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Half Moon Tee
This is a top down constructed color work tee, worked in the round. It is a very beginner friendly pattern, and is great for and adventurous beginner.
The tee is the first installment of the Lunar Collection, due to be released throughout the next few months.
You can always add more length in the body to make it a full tee, or keep it cropped. There are instructions in the pattern to help fit it to your own personal body type as well as size.
Details :
(Smaller needle) Body: US size 2 / 2.75 mm 16” and 32” / 40 and 80 cm circular needles to be worked in the round. Sleeves: 9” / 23 cm circular needle, or DPN’s.
(Larger needle) Body: US size 4 / 3.5 mm 16” and 32” / 40 and 80 cm circular needle to be worked in the round. Sleeves: 9” / 23 cm circular needle, or DPN’s.
(Or needles to obtain gauge)
Please note: many knitters experience a difference in tension between stockinette and stranded stockinette. Please be sure to check that your gauge does not differ over the stranded colorwork sections of the pattern. You may need to go up a needle size to maintain gauge in the colorwork sections.
Gauge : 24 sts and 36 rows = 4” / 10 cm worked in stockinette in the Rnd on Larger Body Needles.
Sizes : 1 ( 2, 3, 4, 5) 6, 7, 8, 9
Finished Bust Circumference Measurements : (ease is built into the finished measurement)
33½ (38, 43, 46½, 51½)54½, 58, 63, 68½”/
85 (96.5, 109, 118.5, 132)139, 147.5, 160, 173.5 cm
Recommended finished ease is 6-7” of positive ease. Sample shown is on a size 2, with 7” positive ease.
Yarn:
Color A: 323 (358, 405, 440, 486)525, 565, 612, 657 yards / 296 (328, 371, 403, 445)480, 517, 560, 601 m fingering weight
Color B: 115 (127, 144, 156, 173)187, 201, 217, 234 yards / 106 (117, 132, 143, 159)171, 184, 199, 214 m fingering weight
Color C: 150 (166, 188, 204, 226)244, 262, 284, 305 yards / 138 (152, 172, 187, 207)224, 240, 260, 279 m fingering weight
Yarn Used:
Dragon Hoard Yarn Outlander Collection:
Color A: 1 (1, 1, 2, 2)2, 2, 2, 2 skeins Healer 436 yards/100 grams
Color B: 1 skein Red Jamie 436 yards/100 grams
Color C: 1 skein Clan Fraser 436 yards/100 grams
Notions :
Stitch markers (2 total; 1 unique for BOR), scissors; row counter (suggested); darning needle to weave in ends; waste yarn or stitch holders to hold your sleeve stitches.
Notes :
This tee is knit top down yoke style, using circular needles worked in the round. The sleeves are put on holders, and the rest of the body is knit first.
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- First published: June 2019
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- Last updated: July 15, 2020 …
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