Gadhu Tee by Abbeymade

Gadhu Tee

Crochet
July 2024
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 16 rows = 4 inches
in Wave pattern
5.0 mm (H)
875 - 1859 yards (800 - 1700 m)
1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10)
both US and UK
English
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Gadhu means ‘rough sea’ in the Dharawal language. Dharawal is the language spoken by the traditional Indigenous owners of the land upon which I live. I pay my respects to their elders: past, present and emerging.

This tank top is made entirely in a Tunisian crochet wave pattern. You can make your wave all in one colour, in colour blocks or alternated (A & B stripes) to achieve different effects. My main sample is made striped in two colours.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10).
Ease is planned to be approx. 10cm/4in on the widest torso measurement (normally bust or hips).

Measurements
All measurements are to the nearest .25 cm/in.
Strap Width (a):
9 (9, 11, 11) (11, 11, 13) (13, 15, 15) cm,
3.5 (3.5, 4.25, 4.25) (4.25, 4.25, 5) (5, 6, 6) in.
Strap length (b):
12.75 (12.75, 12.75, 12.75) (12.75, 15.25, 15.25) (15.25, 15.25, 15.25) cm,
5 (5, 5, 5) (5, 6, 6) (6, 6, 6) in.
Armhole circumference (c):
42 (44.5, 47, 49.5) (54.5, 54.5, 59.5) (62, 64.5, 67) cm,
16.5 (17.5, 18.5, 19.5) (21.5, 21.5, 23.5) (24.25, 25.25, 26.25) in
Top edge width (d):
17 (21, 21, 21) (21, 25, 25) (25, 25, 25) cm,
6.75 (8.25, 8.25, 8.25) (8.25, 9.75, 9.75) (9.75, 9.75, 9.75) in.
Bust width (e):
43 (51, 55, 59) (63, 67, 71) (75, 79, 83) cm,
17 (20, 21.75, 23.25) (24.75, 26.5, 28) (29.5, 31, 32.75) in.
Bust circumference (f):
86 (102, 110, 118) (126, 134, 142) (150, 158, 166) cm,
33.75 (40.25, 43.25, 46.5) (49.5, 52.75, 56) (59, 62.25, 65.25) in.

Length is up to the maker.

Yarn
Skein Sisters Fabulous Sock, fingering weight (100g/400m, 75% superwash merino/25% nylon).
Colour A: Deep Teal. Colour B: Just Beach
Use any yarn you are able to achieve gauge with. Cotton yarns will probably require a smaller hook.

Yarn Quantities
Grams: 200 (225, 250, 275) (300, 325, 350) (375, 400, 425).
Metres: 800 (900, 1000, 1100) (1200, 1300, 1400) (1500, 1600, 1700).
Yards: 875 (984, 1093, 1203) (1312, 1421, 1531) (1640, 1749, 1859).

If making a 2-colour version like my sample, the breakdown of each colour is as follows:

Colour A
Grams: 89 (100, 111, 122) (133, 144, 155) (166, 178, 189).
Metres: 355 (400, 444, 489) (533, 578, 622) (667, 711, 755).
Yards: 389 (437, 486, 535) (583, 632, 680) (729, 778, 826).

Colour B
Grams: 111 (125, 139, 153) (167, 180, 194) (208, 222, 236).
Metres: 444 (500, 555, 611) (667, 722, 778) (833, 889, 944).
Yards: 486 (547, 607, 668) (729, 790, 850) (911, 972, 1033).

Tools
5mm Tunisian crochet hook with cable at least 50cm/20” long
Stitch marker
Darning needle

Skills
Tss, tdc, tfs, trs, tslst.
One seaming method (for side seams) comes with a video demonstration.
This is a pattern that could be tackled by an adventurous beginner.