This T-shirt, knitted in a plant-dyed yarn, combines stranded colourwork and moss stitch patterns
The Knitter Issue 202
MARY HENDERSON
“THIS DESIGN has a Fair Isle pattern with moss stitch accents, which gives the dabbled appearance of small brush strokes,” says Mary Henderson. “The softness and drape of the yarn means the top can be worn on its own, or layered over a camisole or T-shirt.” Mary’s design is knitted in Ginger Pink’s Exmoor Sock yarn, a blend of British wool and nylon which has been hand-dyed using natural plant dyes.
PATTERN NOTES
The lower borders are knitted separately, and then joined to work in the round up to the armholes. The back and front are then worked separately, and the shoulders joined using a three-needle cast off. The neckline is finished with an i-cord cast-off. Sleeves are picked up and knitted in the round from the armhole down. The back is worked first with a moss stitch pattern on smaller needles to create the armhole shaping. The front has a round neckline, matching the pattern repeats from the back.
CHART NOTES
The colourwork chart for the border is worked in rows: RS chart is worked from right to left, WS rows are worked from left to right.
The body is worked in the round to the armholes, so the charts are worked from right to left on every round, then divided to work separately.
The upper body is worked in rows, so the charts are worked from right to left on the RS, and from left to right on the WS.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
THREE-NEEDLE CAST-OFF
Turn garment inside out, with RS facing. Hold the two needles together matching front and back shoulders with needle tips facing in the same direction. Using a third knitting needle, K2tog (1 st from each needle), *K2tog (1 st from each needle), pass second st on RH needle over first st on RH needle to cast off 1 st; rep from * to end. Pull yarn through final st and fasten off.
I-CORD CAST OFF
Cast on 1 st, slip back to LH needle, *K1, K2tog tbl, slip 2 sts back to LH needle; rep from * to last 2 sts, K2tog. Cut yarn leaving a 10cm tail, pull through st. Use tail to join to beg of round.
K2TOG CAST-OFF
*K2tog tbl, slip st back onto LH needle; rep from * to last st. Cut yarn, leaving a 10cm tail to neaten end.
BACK
Using 3mm needles, yarn A and the long-tail cast-on method, cast on 126 (142:158:174:186:202:214) sts.
Knit 2 rows. Work rows 1-24 of Chart A, working 4-st patt repeat 31 (35:39:43:46:50:53)
