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Living just a few miles north of NYC, on the Long Island Sound, I dug out the half finished yoke of this tee when the snow was deep, back in February. As I walked my friendly giant of a dog in the snow, I would look out over the Sound and dream of summer sun, cocktails and Long Island Iced Tea’s ;) And so the name was conceived!

Long Island Iced Tee
“Born in the snow, enjoyed in the sun!” 

(LOL - not quite the epic beer slogan!) 
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LONG ISLAND ICED TEE is a lightweight, effortlessly chic, semi-cropped, top-down tee.

Its elegant cap sleeves, which use compound raglan shaping, feature the Riptide stitch pattern. This stitch pattern is echoed in the delicate hem, keeping the tee light and airy.

It knits up super-fast, so you can enjoy making this over a cocktail or two. Shaken or stirred? ;)

SIZES:
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished chest circumference:
84 (92, 99.5, 108, 116.5) (127, 135.5, 144.5, 153)cm
33.5 (36.75, 39.75, 43.25, 46.5) (50.75, 54.25, 57.75, 61.25)”

See Schematic on page 4 for more detailed measurements. Suggested fit approx. 5 – 10cm/ 2 – 4” positive ease. Sample shown in size 4 with 5cm/ 2” ease. Finished garment measurements are taken with relaxed fabric after blocking, so please knit and block a gauge swatch.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS:

• Needle A (gauge needle): 3.75mm/ US 5 circular needle, 80-100cm/ 32-40” length (or size needed to obtain gauge) to knit the garment.
• Needle B: 3.25mm / US 3 circular needle, 80cm/ 32” length (or 0.5mm / 2 US sizes smaller than gauge-size needle) for I-cord bind-off and sleeve cuffs.
• Needle C: 3mm / US 2.5 circular needle, 40cm/ 16” length (or 0.75mm / 2.5 US sizes smaller than gauge-size needle) for cast on. Smooth waste yarn for holding live sts. Tapestry/Darning needle Stitch markers: 9. One unique. If not using Magic Loop for neck, sleeve, or cuffs, then a set of double-pointed needles will be required.

YARN:
Sonder Yarn Co, Fleece and Flax, 100g (395m/432 yds, 75% Bluefaced Leicester, 25% Linen).
Fingering weight.
Sample in colour Offline.

Please note that a 10% yarn contingency is incorporated in these quantities to allow for swatching and gauge nuances.

Skeins: 2 (2, 2, 2, 3) (3, 3, 3, 4)
Grams: 132 (149, 166, 187, 217) (249, 278, 300, 342)
Metres: 522 (590, 657, 739, 861) (985, 1097, 1185, 1352)
Yards: 571 (645, 718, 808, 941) (1077, 1199, 1296, 1479)

GAUGE
23 sts x 34 rnds = 10cm x 10cm/ 4”x 4” in stocking stitch worked in the round with Needle A after blocking.

CONSTRUCTION NOTES
The Long Island Iced Tee is worked in one piece, in the round, from the top down. The EOR marker is placed at the back centre. German Short Rows are worked for shaping the neck area of the tee and are worked simultaneously with the raglan shaping.
Compound raglan shaping is then worked for the remainder of the yoke.
The body is then worked straight to a semi-cropped length but can be lengthened (additional yarn would be required).
The cap sleeves are finished with either ribbing or an
I-cord bind off. Finally, the neck can be left unfinished with its minimal cast-on edge, or an attached I-cord can be applied.
Charts are provided for the sleeve raglan increases on page 15 as a visual aid to the written instructions.

EXPERIENCE LEVEL
Advanced Beginner to Intermediate.

VIDEO TUTORIALS
There are several video tutorials linked in this pattern, including:
1) German Short rows
2) 1 x 1 Italian bind off
3) Attached I-cord neckband