, 660, 720, 735) (840, 875, 1050, 1150) (1310, 1500, 1695) yd) of a fingering weight yarn.
• For length B you approx. 620 (690, 740, 800, 830) (930, 980, 1150, 1250) (1420, 1600, 1800) m (680 (755, 810, 875, 910) (1020, 1070, 1260, 1370) (1550, 1750, 1970) yd) of a fingering weight yarn.

If you want to customise the length of the tee, you can calculate about 13 (14, 15, 15, 16) (17, 18, 20, 21) (22, 24, 26) m (14 (15, 16, 16, 17) (19, 20, 22, 23) (24, 26, 28) yd) of yarn per 1 cm (0.4 inches) of added body length. Please note that this is only an approximate estimation.
Note: If you use a different yarn weight, or yarn that behaves very differently from those mentioned above, your yarn consumption will change.

The black sample has been knitted in Tynn Line from Sandnes Garn in the colour 1099 ‘Black’, the white sample has been knitted in Pure Silk from Knitting for Olive in the colour ‘cream’ and the green sample has been knitted in Luxor from BC Garn in the colour 15 ‘Schilf’.

Needles
2.5 mm (US1½) circular needles 40 cm and 80-100 cm (16 and 31-40 inches), 2.5 mm (US1½) double-pointed needles (unless you are using the magic loop method for the sleeves).

Gauge
10x10cm = 28 sts x 42 rows worked on 2.5 mm (US1½) needles in broken rib stitch.
(Note: It is important to measure the gauge after washing and blocking, as the fabric will still widen slightly during washing due to the rib pattern.)