Bastille by Amy Gunderson

Bastille

Knitting
March 2022
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Diamond Lace
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
850 - 2000 yards (777 - 1829 m)
XS (S/M, L, 1X/2X, 3X, 4X, 5X/6X)
English

Top down, seamless, warm—weather friendly – what’s not to love? This lightweight tee begins with smaller diamonds that grow into larger ones that are used throughout the lower yoke and body. Garter edges and the slightest of rolled hems finish things off.

The lace and cable stitchwork on this piece looks like a sort of decorative framework to me – one that might be on an iron gate enclosing a prisoner in a very fancy prison. We’ve all been in some sort of prison these last couple of years, it seems. And if you’re anything like me, you’ve been prettying up your space to make it feel less so.

SIZE
XS (S/M, L, 1X/2X, 3X, 4X, 5X/6X)
shown in size S with 5 inches/12.5 cm of positive ease

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest circumference at underarm: 32.75 (39.25, 45.75, 52.25, 59, 65.5, 72) inches/ 83 (99.5, 116, 132.5, 150, 166.5, 183) cm
Length: 20 (21, 22, 23, 23.5, 25, 25.5) inches/ 51 (53.5, 56, 58.5, 59.5, 63.5, 65) cm

MATERIALS
Yarn
Universal Yarn Wool Pop (50% bamboo, 35% superwash wool, 15% polyamide; 284 yds/260 m per 3.5 oz/100 g skein); color: 629 Waterfall; 3 (3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7) skeins

Yarn Characteristics
Wool Pop is a round, smooth, and plump blend of bamboo, wool, and nylon. This DK-weight yarn has a subtle sheen with a heathered appearance in the way wool and bamboo take dye differently.

Recommended needle size
(always use a needle size that gives you the gauge listed below - every knitter’s gauge is unique)
US #5/3.75mm circular needles, 24-32 inches/60-80 cm long
US #5/3.75mm circular needle, 16 inches/40 cm long
US #5/3.75mm DPNs or preferred needles for working small circumferences in the round
US #3/3.25mm circular needle, 24-32 inches/60-80 cm long
US #3/3.25mm circular needle, 16 inches/40 cm long
US #3/3.25mm DPNs or preferred needles for working small circumferences in the round

Notions
stitch markers
stitch holders
cable needle
yarn needle

GAUGE
22 sts/30 rnds = 4 inches/10 cm in Diamond Lace pattern with larger needle
22 sts/44 rnds = 4 inches/10 cm in garter stitch with smaller needle