Beach Bound Tee

Lean into the joy of summer! Beach Bound Tee jumped on my needles and became just the most relaxing fun knit, and tee to wear! Tee is worked in the round from the hem upwards to armholes. Back and Front are worked flat from armholes to shoulder. Armhole trim stitches are picked up and knit in the round. Body of tee features an optional rolled hem, right twist rib hem, followed by options for striped or solid color Stockinette. Upper Front and Back feature a twisted rib boat neck, short rows to shape shoulders, a three-needle bind off at shoulders, and a rolled hem neckline. Difficulty/Skills Require Level: Adventurous beginner/Intermediate. Knit, Purl, Long Tail cast on, Knitting in the round, German Short Rows, three-needle bind off. Yarn Weight: Fingering, Sport, DK. Be sure to adjust needle size to fit gauge. Notions: Tapestry needle, Stitch holders or waste yarn. Gauge: All gauges are calculated per 4” / 10 cm finished, blocked fabric. Stockinette: 24 sts and 32 rows/rnds Twisted Rib: 24 sts and 34 rnds Suggested Yarns: Biches & Buches Le Petit Organic Cotton (100% Organic Cotton); 328 yds / 300 m per 3.53 oz / 100 g skein. Lang Illusion (55% Cotton, 45% Viscose from Bamboo); 295 yds / 270 m per 3.53 oz / 100 g skein. Yarn shown: MC: Biches & Buches Le Petit Organic Cotton, Color: Cream CC: Lang Illusion, Color: 1155.0001 Suggested Yarns: MC: Juniper Moon Farm Zooey CC: Laines du Nord Cotton Lux Yardage: Solid color: 720 (810, 915, 1020, 1100) (1200, 1290, 1460, 1555, 1725) yds / 720 (810, 915, 1020, 1100) (1200, 1290, 1460, 1555, 1725) m Striped: MC: 485 (545, 620, 690, 745) (815, 875, 990, 1055, 1170) yds / 443 (498, 567, 631, 681) (745, 800, 905, 965, 1070) m CC: 235 (265, 295, 330, 355) (385, 415, 470, 500, 555) yds / 215 (242, 270, 302, 325) (352, 379, 430, 457, 507) m Needle Size: US 5 / 3.75 mm 32” / 80 cm circular needle for body, Magic Loop and/or DPNs for sleeves, spare gauge needle for Three-needle BO. Use the needle size(s) that allow(s) you to meet gauge. Size Information: Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10): 32.75 (36.75, 40.75, 44.75, 48.75) (52.75, 56.75, 60.75, 64.75, 68.75)” / 83 (93.5, 103.5, 113.5, 124) (134, 144, 154.5, 164.5, 174.5) cm finished chest garment circumference. Intended to be worn with 2–4” / 5–10 cm positive ease. See Schematic Measurements for more detail. Tech Edit and Grading credit: Annie B. Lin