Salty Air Tee by Samantha Guerin
Salty Air Tee by Samantha Guerin
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The Salty Air Tee was designed with easy breezy summer moments in mind. Simple construction, a delicate lace yoke and a style that’s easily modified to wear just the way you like it.
When knit to a cropped length, Salty Air pairs beautifully with skirts, dresses and high waisted pants. Or you can add some length to the body and style it with shorts, jeans or just about anything!
Construction
The Salty Air Tee is knit seamlessly from the top down. The neckline is cast on and short rows are worked to raise the back of the neck for a comfortable fit. The yoke lace is knit, then the body and sleeves are separated and worked from the top down.
Techniques Used In This Pattern
Alternating cable cast on, German short rows, basic lace patterning, knitted cast on, picking up stitches
Selecting A Size
The Salty Air Tee is intended to be worn with 2-4” / 5-10 cm of positive ease. Select a size 2-4” / 5-10 cm larger than your bust circumference. Measurements below are for the finished sweater.
Finished Bust Circumference
1 (2, 3, 4) 5, 6, 7 {8, 9}
31.2 (35.7, 40.5, 43.7) 48.2, 52.7, 56.3 {60.2, 64.3}”
79 (91, 103, 111) 122, 134, 143 {153, 163} cm
Yarn
640 (690, 780, 850) 950, 1100, 1190 {1240, 1330} yds of 4ply yarn
Yarn totals are for a cropped length measuring 7.5 (8, 8.5, 9) 9.5, 10, 10.5{11, 11.5} ” / 19.1, (20.3, 21.6, 22.9) 24.1, 25.4, 26.7 {27.9, 29.2} cm from the underarm to the hem. Adding length to the body of the sweater will increase the required yardage.
Needles
Needle A (Main Fabric)
One 24” circular needle, US 4 / 3.5 mm or size needed to get gauge
Needle B (Sleeves)
One 40” circular needle for magic loop or DPN’s, US 4 / 3.5 mm or size needed to get gauge
Needle C (Main Fabric: Beginning of Yoke)
One 16” circular needle, US 4 / 3.5 mm or size needed to get gauge
Needle D (Hem Ribbing)
One 24” circular needle, US 3 / 3.25 mm
Needle E (Sleeve Ribbing)
One 40” circular needle for magic loop or DPN’s, US 3 / 3.25 mm
Needle F (Neckband Ribbing)
One 16” circular needle, US 3 / 3.25 mm
Notions
Removable stitch markers, waste yarn, tapestry needle to weave in ends
Gauge
24 sts and 38 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch, knit in the round, after blocking.
Suitable yarns include:
Linen at its best! Lino is a shiny and at the same time a bit rustic linen yarn in a wide range of colours.
Material: 100% Linen
Yardage: 150m/50g
Needle: 3-4 mm
Gauge: 28 stitches to 10 cm
Machine washable 30C
Lino is suitable for hand knitting, weaving and machine knitting. The more linen is used, the softer and beautiful it becomes. The linen is from Italy and is spun and dyed in Serbia.
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Alice is a soft and sophisticated 4ply blend of Merino d’Arles and linen. The yarn is worsted spun to increase the strength and softness of the fibres and twisted into three strands to create a balanced, rounded yarn that remains supple.
With 216 m / 50 g, it is at the lighter end of 4ply and can be knitted very tightly for durable socks without synthetic material, or more loosely for sweaters and accessories that will benefit from the drape of the linen. The natural springiness of the Arles merino gives the yarn a beautiful elasticity, while the linen adds a subtle shine and a feel that is so pleasant against the skin.
It can be knitted on its own for lightweight projects, but also doubled for durable, soft jumpers, or held with a lace weight mohair yarn to play with textures and colours.
Alice yarn is spun and dyed near Biella in Italy with GOTS-certified dyes.
Fibre: 75% Merino d’Arles from Provence + 25% Linen grown in France and Belgium.
Ball weight: 50g
Meterage: 216m in 50g
Needles: 2.5 – 3.5mm
Gauge: 24 – 28 stitches x 32 – 36 rows in 10 × 10cm
Material: 55% Pure Wool, 45% Cotton
Skein size: 50g
Yardage: 225m/50g
Needle: 3-4 mm
Gauge: 25 = 10 cm
Care: Machine wash in delicate mode at 30 degrees
A wonderful soft carded yarn from pure wool and cotton. The GOTS certified Bio Balance comes in great melange colors which gives each skein an even more interesting look. This versatile yarn is great for knitting and crocheting baby garments as well as accessories and pullovers for adults. The GOTS certification is a guarantee for sustainability and social responsibility.
The raw wool comes from mulesing-free farms in South America. The cotton is grown in Turkey, where the yarn is spun, too.
GOTS certified by Control Union CU 890756.
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Along avec Anna merino is traceable to the farm, certified non-mulesed, and REACH compliant, meaning that no harmful chemicals have been used.
100% superwash merino
Ball : 50g
Meterage : 200m
Gauge : 25 – 28m for 10 cm in 3 to 3.5mm needles if knit alone.
Can be knit double or with a thread of mohair to get a DK weight gauge.
Washable on wool programme
The raw materials for our yarns come from South Africa. Our spinning mill is RMS / RWS and oeko-tex certified, which ensures the wool is produced with respect for animals, humans and the environment. (See below for more detail about these processes.)
Material: 100% Merino d'Arles GOTS Wool
Yardage: 300m/100g
Needle: 3-4 mm
Gauge: 24 = 10 cm
Washing instructions: Hand Wash
Mokosh is one of Hey Mama Wolf’s most popular yarns. It’s a 2-ply, sport weight yarn made from Merino d'Arles GOTS-certified wool—with a 21 micron count, this is the softest wool native to Europe. This rare sheep breed hails from southern France and, due to the high crimp of its fleece, yarn spun from this wool has pockets of trapped air, providing insulation and resulting in warmer garments. The wool from this breed is exceptionally fluffy, bouncy, and soft.
Our favorite GOTS-certified mill in Turkey then spins and dyes our exquisite organic wool, allowing us to have everything under one roof. This reduces our carbon footprint and ensures that the wool meets our high standards for quality and sustainability. GOTS certification is important to us, as it guarantees the best for the environment, sheep, and even the people involved in the production.
Mokosh is lightweight, lofty, and has a fine sheen. This makes it ideal for knitting sweaters, hats, and shawls.
Yarn composition: 70% Organic merino d'Arles (France) and 30% recycled cotton (which can include 2% of other recycled fibres (France).
Ball weight: 50g
Meterage: 185 m (202 yards) in approx 50 g*
GAUGE (for 10 x 10 cm of st st)
26 st x 40 rows on 2.5 mm needles / US 1
24 st x 38 rows on 3 mm needles / US 2
22 sts x 34 rows on 3.5 mm needles / US 4
Please note:
The colours of Candide are obtained from a complex process that involves dyeing the wool before spinning with natural dyes. This means there may be slight variations in shade within the same production batch. Before knitting, it is recommended you check the colour consistency in the balls you have and to alternate them if necessary (as you would with hand dyed yarns).
Also, natural dyes are more fragile than synthetic dyes. These colours are likely to change over time as they soften slightly. De Rerum Natura have selected the most resistant plants and natural extracts but they advise avoiding exposing the balls or knitted garments for a long time to direct sunlight.
Lastly, the colour "grand bleu", which contains a high concentration of indigo, may bleed slightly when knitted. Indigo pigments are non-toxic and even have beneficial anti-bacterial properties. This excess dye is easily washed off with soapy water.