Nostie

Nostie is a dropped shoulder tee worked from the bottom up with an all-over lace and ribbing texture. It can be made sleeveless, short sleeved or long sleeved. The pattern comes in to gauges, DK weight and Fingering weight. The pattern is started at the bottom hem and worked in the round. The front and back are worked flat with neckline shaping added and the shoulders are joined. The collar is picked up and knit in rib. Sleeves (or arm cuffs) are picked up and worked in pattern. **Gauge**: DK: 20 stitches x 28 rows per 10 cm/4 inches in stitch pattern Fingering: 28 stitches and 40 rows per 10 cm/4 inches in pattern Sizing: **DK** Sizes: (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10) Finished Chest: 78 (88, 98, 108, 118) (128, 138, 148, 158, 168) cm/30.75 (34.75, 38.5, 42.5, 46.5) (50.5, 54.25, 58.25, 62.25, 66.25) inches Sizing: **Fingering** Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) Finished Chest: 78.5 (88.5, 98.5, 108.5, 118.5) (128.5, 138.5, 148.5, 158.5, 168.5) cm/31 (34.75, 38.75, 42.75, 46.75) (50.5, 54.5, 58.5, 62.5, 66.25) inches Recommended ease: Recommended positive ease 5-10 cm/2-4 inches, so you should pick a size that is 5-10 cm/2-4 inches larger than your chest. **Yardage**: **DK** Sleeveless: 436 (491, 559, 629, 687) (760, 852, 914, 981, 1077) meters/475 (536, 609, 685, 749) (828, 929, 996, 1070, 1173) yards Short sleeve: 510 (575, 648, 722, 786) (869, 970, 1042, 1120, 1217) meters/556 (627, 706, 787, 856) (947, 1058, 1136, 1220, 1327) yards Long sleeve: 750 (847, 936, 1026, 1105) (1220, 1354, 1458, 1567, 1673) meters/817 (924, 1020, 1119, 1205) (1330, 1476, 1589, 1708, 1824) yards **Fingering** Sleeveless: 536 (604, 688, 774, 844) (935, 1048, 1124, 1206, 1325) meters/584 (658, 748, 843, 921) (1017, 1143, 1224, 1316, 1444) yards Short sleeve: 627 (707, 797, 887, 967) (1069, 1191, 1282, 1378, 1497) meters/684 (770, 868, 967, 1053) (1165, 1300, 1396, 1501, 1632) yards Long sleeve: 923 (1042, 1150, 1262, 1359) (1501, 1665, 1792, 1927, 2058) meters/1006 (1137, 1255, 1375, 1482) (1636, 1815, 1953, 2102, 2243) yards **Yarn** The samples were knit in Sandnes Garn Line and Drops Belle. Any yarn that meets gauge can be used. The test knitters also used De Rerum Natura Antigione, Lion Brand Ice Cream Yarn, Knitting for Olive Pure Silk (held double for DK), Knitting for Olive Cotton Merino (held double for DK), and Rowan Summerlite (DK). **Techniques Used** [Three needle bind off][1] [YO, k2tog][2] [Picking up stitches][3] [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wgsokIW9P8 [2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of-ym7kHXa0 [3]: https://www.purlsoho.com/create/picking-up-stitches/?srsltid=AfmBOoqHIK1nRpxsQUlHSsOC6exggS7mmbvqYD_2ZT0W4V1faCkh2hEW