Vivienne tee

Vivienne tee has a relaxed and slightly boxy fit. It is knitted seamlessly top down. The piece is started at the back neck and then increased to the full width of the back. After that stitches are picked up along the sloped shoulders for the fronts. The pieces are joined at the underarm and the body is then knitted in the round. The sleeve and the neckband stitches are then picked up from the body and worked in the round. The beautiful cable pattern is worked on the front and the back as well as on the sleeves.

The length of the body and sleeves are easily modified to suit your own body measurements. I recommend trying the top on every now and then while working on it to make sure you get the perfect length for your style. Note: You can easily modify the body shorter for a cropped look. For a cropped tee I would only work 15-20 cm / 6-8 inches for the body.

Sizes

1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

Finished bust circumference: 92 (102, 110, 120, 130) (140, 150, 160, 170) cm / 36.25 (40.25, 43.25, 47.25, 51.25) (55, 59, 63, 67) inches including the intended positive ease of 15 cm / 6 inches

Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 25 (25, 25, 25, 28) (28, 28, 30, 30) cm / 9.75 (9.75, 9.75, 9.75, 11) (11, 11, 11.75, 11.75) inches

Sleeve length from cuff to underarm (adjustable): 10.5 cm / 4.25 inches

Upper arm circumference: 30 (32, 34, 36, 40) (44, 48, 50, 54) cm / 11.75 (12.5, 13.5, 14.25, 15.75) (17.25, 19, 19.75, 21.25) inches

Note: Please be aware that adjusting the lengths of the garment will also affect the amount of yarn needed to finish the project.

Yarn

4 (5, 5, 5, 6) (7, 7, 8, 9) balls of Wooldreamers Saona (50% merino and manchega wool, 50% cotton; 220 m / 240 yards per 50 g), shown in colorway Fratelli, or 940 (1030, 1140, 1250, 1380) (1510, 1660, 1830, 2010) m / 1030 (1130, 1240, 1370, 1500) (1650, 1820, 2000, 2200) yards of similar fingering weight yarn.

Needles

For the ribbing:

3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches for the neck ribbing

3 mm / US 2.5 DPNs or circular needles with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for the cuffs

3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the hem

For the main part:

3.5 mm / US 4 DPNs or circular needles with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for the sleeves

3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches for the top of the yoke

3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the body

Always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge!

Gauge

20 sts and 32 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches of moss stitch on larger needles, after blocking

26 sts and 32 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches of charted pattern on larger needles, after blocking

Note: If you can’t match the gauge for both the charted pattern and the moss stitch pattern, pick the needle size that gets you the closest to the gauge for the charted pattern.

Notions

8 stitch markers

4 locking markers

cable needle, if using

waste yarn

sewing needle

blocking tools