The Cheshire tee is inspired by Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland, a fictional cat popularized known for its distinctive mischievous grin.
Remember when all parts faded away except for his grin or eyes?
This tee, featuring drop shoulder construction, is knitted from the bottom up in the round, starting with a split high-low hem worked in twisted rib, which is done by knitting the back and the front, separately.
Join together both hems to start knitting the body with a Colorwork section (Intarsia in the round technique) until reaching the armhole. From there, the front and the back are worked separately in flat, adding German short rows for the drop-in shoulders.
Once the short rows are finished, the entire upper edge is worked with twisted ribbing until the end.
When the body is already worked, sew the upper edges of the body, joining front and back and leaving a hole for the neck.
Stitches are picked up for the armholes and are finished in twisted rib.
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โข Needles: US 4 / 3.5 mm and US 5 / 3.75 mm circular needle 32โ (80 cm) or 40โ (sizes 61-69) cable and double-pointed needles or magic loop needle for sleeves; DPNs for sleeves if not using magic loop
โข Yarn: Fingering/3-ply weight. The sample is worked in CandyCornYarns 80% Merino wool- 20% Italian nylon; 400 yds./365 m, 100 g) – Time warp for MC and Marquesa for CC
โข Yardage: Total: 700 (755, 830, 960, 1065) [1185, 1295, 1425, 1545] y / 640 (690, 760, 880, 975) [1085, 1185, 1305, 1415] m – MC: 680 (660, 810, 940, 1045) [1165, 1275, 1405, 1525] y / 622 (672, 742, 862, 957) [1067, 1167, 1287, 1397] m – CC: 20 yds / 18 m
โข Gauge: 24 sts x 32 rounds /4 inches (10cm) in stockinette stitch.
โข Other notions: Holders /waste yarn; tapestry needle; 3 stitch markers (1 different for BOR)
โข Sizes by finished bust circumference:ย Bust Sizes: 32 (34, 38, 42, 46) [50, 54, 58, 62] in. / 80 (85, 95, 105, 115) [125, 135, 145, 155] cm
Finished Garment Bust Measurements:
35 (37, 40, 45, 49) [53, 57, 61, 65] in. / 87.5 (92.5, 102.5, 112.5, 122.5) [132.5, 142.5, 152.5, 162.5] cm – approx. 3 inches / 7.5 cm of positive ease recommended.
Note: Pictured in size 2 with a positive ease of approx. 3โ (7.5 cm).
โขย Construction: This top is knit bottom-up, in the round until the armhole separation, where the front and back pieces are knit separately flat and are seamed at the shoulders using the Three Needle BO. Sts are then picked up around the neck and armholes for the hem. Useful link:ย How to knit intarsia in the round.
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Test knitting round up
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SIZE 2 โ Debra
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SIZE 4 โ Sarah
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