The horizontal stripes on this T-shirt take a 90-degree turn on the centre front, by working a slip stitch pattern. The garment, designed by Nicola Diggins, is knitted flat from the bottom up. The shoulders are sloped with German short rows and joined using the three-needle cast-off. Nicola has knitted her top in Ainsworth & Prin’s Merino and Silk Single, a 4ply hand-dyed yarn from her own range.

A bright breezy t-shirt with a nod to sweatshirt styling. The stripes give a nautical air and take a 90-degree turn at the centre front by working an easy slip stitch pattern.  Shipping Forecast is knit flat in pieces from the bottom up, the shoulders are sloped with German short rows and joined with the three needle cast-off.
The slipped stitch pattern is written and charted.

Sizes
1 (2: 3: 4: 5) (6: 7: 8: 9: 10)
Finished Measurements 83.5 (89: 94.5: 103: 108: 114: 119: 122: 127.5: 133)cm / 33 (35: 37 1⁄4: 40 1⁄2: 42 1⁄2: 45: 47: 48: 50 1⁄4: 52 1⁄2)in.
Suggested ease 0-10cm / 0-4in.

Yarn
Ainsworth & Prin Merino and Silk Single (4ply weight; 70% Superwash Merino, 30% Silk; 400m/437yds per 100g skein)

Main Colour (MC) 2 (2: 3: 3: 3) (3: 3: 3: 4: 4) x 100g skeins.
Approx 714 (759: 817: 936: 993) (1039: 1116: 1209: 1292: 1363)m / 780 (830: 893: 1024: 1086) (1136: 1220: 1322: 1412: 1490) yds.

Contrast Colour (CC) 1 (1: 1: 1: 1) (1: 1: 1: 1: 1) x 100g skein
Approx 162 (174: 185: 200: 214) (225: 240: 256: 281: 291)m / 177 (190: 202: 219: 234) (246: 263: 280: 307: 318)yds.

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Suggested needles:
1 pair 2.75mm (US 2) knitting needles
1 pair 3.25mm (US 3) knitting needles, plus an extra needle to join shoulder seams
2.75mm (US 2) circular needle, 40cm long

Notions and Accessories
2 stitch markers
4 stitch holders

Gauge:
29 sts and 40 rows to 10cm over st st using 3.25mm needles and after blocking.

Techniques:
Stocking stitch
Slipped stitches
German Short Rows
Seaming