Coloring Book Tee

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DESCRIPTION

The Coloring Book Tee is the quintessential summer tee. This polished tee comes with a short-row shaped neckline, and different shaping and length options in the sleeve and body. Along with the possibility of just knitting the pattern plain, there are at least 12 possible permutations in the pattern itself… and more if you’re willing to make some mods. 

The pattern includes various tips on how to customize different areas for your own perfect basic tee.

All versions have an underarm ribbing detail that runs from hem through the underarm to the end of sleeve. 

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Yarn

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Knitting for Olive Pure Silk (100% silk, Oeko-Tex Standard 100), 50 grams / 1¾ oz, 273 yards / 250 meters 

Shown in colorways Plum Rose (MC) and Haze (CC) 

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Purl Soho Linen Quill (50% fine highland wool, 35% alpaca, and 15% linen), 100 grams / 3½ oz, 439 yards / 410 meters 

Shown in colorways High Tide (MC) and Pale Oats (CC)

Or any fingering weight yarn to obtain gauge. The samples were knit using ‘summer-blend’ type fibers. Suggest using anywhere from 15% to 100% cotton, linen, or silk fiber.

Yardage

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MC: 613 (703, 795, 888, 965) (1068, 1160, 1240, 1321) yards / 560 (643, 727, 812, 882) (976, 1060, 1133, 1207) meters
CC: 50 yards / 45 meters

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MC: 778 (863, 913, 998, 1081) (1155, 1255, 1335, 1425) yards / 711 (789, 834, 912, 988) (1056, 1147, 1220, 1300) meters
CC: 137 (152, 161, 176, 191) (204, 222, 236, 252) yards / 125 (139, 147, 161, 175) (186, 203, 216, 230) meters

Total: 915 (1015, 1074, 1174, 1272) (1359, 1477, 1571, 1677) yards / 836 (928, 982, 1073, 1163) (1242, 1350, 1436, 1533) meters

Needles

NEEDLE A (MAIN FABRIC) 

US4 / 3½ mm, or size to obtain gauge in stockinette stitch, in the following lengths: 

16” / 40 cm, 32” / 80 cm, and preferred method for working small circumferences in the round (such as DPN’s or small circular needles). 

Optional: use only 32” / 80 cm and magic loop anywhere the work is too small. 

NEEDLE B (RIBBING)

US2 / 2¾ mm, or needles to obtain half-twisted st gauge, in the following lengths: 

16” / 40 cm, 32” / 80 cm, and preferred method for working small circumferences in the round (such as DPN’s or small circular needles). 

Optional: use only 32” / 80 cm and magic loop anywhere the work is too small.