Wednesday, May 21, 2025, Issue 395: Happy Wednesday! What is on your needles?

• Posted on 21 May 2025
• By Sue
• Posted in knitting inspiration, May 2025, spring knitting, summer tee
• 0

There have been days when I am ready to wear a summer tee but then again there have been days of chilly, gray or rainy days when I am not! It is definitely time to knit some summer tees though!

Seashore Stroll by Jennifer Shiels Toland is a top-down in the round textured yoke sweater. It has many features to choose the perfect sweater for your body and season. 

Choose from three necklines - two wider openings for summer, or a smaller twisted rib neckline. Long or short sleeves? Would you like to include waist shaping for your sweater?

SIZES: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished chest circumference:
80 (90, 101, 110, 120) (130, 141, 150, 160)cm
32 (36, 40.25, 44, 48) (52, 56.25, 60, 64)”

See Schematic on page 5 for more detailed measurements.
Suggested fit approx. 5 – 10cm (2 – 4”) positive ease. Sample shown in size 4 with 7.5cm (3”) ease.
Finished garment measurements are taken with relaxed fabric after blocking, so please knit and block a gauge swatch.

YARN
Short sleeves
741 (825, 943, 1035, 1158) (1274, 1422, 1539, 1675) metres
804 (902, 1030, 1131, 1266) (1392, 1554, 1682, 1831) yards

Full length sleeves 
1123 (1231, 1395, 1512, 1669) (1843, 2068, 2229, 2399) metres
1227 (1345, 1524, 1652, 1823) (2014, 2260, 2435, 2622) yards

NEEDLES
3.50 mm (US 4) circular needle, 80cm / 32” length (or size needed to obtain gauge) to knit the garment and sleeves. If not using magic loop for sleeves, then a set of double pointed needles will be required.

3.25 mm (US 3) circular needle, 80cm / 32” & 40cm / 16” length (or 0.25mm / 1 US size smaller than gauge-size needle) to knit the neck band and sleeve cuffs. If not using magic loop for sleeves, then a set of double pointed needles will be required. Spare needle or smooth waste yarn for holding live sts.

GAUGE
23 sts x 36 rnds = 10cm x 10cm (4”x 4”) in stocking stitch worked in the round on largest needle.
23 sts x 44 rnds = 10cm x 10cm (4”x 4”) over Rnds 1 – 44 in Yoke Textured Stitch pattern chart on page 11, worked in the round on largest needle.
Gauge is very important, please see Construction notes.
Measurements taken after blocking.
Tip: Block and pin swatch, and leave to dry.

SUGGESTED YARN 
BC Garn Bio Balance, Quince & Co Chickadee, Elsebeth Lavold Hempathy

The Lacey Loop Top by Other Loops_ has a classic fit and boat-beck, detailed with stripes consisting of purl stitches, a feminine eyelet pattern, and a unique ribbing edge.

The top is worked from top to bottom. First stitches are cast on for the back piece, which is then worked back and forth with short rows to shape the upper back. Then stitches are picked up along each shoulder edge and the shoulders are worked back and forth individually. The 2 shoulders are joined by casting on stitches mid-front. The front and back pieces are joined for the body, then the piece is worked in the round and finished with eyelets and purl stitches. Stripes are worked with purl stitches and eyelets according to a chart throughout the entire top. The first part of the pattern describes the chart row-for-row.

SIZES
XS (S) M (L) XL (XXL)

MEASUREMENTS
Circumference_ 88 (94) 98 (104) 110 (118) cm.
Length_ 52 (52) 52 (57) 57 (57) cm, measured mid-back.
The top has a positive ease of approx. 6 cm, with gradually less ease for the bigger sizes.

The shown tops are size S with a positive ease of 8 cm.

YARN
1 strand of DK weight yarn
740 (740) 888 (888) 1036 (1036) yards / 675 (675) 810 (810) 945 (945) m

Or
2 strands of fingering yarn in double the amounts of a single strand

NEEDLES
4.00 mm (US 6) circular needle, 80cm / 32” length (or size needed to obtain gauge)
4.50 mm (US 7) circular needle, 80cm / 32” length (or size needed to obtain gauge)

GAUGE
20 stitches x 32 rows in stockinette on 4.5 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm after washing and blocking

SUGGESTED YARN 
Rowan Cotton Cashmere, Sandnes Garn Line, Juniper Moon Zooey

The Silfurberg by Joji Locatelli is named after the Icelandic crystal that splits the light into quiet rainbows, Silfurberg is a breezy raglan tee that plays with delicacy and structure in equal parts. This pullover is knitted from the top-down in one piece. It has raglan sleeves and a subtle neck shaping.
The front and back are adorned with a beautiful Diamond Lace pattern, and the main fabric features textured purl ridges.

