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We're here to help you stitch sustainability into every aspect of your making.
With our carefully curated selection of non-superwash, plastic-free yarns and notions, we have everything you need to get started on your next project - and the one after that.
Here's to a wardrobe of knits we love and want to wear for years to come!
We're here to help you stitch sustainability into every aspect of your making.
With our carefully curated selection of non-superwash, plastic-free yarns and notions, we have everything you need to get started on your next project - and the one after that.
Here's to a wardrobe of knits we love and want to wear for years to come!
Warm-weather knitwear can be tricky - can this beloved craft of ours actually create something that's cooling and delightful to wear when the temperatures rise? Yes, it absolutely can. In between the slightly cropped, boxy shape, breezy lace accents, and just-deep-enough V-neck, the Blossom T-Shirt has the potential to become your new favorite wardrobe staple.
It's knit in pieces from the bottom up, and then seamed together. As the short sleeves are worked together with the body, the only finishing that's required is picking up the neckband and topping off the shirt with it's beautifully detailed V-neck!
Ayano Tanaka
Pascual Cumbria
This pattern is available in Making Stories Magazine Issue 9, In Bloom.
SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) [6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Finished bust circumference: 104.5 (115, 119.5, 130.5, 135) [146, 152, 163, 169, 179.5] cm / 41.25 (45.25, 47, 51.5, 53.25) [57.5, 59.75, 64.25, 66.5, 70.75]” - recommended to be worn with 27 cm / 10.75” of positive ease at the bust.
YARN
Pascuali Cumbria (60% Cotton, 40% Viscose (bamboo); 150 metres / 164 yards per 50 g)
785 (875, 905, 1030, 1075) [1190, 1250, 1375, 1475, 1605] metres / 860 (955, 990, 1125, 1175) [1300, 1370, 1505, 1615, 1755] yards
Sample shown is knit in colourway Jademint 325.
Carmen wears a size 3 with 24.5 cm / 9.75" of positive ease.
NEEDLES
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needle with a cable length of at least 60 cm / 24” (or needle size to obtain gauge)
3.25 mm / US 3 double-pointed needles or circular needle with a cable length of at least 40 cm / 16” (or needle one size smaller than main needle)
GAUGE
27 sts x 35 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” (worked flat, in Stockinette stitch, on larger needles, after blocking)
31 sts x 30 rows = 9.5 cm x 8.5 cm / 3.75 x 3.5” (worked flat, in lace pattern, on larger needles, after blocking)
NOTIONS
• Blocking tools (blocking mats, t-pins, blocking wires)
• Cable needle
• Darning needle
• Removable stitch markers (optional)
• Scrap yarn
• Stitch markers
• Tape measure
• Back neck width (without neck band): 22 (22, 22.5, 22.5, 23.5) [23.5, 25, 25, 26.5, 26.5) cm / 8.75 (8.75, 8.75, 8.75, 9.25) [9.25, 9.75, 9.75, 10.5, 10.5]”
• Shoulder width: 52.5 ( 57.5, 60, 65.5, 67.5) [73, 76, 81.5, 84.5, 90] cm / 20.75 (22.75, 23.5, 25.75, 26.5) [28.75, 30, 32, 33.25, 35.5]”
• Back neck drop (without neck band): 5 cm / 2”
• Front neck drop (without neck band): 17 (17, 17.5, 17.5, 18.5) [18.5, 18.5, 18.5, 19.5, 19.5] cm / 6.75 (6.75, 7, 7, 7.25) [7.25, 7.25, 7.25, 7.75, 7.75]”
• Armhole depth: 17.5 (18.5, 19, 19.5, 20) [21, 22, 23.5, 26, 27.5] cm / 7 (7.25, 7.5, 7.75, 7.75) [8.25, 8.75, 9.25, 10.5, 10.75]”
• Bust circumference: 104.5 (115, 119.5, 130.5, 135) [146, 152, 163, 169, 179.5] cm / 41.25 ( 45.25, 47, 51.5, 53.25) [57.5, 59.75, 64.25, 66.5, 70.75]”
• Side length from underarm: 27 (27, 26.5, 27.5, 27.5) [27.5, 27.5, 27, 26.5, 26] cm / 10.75 (10.75, 10.5, 10.75, 10.75) [10.75, 10.75, 10.75, 10.5, 10.5]”
• Sleeve length from underarm: 3.5 cm / 1.5”
Designer: Ayano Tanaka
Model: Carmen Bahlmann
Photography: Melinda Dela Costa
Tech Editing: Jessica Schwab
Graphic Design: Camille Romano
Hands-down one of the best plant yarns on the market! Antigone is a sport-weight 100% linen yarn with a smooth and silky finish, perfect for summer tops, shirts and cardigans for layering. Linen likes to be washed (preferrably in the washing machine!) and worn and so your FOs will just get softer and softer over time.
Hands-down one of the best plant yarns on the market! Antigone is a sport-weight 100% linen yarn with a smooth and silky finish, perfect for summer tops, shirts and cardigans for layering. Linen likes to be washed (preferrably in the washing machine!) and worn and so your FOs will just get softer and softer over time.
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