This easy, breezy, slightly cropped tee is perfect for summer! The Split Back Tee is knit using Filly, our sock yarn featuring a blend of cool cotton, cozy merino, and a touch of sturdy stretch from polyamide and PBT. Gorgeous runs of colors elevate a yarn designed for socks into something truly special.

SKILL
Knitting

DIFFICULTY
Easy

SIZES
Extra Small (Small, Medium, Large, 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X)
Shown in Small Size with approx. 4” of positive ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust: 32 (36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64)”
Length from Shoulder: 16¼ (16¾, 17¼, 18¼, 18¾, 19¼, 20½, 21¼, 21¾)”

MATERIALS
Universal Yarn Filly (46% cotton, 33% fine superwash merino wool, 12% polyamide, 9% PBT; 100g/492 yds)
• 102 Kite – 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4) skeins
Needle: US Size 5 (3.75 mm) set of DPNs and straight (or your preferred needles for knitting flat) or size needed to obtain gauge
US Size 4 (3.5 mm) set of DPNs and 16” circular
Notions: Tapestry needle, stitch markers, removable stitch markers, stitch holders or waste yarn

GAUGE
22 sts x 30 rnds = 4” in Front Texture patt with larger ndl
Save time, check your gauge.

PATTERN NOTES
The body of this tee is knit flat in pieces from the bottom up and seamed. The back panels overlap, leaving the back of the garment open and airy. Stitches for the sleeves are picked up and knit in the round from the top down. The neckband is also picked up and knit in the round.

We recommend choosing a size with 0-4” of ease.

Please note that this pattern features a self-shading yarn. When breaking yarn to divide for the neck, and for picking up the sleeves, you will want to break yarn and wind off until you reach the same section of colors when you rejoin the yarn. This is not required but will provide results most like the sample. You may wish to purchase an extra skein as insurance.