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10). Shown in size 3 on a 36” (90 cm) bust.
Recommended ease: 2-4” (5-10 cm) of positive ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Neck opening: 16½ (18, 19¼, 19¼, 19¼, 20½, 20½, 21¾, 21¾, 23)“ 41.5 (45, 48, 48, 48, 51, 51, 54.5, 54.5, 57.5) cm.
Bust circumference: 30 (33½, 38, 42, 45¾, 50¼, 54, 58, 61¾, 66¼)” 75 (84, 95, 105, 114.5, 125.5, 135, 145, 154.5, 165.5) cm.
Sleeve circumference: 10¾ (11½, 13, 14¼, 14½, 16½, 17¾, 19, 20, 21)“ 27 (28.5, 32.5, 35.5, 36.5, 41, 44.5, 47.5, 50, 52.5) cm.
Yoke Depth: 6¼ (6¾, 7½, 8¾, 9¾, 9½, 10, 10½, 10¾, 11)” 15.5 (17, 19, 22, 24.5, 23.5, 25, 26, 26.5, 27.5) cm.
Length from underarm to hem: 12½“ (31 cm).

YARN
428 yd 391m; 100g); or 556 (684, 813, 984, 1112, 1241, 1412, 1540, 1669, 1840) yards 508, 625, 742, 899, 1016, 1133, 1290, 1407, 1525, 1681) m of fingering weight yarn.

NEEDLES
3.0 mm (US 2.5) and 2.75 mm (US 2) circular needles, at least 32” (80 cm) long

GAUGE
25 sts and 40 rows to 4” (10cm) in Stockinette St on US 2½ (3 mm) needles, after blocking.

SUGGESTED YARN
Hedgehog Fibres Sock, Lichen and Lace 80/20 Sock

Bright, breezy & versatile! Astro Pop is the perfect knit for summer. Are you in?

This will be Olive Knits 9th Annual 4 Day KAL! Astro Pop is a cheerful, summery design in three colors. Mixing and matching is encouraged!

May 23rd is LAUNCH DAY: Pattern pre-order will open

July 4th is CAST ON DAY and KAL begins!

More details will be coming soon!

FOs and WIPs

I finished my Geddy Tee by Tanis Lavallee!

For the main colour, I used just over 705 yards of Navia Bummull - less than 3 balls! Bummull is a beautiful 55% Wool, 45% Cotton blend. For the granny squares, I used five of the leftover colours of Koigu Jasmine from my Wrap it Real Good by Ambah O'Brien.

I also finished my Aal Ower Toorie, the Shetland Wool Week 2025 hat. I am wearing my Seaside Tee by Cheryl Mokhtari.

This is the top of it. The centred double decreases make such a lovely design! The colours I chose are similar to the Kit 2 Kaleyard colours. I used 2 new balls and 5 from my stash of leftover Jamieson & Smith 2 Ply Jumper Weight. Kits can be purchased HERE.

I cast on Misurina by Caitlin Hunter using BC Garn Allino. I am making the third size. I should be farther along but for some reason when I started the chart, I completely missed the cable section! No wonder the 96 stitches weren't divisible by 5 but divisible by 8! I had knit 2 together and knit just the lace up to round 12 before it hit me that I had to frog back to the round after the short rows.

This was my progress by 7pm last night. I had originally thought I might be able to use ladderback jacquard to manage the long floats. In the end, I didn't because I wasn't sure where to put the extra stitch with the cable section in between.

KNIT GROUP AND GALLERY

Paulette (@psknitting50) has knit dozens of Baby Surprise Jackets by Elizabeth Zimmermann over the years but this is the first Adult Surprise Jacket she has knit!

She used her own hand spun to knit it with.

Cecilia (@adventuremonkey6) finished her Flower Cardigan (1713-01 Blomsterjakke by Sandnes Garn), a free pattern from booklet 1713 and knit using Sandnes Garn Sisu.

Donna (Donna775) finished this pair of Autumn Crush Socks by Twin Stitches knit 2 at a time with magic loop.

Sharon (Sharbooski) knit this fun pair of socks using a cake of Queensland Collection Perth.

Happy Wednesday, Happy Knitting, Crocheting and Crafting!