A swingy breezy cropped t shirt designed for machine knitting on a standard gauge machine with ribber. This shirt has a garland yoke inspired by the bobbing sea pinks (thrift) against the blue ocean. A very flattering fit, this T-shirt will soon be a day to day favourite.

The colourwork motif is modern and fresh - and designed to show off the lustrous silky hand dyes Merino from Ripples Crafts yarns. It has a beautiful drape, giving a soft easy shape and flattering outline.

The yoke is knit first in tiers, then the body and sleeves are knit off the yoke. Its cropped shape can easily be lengthened to suit.

Sizes available S (M, L, XL) with finished bust circumference of 92 (102, 112, 120) cm, designed to be worn with 5 - 10 cm of ease. The sample in the photo is size XL worn with 10 cm of ease.

Tension
The gauge on the machine is 28 stitches and 35 rows to 10 cm.

Yarn
Recommended yarn is Ripples Craft Burras merino singles, or other 100% pure wool fingering weight single with a good drape. You need one main colour (C1) and four contrast colours C2,C3, C4, C5.

approximate yarn quantities for cropped length as pattern for S (M, X, XL)

METRES       /     	        YARDS

C1 570 (650 ,720 ,790) / 630 (710 ,790 ,860)
C2 50 (50 ,60 ,60) / 50 (60 ,60 ,70)
C3 50 (60 ,60 ,70) / 60 (60 ,70 ,70)
C4 40 (50 ,50 ,60) / 50 (50 ,60 ,60)
C5 30 (30 ,30 ,30) / 30 (30 ,30 ,40)

Techniques used
Knitting onto waste yarn and rehanging with decreases
Punchcard colourwork
Ribber - 1 x 1 ribbing

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