Mbali Tee by Noma Ndlovu

Mbali Tee

Knitting
August 2023
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
711 - 1367 yards (650 - 1250 m)
29 - 61.75" / 73.5 - 157cm finished bust measurements
English
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This top is knit from the top down with a circular yoke. It is knit using DK weight and works up very fast. The colourwork floral motif adds some interesting detail on the top!

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Materials:
MC – 2(2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3) 100g Skeins Blue Sky Fibers, 40% Fine Highland Wool, 30% Baby Alpaca, 30% Silk approx. (192m/210yards) Colour – Crescent Moon
CC - 2(2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4) 100g Skeins Blue Sky Fibers, 40% Fine Highland Wool, 30% Baby Alpaca, 30% Silk approx. (192m/210yards) Colour – Lunar Eclipse
US 6(4.0 mm) circular needles 32” (80 cm) long
US 5(3.75 mm) circular needles 24” (60 cm) long
Yarn needle
1 stitch marker
Gauge: 22 stitches and 32 rounds in stockinette = 4” (10cm)
Sample Size
Modelled sample is 43.75” (111cm) worn on a 41” (104cm) bust. The finished bust size has 2 - 4” (5 - 10cm) positive ease.

Finished Bust Measurements: 29(32.75, 36.25, 40, 43.75, 47.25, 51, 54.5, 58.25, 61.75)“ / 73.5(83, 92, 101.5, 111, 120, 129.5, 138.5, 148, 157) cm (see last photo for schematic and detailed measurements)