Shell Tee by The Knit Purl Girl
Shell Tee by The Knit Purl Girl
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The Shell Tee is a lightweight t-shirt with a gently scooping neckline and options for a short and a long sleeve. It is a top-down raglan, initially worked flat and then joined in the round once the neckline has been shaped. The Shell Tee can be finished with either rib or i-cord details at the collar, cuffs, and hem.
You will begin by working raglan increases and neckline shaping back and forth in rows, and will then cast on new stitches to connect the right and left halves of the front section of the yoke. You will then continue to work raglan increases, with different increase rates to the sleeve and body sections towards the end of the yoke. Once the yoke is complete, you will work the length of the body. I next recommend applying the collar before finally working the sleeves in turn to your desired length.
Materials and Fit
Notions: You will need 2 mm / US 0 (40- and 80-cm / 16- and 32-in cord) and 3 mm / US 2.5 (40-, 60-, and 80-cm / 16-, 24- and 32-in cord circular needles. You will also need at least 9 stitch markers, a darning needle, and either scrap yarn, spare circular needles, or stitch holders for the resting stitches.
Tension: 29 stitches x 38 rows/rounds in Stockinette stitch on 3 mm / US 2.5 needles = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 in.
Sizing and ease: The Shell Tee has a recommended positive ease of 3-8.5 cm / 1.25–3.25 in for Sizes A-H and recommended almost neutral ease of -2.5-3.5 cm / -1-1.25 in for Sizes I-L around the chest (or the widest part of your torso). However, if you wanted less ease, you would be welcome to choose a smaller size relative to your chest measurement and vice versa.
Size: A (B) C (D), E (F) G (H), I (J) K (L)
Chest measurement (cm): 75-80 (80-85) 85-90 (90-95), 95-100 (100-105) 105-110 (110-115), 115-125 (125-135) 135-145 (145-155)
Chest measurement (in): 29.5-31.5 (31.5-33.5) 33.5-35.5 (35.5-37.5), 37.5-39.25 (39.25-41.25) 41.25-43.25 (43.25-45.25), 45.25-49.25 (49.25-53.25) 53.25-57 (57-61)
Actual circumference of garment at chest (cm): 83.5 (87.5) 93 (98.5), 103 (108.5) 112.5 (118), 123.5 (133) 144 (154)
Actual circumference of garment at chest (in): 32.75 (34.5) 36.75 (38.75), 40.5 (42.75) 44.25 (46.5), 48.5 (52.5) 56.75 (60.5)
Armhole depth (cm): 21 (21.5) 22 (22.5), 23 (23) 23.5 (23.5), 24 (25) 26 (27)
Armhole depth (in): 8.25 (8.5) 8.75 (8.75), 9 (9) 9.25 (9.25), 9.5 (10) 10.25 (10.75)
Body length from cast-on edge to hem at centre back (cm): 49.5 (49.5) 50 (50), 50.5 (50.5) 51 (51), 51.5 (52.5) 53 (54)
Body length from cast-on edge to start of hem at centre back (in): 19.5 (19.5) 19.75 (19.75), 20 (20) 20 (20), 20.25 (20.75) 20.75 (21.25)
Sleeve circumference at bicep (cm): 29.5 (30.5) 32 (33.5), 35 (35.5) 37 .5 (39), 39.5 (43) 47 (50.5)
Sleeve circumference at bicep (in): 11.5 (12) 12.75 (13.25), 13.75 (14) 14.75 (15.25), 15.5 (17) 18.5 (20)
Sleeve length (cm): 10 (short sleeve) or 48 (long sleeve)
Sleeve length (in): 4 (short sleeve) or 19 (long sleeve)
The sample garments are all Size C and I have an 89-cm / 35-in full bust.
Yarn:
For the short-sleeve option, I estimate that you will need 420 (440) 460 (490), 510 (530) 560 (580), 610 (660) 720 (780) m / 460 (480) 510 (530), 560 (580) 610 (630), 670 (730) 780 (850) yds of your main colour yarn (i.e., the yarn you’ll use for the collar, cuffs, and hem) and 390 (400) 430 (450), 480 (500) 520 (540), 580 (630) 680 (750) m 420 (440) 470 (490), 520 (540) 570 (590), 630 (690) 750 (810) yds of your contrast colour yarn.
If you are working the long-sleeve option, I estimate that you will need an additional 140 (150) 150 (160), 160 (170) 180 (180), 180 (190) 200 (210) m / 160 (170) 170 (180), 180 (190) 200 (200), 200 (210) 220 (230) yds of both your main colour and your contrast colour yarn.
Any fingering-weight or 4-ply yarn should work well here.
These estimates are generous, and have been rounded up to the nearest 10 m / 10 yds.
Techniques include leaning increases and decreases, working flat and in the round, establishing and maintaining stripes, picking up and knitting stitches, working either a sewn or I-cord cast-off.
Suitable yarns include:
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
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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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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
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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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