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Voy's Beach

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Voy’s Beach

Voy’s Beach is a top-down knitted sleeveless tee. The lace yoke is knitted sideways and shaped by short rows. The body is picked up from the yoke, knit downwards with a fun colourwork band and slight waist shaping. Short rows at the hem finish the tee with an asymmetrical shape

Sizes:

XS (S, M, L, XL) with finished busts:

33” (34.5”, 37”, 41”, 45”) /

84 (87.5, 94, 104, 114.5) cm. 

Sample shown is size M on a 35” / 89 cm bust corresponding to 2” / 5cm positive ease. Intended to be worn with 0” to 3” (0cm to 7.5cm) positive ease.

Yarn amounts: Approximately 505 (630, 715, 840, 1050) metres / 550 (690, 780, 920, 1150) yards is needed for the main colour (colour A). The 7 contrast colours (B though H) required less than 50 metres / 55 yards each. Any fingering yarn would work; a smoother yarn would give a more draped result, if desired. Sample colours:

A: Surf
B: Aqua
C: Seabright
D: Yell Sound Blue
E: Eesit
F: Mooskit
G: Mogit
H: Moorit

Yoke lace gauge: 27 sts and 32 rows of Chart A1 to 4” / 10 cm with 3mm needles after blocking (or needle size required to match gauge).

Stockinette stitch: 30 sts and 38 rounds to 4” / 10cm with 2.75mm needles after blocking (or needle size required to match gauge).

Colourwork band: 30 sts and 30 rounds to 4” / 10cm with 3.25mm needles after blocking (or needle size required to match
gauge).

Needles and Notions: 

Size A: 2.75mm (US 2) circular needles (stockinette body)

Size B: 3mm (US 2.5) circular or straight needles (lace yoke)

Size C: 3.25mm (US 3) circular needles (colourwork band)

Note: many knitters find that they need to use smaller needles for single colour stockinette to achieve the same gauge as the colourwork; you may or may not need needles smaller than your colourwork needles for the rounds of single colour stockinette. Be sure to swatch and always use a needle size that will result in the correct gauge after blocking.

You will also need:

stitch markers, removable markers, spare circular needle of smaller diameter than your knitting
needle for the lace yoke, tapestry needle, crochet hook

Techniques

  • Lace flat

  • Fair isle in round

  • Provisional cast on to spare cable needle

  • Short rows

  • Picking up stitches

  • Increasing and decreasing in fair isle

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Tech edited by Allison O’Mahony (Ravelry: Kniterations)