Soapberry Tee by Tian Connaughton

Soapberry Tee

Crochet
July 2024
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
3.5 stitches and 2 rows = 1 inch
in eyelet stitch pattern
5.0 mm (H)
550 - 1590 yards (503 - 1454 m)
28 (30, 32, 34, 36)[38, 40, 42, 44]{46, 48, 50, 52}(54, 56, 58, 60)[62, 64, 66, 68]{70}” chest measurement
US
English
This pattern is available for $15.00 USD buy it now

Why should you purchase and make the Soapberry Tee?

When you purchase the Soapberry Tee, you’ll receive:

  • SIZE-INCLUSIVE PATTERN
  • STEP-BY-STEP TUTORIAL TO MODIFY THIS PATTERN

While the pattern is size-inclusive up to a 70” chest measurement, I know you might not be able to use the recommended yarn (it’s outside your budget, you want to use your stash, you’re unable to achieve the given gauge, etc) or you don’t fit the standard sizing and need to make modifications to the pattern for it to fit you the way you want.

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ERRATA There is an error for back shoulders.

Looking for a size-inclusive summer tee that is both quick to make and stylish to wear? Yes, please! If you struggle with crocheting tops for your body, this is the perfect project to dip your toe into crocheting tops and modifying to fit you the way you want.

Soapberry is a simple beginner-friendly tee
worked from the bottom up in pieces with
the ribbing worked at the same time at the
sleeve’s edge. The tee is effortless to make
and wear!

SKILL LEVEL: Advanced Beginner/Intermediate

FINISHED CHEST MEASUREMENT: 28 (30, 32, 34, 36)38, 40, 42, 44{46, 48, 50, 52}(54, 56, 58, 60)62, 64, 66, 68{70}” / 71 (76.5, 81.5, 86.5, 91.5)95.5, 101.5, 106.5, 112{117, 122, 127, 132}(137, 142.5, 147.5, 152.5)157.5, 165.5, 167.5, 173{178} cm

MATERIALS
Yarn: WeCrochet Chroma Worsted Weight
(70% Superwash Wool, 30% Nylon; 198
yards 181 meters/100 grams): color
#26550 Groovy

  • 3 (3, 4, 4, 4)4, 4, 5, 5{5, 5, 6, 6}(6, 6, 6, 7)7, 7, 8, 8{8} balls

  • 550 (600, 630, 680, 715)770, 805, 860, 900{955, 990, 1050, 1090}(1150, 1190, 1200, 1300)1365, 1405, 1475, 1520{1590} yards

  • 503 (549, 576, 622, 654)704, 736, 787, 823{874, 906, 961, 997}(1052, 1089, 1098, 1189)1249, 1285, 1349, 1390{1454} meters

Hook: US size 8/H (5.0 mm) or size to
achieve gauge

Extras: Tapestry needle

Gauge: 14 sts = 4” (10 cm) and 10 rows =
5” (12.7 cm) blocked

PATTERN NOTE
This tee used a simple 2-row repeat stitch pattern perfect for an ambitious beginner.

The tee is worked flat from the bottom up in pieces with just a bit of seaming at the shoulders and sides.

The front and back pieces are identical until the shoulder and neckline shaping.

Join shoulders and then side seams using single crochet stitches or your preferred seaming method.

Finish with a round of single crochet around the neck opening.
There’s no designated right or wrong side, so be careful when weaving in the ends - decide in advance which side will be the
public side and which will be the private/inside of the top.