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Queen Bee Tee
Looking for a statement piece you can wear in any weather? Worked in a drapey sport-weight wool/silk at a larger gauge, this sweater skims your figure and shows it off!
With asymmetrical honeycomb lace, the Queen Bee Tee is a deceptively simple sweater that will have heads turning.
With four different sleeve options--tank, tee, 3/4, and long--you can wear this stunning style all year long.
Size
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished Bust Circumference: 29.25 (33.25, 37, 40.75, 45.25) (49.25, 53, 56.75, 60.5)”/74.5 (84.5, 94, 103.5, 115) (125, 134.5, 144, 153.5) cm
Queen Bee Tee has a recommended fit of -1 to 1”. Sample is shown with -1” of ease.
Yarn:
815 (940, 1065, 1205, 1340) (1475, 1605, 1750, 1885) yds/ 745 (860, 975, 1100, 1225) (1350, 1470, 1600, 1725) m of a sport weight yarn Note: Yardage is for long sleeve option. ¾ length sleeve will need about 10% less yarn. Short sleeves will need about 20% less yarn.
Suggested Yarn: Blue Sky Fiber Metalico (50% Baby Alpaca, 50% Silk) 147 yds/134 m, 50g/1.75 oz in No. 1633 Lapis – 6 (7, 8, 9, 10) (11, 11, 12, 13) skeins.
Needles & Notions:
US 7/4.50 mm 24”/60 cm or 36”/90 cm circulars or size needed to obtain gauge.
Stitch holder or waste yarn, tapestry needle.
Techniques to Indulge In:
Casting on
Knitting
Purling
Shaped shirttail hem
Seed stitch
Large eyelets including a double yarn over and slip 1 yarn over
Written and charted instructions
Picking up stitches
Sleeve options - sleeveless, short-, 3/4-, & long-sleeve
Working in the round
Working flat - hem and shoulders only
Increasing
Decreasing
Binding off
Tech edited and tested for maximum ease!
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- First published: June 2021
- Page created: July 12, 2021
- Last updated: August 24, 2022 …
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