The restaurant at Maison Fournaise along the river Seine in West Paris, France, was the location for painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s iconic “Luncheon of the Boating Party” (1881). The Fournaise Tee features a mesh lace panel that covers the entire back and wraps around the lower body to meet the narrower front panel. The sides close with shell buttons that beautifully catch the impressionist light of every day.

Difficulty Intermediate

Yarn Weight 3

Finished Size 33 1/2 (37 3/4, 41, 45 1/4, 50, 53, 57 1/4, 61 1/2)“ circumference at underarm. Tee shown measures 37 3/4”; modeled with 1 1/2” of positive ease.

Yarn The Fibre Co. Luma (50% Merino wool, 25% cotton, 15% linen, 10% silk; 137 yd 125 m/13/4 oz 50 g): Blue Dusk, 6 (7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 11, 12) skeins.

Needles Sizes 4 (3.5 mm) and 6 (4 mm): 24” circular (cir). Size 4 (3.5 mm): 16” cir. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Marker (m); stitch holder; ten 5/8” shell buttons; tapestry needle.

Gauge 21 sts and 30 rows = 4” in St st on larger needle; 20 sts and 28 rows = 4” in Mesh Lace patt on larger needle.

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NOTES

• This tee is worked back and forth in two separate pieces and seamed at the shoulders. The mesh lace back panel is wider at the lower edge and wraps around to meet the narrower stockinette front panel. The front and back panels are joined together with buttons that are sewn through both layers of edging.

• A circular needle is used to accommodate the large number of stitches.