Cardamon Tee is a basic, oversized, classic style tee.
It’s designed as a cropped tee with a wide rounded neck, short sleeves and i-cord finishing along all edges. Cardamon tee is a perfect basic tee for everyday wear over your favorite summer dresses or with jeans and shorts. You can use this tee as a blank canvas for your ideas – work it in one solid color, or use hand dyed colored yarn or work it in stripes.
This tee can be a great travel project as it’s worked in mindless Stockinette with top down raglan construction.
I made two tees for myself during car/train trips this summer and hope to make a few more in future travels.

Sizes
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL)

Finished measurements
Bust circumferences – 89 (97, 106, 117, 124, 134, 143) cm / 35.0 (38.25, 41.75, 46.0, 48.75, 52.75, 56.25)’’;
Intended to be worn with 5 – 15 cm / 2.0 – 6.0’’ of positive ease already included in the bust circumferences;
Neckline circumferences – 50 (52, 54, 56, 57, 59, 61) cm / 19.75 (20.5, 21.25, 22.0, 22.5, 23.25, 24.0)’’;
Yoke depth – 18 (20, 22, 24, 27, 30, 32) cm / 7.0 (7.75, 8.5, 9.5, 10.75, 11.75, 12.75)’’;
Upper arm circumferences – 27 (32, 36, 40, 44, 49, 52) cm / 10.5 (12.75, 14.0, 15.75, 17.5, 19.25, 20.5)’’;
Body length (from hem to underarm) – 25 (25, 26, 27, 28, 28, 29) cm / 9.75 (9.75, 10.25, 10.5, 11.0, 11.0, 11.5)’’;
Sleeve length 3 cm / 1.25’’;
Length of the body and sleeves can be easily adjusted to desired length.
Sample shown on 86 cm / 34’’ bust; green and striped tees, size S with 11 cm / 4.25’’ of positive ease.

Needles
Circular 3.25 mm (US 3) 60-100 cm (24-40)’’ long for i-cord edges;
Circular 3.5 mm (US 4) 60-100 cm (24-40)’’ long for main part;
Optionally – dpns 3.25 mm (US 3) and 3.5 (US 4) if you prefer this method for sleeves.
Or needle size needed to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions: tapestry needle, 8 stitch markers, scrap yarn or stitch holders.

Original yarn
For one color tee approx 3 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6) balls / 150 (200, 200, 250, 250, 250, 300) g of Yarna Iskiya (100% cotton; 50g / 1.8oz – 200m / 219 yds);
Yardage: approx 600 (670, 740, 820, 900, 980, 1070) m / 656 (732, 809, 897, 984, 1072, 1170) yds of similar sport or light dk weight yarn.
Or
For striped tee MC yarn approx 3 (3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5) balls / 150 (150, 200, 200, 200, 250, 250) g of Yarna Iskiya
(100% cotton; 50g / 1.8oz – 200m / 219 yds);
Yardage (MC): approx 500 (550, 610, 670, 740, 810, 890) m / 547 (601, 667, 732, 806, 886, 973) yds of similar sport or light dk weight yarn.
CC yarn approx 1 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) balls / 25 (50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50) g of New Glitter Lana Gatto (49% nylon, 51% polyester; 25g/0.9 oz 300m /328yds) work held two strands together.
Yardage (CC): approx 150 (165, 180, 200, 225, 250, 275) m / 164 (180, 197, 219, 246, 273, 301) yds of similar sport or light dk weight yarn worked single stranded.
If you decide to make tee longer, you will need more yarn than estimated.
Suggested yarn: sport or light dk weight yarn in case to obtain the required gauge.

Gauge
23 sts x 30 rnds = 10cm (4’’) in St st in the rnd on larger needles after blocking.
Take time to check your gauge before starting your project.

Techniques used: Long tail cast on, knitting in the round, M1R and M1L increases, backward loop cast on, pick up stitches, i-cord bind off.