busan tee by aegyoknit

busan tee

Knitting
June 2024
Sport (12 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in St st
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
820 - 1531 yards (750 - 1400 m)
1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 /103 (108) 115 (122) 130 (138) 144 cm
Danish English German Norwegian
This pattern is available from aegyoknit.com for kr.50.00.

Busan tee is an airy and drapey tee that can be used all summer. The shape of the tee is short and boxy, perfect for a high waisted skirt or denim shorts. Busan tee is like the sweater version known for the characteristics like the large signature cable on the front and the purl stitches at the raglan, which continues along the sides on the body and the sleeves.

CONSTRUCTION
Busan tee is worked top down. Begin by the neck by CO with Tubular CO, work the neck in the round with rib. The tee is divided for establishing the raglan increases. When finished with the increases, the sleeves are put on hold while the body is made. Here German Short Rows are worked to shape the back and sides. Sleeves are worked on the round separately.

LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY
The Busan tee is categorized as being of medium difficulty.

SIZES
1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7

Body Circumference (after dividing for sleeves): 103 (108) 115 (122) 130 (138) 144 cm

Mid Back Length (incl. neck rib): 48 (49) 50 (51) 51 (52) 53 cm

Recommended ease: model is wearing a size 1 on the pictures, and she measures 79 cm in upper width, which gives a total of 24 cm in positive ease. It is recommended to have approx.: 10-15 cm of positive ease.

Gauge: 18 sts x 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm on needle 4,5 mm in St St after blocking.

MATERIALS
Busan tee can be made in large variety of yarns depending on the look you want on the tee. Below you will find different suggestions, all of them match the gauge.
Note: be aware that yarn consumption is always indicative, as knitting strength and elasticity, etc., can have an influence on consumption. If you want more length than those specified, you must calculate more yarn.

Colors and yardage for the light brown version:
5 (5) 6 (7) 7 (8) 8 skeins / 250 (250) 300 (350) 350 (400) 400 g ‘Hør Silke’, from Gepard Garn in col.: 144 Raw Linen (30% Tussah silk, 70% linen, 50 g = 175 m).
If made with 1 thread, you will get a looser and airier tee.

Colors and yardage for the white version:
5 (5) 6 (7) 7 (8) 8 skeins / 250 (250) 300 (350) 350 (400) 400 g ‘Hør Silke’, from Gepard Garn in col.: 100 Birch Bark (30% Tussah silk, 70% linen, 50 g = 175 m)
3 (3) 3 (4) 4 (4) 5 skeins / 75 (75) 75 (100) 100 (100) 125 g ‘Cashmere Lace’, from Gepard Garn in col.: 101B Naturhvid (100% Cashmere, 25 g = 330 m).
Both threads are held together throughout the work, to create a more thick and dense stitch-image.

Yarnalternative: 1 thread of ’Løvetand’ from Camarose (100% Ecological linen fibers, 50 g = 140 m)
6 (7) 8 (9) 9 (10) 10 skeins / 300 (350) 400 (450) 450 (500) (500) g.

Needles:
Circular needle 4,5 mm (40 – 80 cm)
Circular needle 3,5 mm (40 – 60 cm)
Cable needle 4 mm.

Notions: Stitch markers, stitch holders or waste yarn.