A quick but engaging knit, you’ll reach for Kiteborne on the stickiest, most sweltering days of summer, when you’d rather your clothes didn’t touch you at all. Its unique top-down bias construction gives it an airy, drapey feel on the body. Knit in cotton or linen, it will soften with every wash.

Sizing
Kiteborne is intended to be worn with 5-10cm/2-4in of positive ease.
1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7) 8
Finished bust measurement:
84.3 (91.3, 98.3, 107) (115.7, 122.6, 131.3) 138.3 cm
33.1 (35.8, 38.6, 41.7) (44.9, 48, 51.2) 54.3 in
Armhole depth:
17 (18, 19, 20) (21, 22, 23.5) 25 cm
6.7 (7.1, 7.5, 7.9) (8.3, 8.7, 9.3) 9.8 in
Side length:
33 (34, 35, 36) (39.5, 41, 43) 45 cm
13 (13.4, 13.8, 14.2) (15.6, 16.1, 16.9) 17.7 in
Sizes 6, 7 and 8 have not been test knit. If you would like to test one of these sizes, please contact me directly and I will send you the pattern.

Gauge
23 sts and 31 r in 10cm/4in.

Yarn
396 (440, 491, 553) (647, 731, 825) 924 m/433 (481, 537, 605) (708, 799, 902) 1010 yds fingering or sport weight cotton or linen yarn. The sample shown was knit using a naturally dyed 100% cotton recycled from an old sweater. Suggested yarns include Purl Soho Cotton Pure and Sostrene Grene 8/4 100% Cotton.

Needles and Notions
Swatch to determine your needle size. Sample was knit using 3.75mm (gauge-size) and 3.25mm (below-gauge-size).

40-60cm/16-24in below-gauge-size circular needles for working neckline
80-100cm/32-40in gauge-size circular needles for working body
80-100cm/32-40in below-gauge-size circular needle for working hem

Scrap yarn or stitch holders
5 stitch markers, including one unique BOR marker
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Construction Plan
Kiteborne is knit from the top down. Neckline and shoulder strap stitches are cast on in the round before putting shoulder strap stitches on hold and knitting front and back separately. The back is shaped with German short rows and raglan increases until the underarm. The front is then knit with a raglan increase going down the center to create a bias. After completing armhole shaping, stitches are cast on for the underarm to join front and back to begin working in the round. The increase down the center is balanced with decreases at each side and maintained until the center front reaches the final desired length. Short rows are then worked to fill in the back and sides of the garment. Finally, shoulder strap stitches are picked back up and a garter stitch edging is worked around the armhole.