Bonfire Tee

Light up your summer with a Bonfire Tee! This tee features an eye-catching colorwork yoke and a classic relaxed fit for no-fuss styling. **Construction** The Bonfire Tee is knit seamlessly from the top down. The neckline is cast on and short rows are worked to raise the back of the neck for a comfortable fit. The colorwork yoke is knit, then the body and sleeves are separated and worked from the top down. **Selecting a Size** This tee is intended to be worn with 2-6” / 5-15 cm of positive ease. Select a size 2-6” / 5-15 cm larger than your chest circumference. Measurements below are for the fin- ished garment after blocking. Samantha wears size 4 with +2.25 / 5.5 cm of positive ease and is 5’6” / 167.5 cm tall. **Finished Chest Circumference** 1 (2, 3, 4) [5, 6, 7] {8, 9, 10} 32 (36, 40, 44) [48, 52, 56] {60, 64, 68}” 81.5 (91.5, 101.5, 112) [122, 132, 142] {152.5, 162.5, 172.5} cm **Needles** Needle A (Collar) One 16” / 40 cm circular needle, US 2 / 2.75 mm or one size smaller than needle size needed to get gauge Needle B (Main Fabric: Beginning of Yoke) One 16” / 40 cm circular needle or longer, US 3 / 3.25 mm or size needed to get gauge Needle C (Colorwork) One 24” / 60 cm circular needle or longer, US 5 / 3.75 mm or two sizes larger than needle size needed to get gauge I highly recommend swatching in both single-color and stranded colorwork to see if you require a larger needle size for the pattern’s colorwork rounds, as it is not uncommon for one’s stranded gauge to be tighter than one’s single-color gauge. Needle D (Main Fabric: Yoke & Tee Body) One 24” / 60 cm circular needle or longer, US 3 / 3.25 mm or size needed to get gauge Needle E (Hem Ribbing) One 24” / 60 cm circular or longer, US 2 / 2.75 mm or one size smaller than needle size needed to get gauge Needle F (Sleeves) One 40” / 100 cm circular needle for magic loop or DPNs, US 3 / 3.25 mm or size needed to get gauge Needle G (Cuff Ribbing) One 40” / 100 cm circular needle for magic loop or DPNs, US 2 / 2.75 mm or one size smaller than needle size needed to get gauge **Gauge** 24 sts and 32 rounds = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette Stitch, worked in the round using Needle B, after blocking **Yarn** Wool Dreamers ‘Saona’ (50% Lana Merina Entrefina y Manchega / 50% Algodón de Andalucía, 240 yds / 220 m per 50 g) Main Color: ‘1985’ 3 (3, 4, 4) [4, 4, 5] {5, 5, 6} balls Or 580 (650, 725, 795) [870, 940, 1010] {1085, 1155, 1230} yds / 530 (595, 665, 725) [795, 860, 925] {990, 1055, 1125} m of a similar light fingering weight yarn Contrast Color: ‘Sarichef’ 1 (1, 1, 1) [1, 1, 2] {2, 2, 2} ball(s) Or 205 (210, 210, 230) [235, 240, 275] {280, 285, 290} yds / 185 (190, 190, 210) [215, 220, 250] {255, 260, 265} m of a similar light fingering weight yarn Additional yardage required if lengthening body or sleeves. **Techniques** Alternating cable cast on, German Short Rows, backwards loop cast on, tubular bind off, picking up stitches **Notions** Removable stitch markers, waste yarn or spare needles, tapestry needle **Tutorials** Alternating cable cast on (https://tinyurl.com/Alternating-Cable-Cast-On) Tubular bind off (https://tinyurl.com/Italian-Tubular-Bind-Off)