Summer Sorbet Tee by Lea Klein

Summer Sorbet Tee

Knitting
June 2023
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Stocking stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
569 - 1750 yards (520 - 1600 m)
to fit 71-76 (81-86, 91.5-96.5, 101.5-106.5, 111.5-117) [122-127, 132-137, 142-147, 152-158, 163-168]cm /28-30 (32-34, 36-38, 40-42, 44-46) [48-50, 52-54, 56-58, 60-62, 64-66]in
English
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The Summer Sorbet Tee is a top-down raglan tee with minimal edging and an elegant and simple raglan detail.

Sizes:
This tee is designed to be worn with approximately 6cm/2.5in of positive ease at the bust and 5cm/2in of positive ease at the upper arm.
I suggest 2 options: cropped with shorter sleeves and raw edges or full length with longer short sleeves and I-cord finishings. You may wish to pick different elements of both options to make your version, just be mindful that the yarn requirements might differ from the suggestions below.

The sizes are designed to fit 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 = 71-76 (81-86, 91.5-96.5, 101.5-106.5, 111.5-117) 122-127, 132-137, 142-147, 152-158, 163-168cm / 28-30 (32-34, 36-38, 40-42, 44-46) 48-50, 52-54, 56-58, 60-62, 64-66in

Finished Measurements:

Bust circumference: 80 (90, 100, 110, 119) 130, 139, 150, 161, 168.5cm/32 (36, 40, 44, 47.5) 52, 55.75, 60, 64.25, 67.25in

Upper arm circumference: 29.5 (32, 33, 35.5, 39) 43, 48, 51.5, 54.5, 58cm/11.75 (12.75, 13.25, 14.25, 15.5) 17.25, 19.25, 20.5, 21.75, 23.25in

Armhole depth: 22.5 (24, 25.5, 27.5, 28.5) 30.5, 32.5, 35, 37.5, 38.5cm/9 (9.5, 10.25, 11, 11.25) 12.25, 13, 14, 15, 15.5in

Sleeve length from underarm: shorter version: 2cm/0.75in;
longer version: 7.5cm/3in
Body length from underarm: shorter version: 23cm/9.25in;
longer version: 30cm/12in

The tee is pictured in size 3 on a 90cm/35.5in bust.

Gauge:
24sts by 32 rows form a 10 by 10cm/ 4 by 4in square

Materials:
3.5mm/US 4 needles (40cm/16in, 80cm/32in and 100cm/40in cables; changing cable length as the fabric grows) or needles required to achieve gauge
Knitting for Olive Pure Silk (cropped version is in the shade Raspberry Pink, longer version in the shade Lamb’s Ears), or other fingering weight yarn of similar meterage, preferably silk- or plant-fibre based as they’re less prone to curling in stocking stitch
Short version: approx. 520 (580, 620, 740, 800) 890, 1000, 1120, 1260, 1380 metres/ 569 (634, 678, 809, 874) 973, 1093, 1224, 1377, 1509 yards
Long version: approx. 620 (690, 750, 880, 960) 1060, 1180, 1310, 1460, 1600 metres/ 678 (755, 820, 962, 1049) 1159, 1290, 1432, 1596, 1749 yards
Darning needle, 8 stitch markers, one distinctive marker for BOR

Techniques required:
German twisted cast-on, Icelandic bind-off, knitting stocking stitch flat and in the round, German short rows, increasing, decreasing, slipping stitches, picking up stitches, I-cord bind-off