Like a mesmerizing moonflower opening gently at dusk, the yoke of this top unfurls from simple ribbing into a beautiful cascade of knitted texture.

Moonflower Tee is worked from the top down seamlessly with the round yoke. The neck is shaped with short rows. This design features cable-looking traveling stitches - a combination of increases and decreases that has an appearance of cables while being much easier to knit and resulting in a lighter fabric. The main stitch pattern is easy to memorize and entertaining to knit. Instructions are both charted and written.

Straight silhouette, some positive ease, and gentle neck shaping highlighting collarbones make Moonflower a comfortable to wear piece perfect for warmer weather and layering.

Sizes

• A (B, C, D, E, F, G) (H, I, J, K, L, M)
• Finished chest 35.4 (37.8, 40.2, 42.5, 44.9, 47.2, 49.6) (52, 54.3, 56.7, 59.1, 61.4, 63.8)“ / 90 (96, 102, 108, 114, 120, 126) (132, 138, 144, 150, 156, 162)cm
• Sizes listed are actual finished tee measurements
• For the fit shown, choose the size that fits your chest circumference with approximately 3” / 8cm of positive ease
• Model has 37” / 94cm chest and is wearing size C

Yarn

• DK weight yarn held single 650 (700, 750, 800, 855, 910, 965) (1020, 1075, 1135, 1195, 1255, 1315)yds / 595 (640, 685, 730, 780, 830, 880) (935, 985, 1040, 1095, 1150, 1200)m
• OR fingering weight yarn held double, twice the yardage stated above
• Sample tee yarn: The Palmetto Cottage Collection from The Royal Bee Yarn Company (100% superfine merino, 472yds / 100g) in color Ringland Pram Pink, held double. Get it here!
• Recommended: solid, semi-solid or kettle dyed to show more details of the stitch patterns

Needles and Gauge

• Swatch to determine needle size that helps to fit the gauge of 25 sts and 33 rows in 4” / 10cm in pattern, blocked; needle size below are a suggestion
• US 6 / 4mm circular needles for the body
• US 4 / 3.5mm circular needles for the ribbing
• Sleeves: US 4 / 3.5mm circular needles for the magic loop method, a set of dpns, or other needles suitable for working small circles in the round

Construction

• The tee is knit from the top down seamlessly in the round with the yoke.

• The neckline is worked in 2x1 rib and shaped with short rows.

• Once the yoke is completed, stitches for the sleeves are placed onto waste yarn and underarm stitches are cast on. Body is worked in the round until the desired length, then finished off with 2x1 rib.

• Short sleeves are worked in ribbing in the round.