The Gum Nut Tee is a summer top, or layering piece for colder days. It is a round yoke construction worked top down in the round with the main feature being the slipped stitch colour work on the yoke, sleeves and hem, adding colour and texture to an otherwise plain stockinette tee with short sleeves.

For the larger sizes, raglan increases lead into the splitting for sleeves and body, and for all sizes more stitches are allocated to the front than to the back. This is done to improve fit, and to reduce flaring fabric across the back.

The Gum Nut Tee offers an excellent opportunity to use mini skeins or left-over yarn for the colour work. In the sample two colours of different yarn weights have been mixed to give distinct colours and textures. Go stash diving to find contrast colours that will suit your project.

SIZES
1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) 9

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust: 89 (100) 105.5 (110) 115.5 (120) 130 (140) 150 cm / 35 (39¼) 41½ (43¼) 45½ (47¼) 51¼ (55) 59”.

YARN
Main colour (MC): 2 (2) 3 (3) 3 (3) 3 (3) 4 skeins of “Speckles” Fingering Weight 80% superwash Bluefaced Leicester, 20% Bamboo (400 m / 436 yards per 100g) from By Carola Down Under. Colour used in sample: Hand dyed with turmeric, cinerea leaves and black beans on a natural base.

Contrast colours
CC1: 15 (16) 16 (17) 17 (17) 24 (24) 26 g Supersoft, 50% merino, 50% Shetland wool (287 m / 314 yards per 50g) from Holst Garn.
Colour: Cinnamon
CC2: 6 (9) 9 (9) (9) 11 (11) 12 (13) 14 g Titicaca, 100% Alpaca (400 m / 436 yards per 50g) from Holst Garn.
Colour: Crown

Or if substituting yarn:
MC: appr. 670 (760) 805 (840) 890 (925) 1045 (1135) 1230 m / 735 (830) 880 (920) 975 (1010) 1145 (1240) 1345 yards of a fingering weight yarn with similar gauge and yardage.
CC1: appr. 50 (70) 70 (70) 90 (90) 95 (105) 110 m / 55 (75)75 (75) 100 (100) 105 (115) 120 yards,
CC2: appr. 85 (90) 90 (95) 100 (100) 135 (140) 150 m / 95 (100) 100 (105) 110 (110) 150 (155) 165 yards of either lace or light fingering weight yarn. If a single contrast colour is used double the amount will be required.

GAUGE
26 sts and 34 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” on the larger needle, in stockinette worked in the round with single stranded MC yarn, washed, blocked, and laid flat.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
3.50 mm / US 4 or two sizes smaller than gauge needle, circular needle (40 and 80 cm / 16 and 32” long) and dpns suitable for small circumferences, for neckline, hem and cuffs.
4.00 mm / US 6 or size required for gauge, circular needle (40 and 80 cm / 16 and 32” long) and dpns suitable for small circumferences, for body and sleeves.

5 stitch markers, stitch holders (or waste yarn), blunt darning needle.