Striped Spring Shirt by Purl Soho

Striped Spring Shirt

Knitting
April 2015
Sport (12 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 35 rows = 4 inches
in striped stitch pattern
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1110 - 1680 yards (1015 - 1536 m)
33¼ (37¼, 41¼, 45¼, 49¼)
English
This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS

  • Main Color (MC): 3 (4, 4, 5, 5) skeins of Purl Soho’s Mulberry Merino, 80% extra fine merino, 20% mulberry silk. Each skein is 247 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 730 (820, 910, 1010, 1105) yards required. We used the color Heirloom White.
  • Contrast Color 1 (CC1): 1 skein of Purl Soho’s Line Weight, 100% merino. Each skein is 494 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 270 (295, 320, 350, 375) yards required. We used the color Timeless Navy.
  • Contrast Color 2 (CC2): 1 skein of Line Weight; approximately 110 (130, 155, 175, 200) yards required. We used the color Peacock Blue.
  • US 4, 32-inch circular needle
  • Optional: US 4, 12- or 16-inch circular needle (for picking up and working upper sleeves)
  • A set of US 4 double pointed needles
  • 1 stitch marker

GAUGE
24 stitches and 35 rows = 4 inches in striped stitch pattern, blocked

SIZES
33¼ (37¼, 41¼, 45¼, 49¼)

  • Finished Chest Circumference: 33 ¼ (37 ¼, 41 ¼, 45 ¼, 49 ¼) inches
  • Finished Length from Shoulder to Bottom Edge: 22 (22 ½, 23, 23 ¾, 24 ¼) inches
  • Finished Length from Underarm to Bottom Edge: 14 inches
  • Finished Length from Center of Neck to Cuff: 26 ½ (27 ½, 28 ½, 29 ½, 30 ½) inches

EASE: This piece is designed with a 1 to 3-inch ease.
SAMPLE: Size 37 ¼ is pictured here.