Beachside Vibes is an easy drop-shoulder tee made all the easier through using a long self-striping yarn. No need to pick out different yarns when your one yarn does all the work! This bottom-up tee is great for beginners with easy shapes, optional shaping, and simple three-needle bind-off, while showing off a multitude of colors you don’t even have to stripe yourself.

Difficulty: Beginner

Skills: Pattern requires the following skills: knitting, purling, knitting in the round on a circular needle, Cable Cast-On, and 3-needle bind-off, with optional increasing and decreasing.

Sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL) 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL
Shown in size 3XL on a 51” bust.
Recommended ease: 2-4” (5-10 cm) positive ease

Finished Measurements: in inches, then cm

Bust: 33.5 (37.5, 41.5, 45.5, 49.5) 54.5, 58.5, 62.5, 66.5 inches / 85 (95.5, 105.5, 115.5, 125.5) 138.5, 148.5, 159, 169 cm

Hips: 33.5 (37.5, 41.5, 45.5, 49.5) 54.5, 58.5, 62.5, 66.5 inches / 85 (95.5, 105.5, 115.5, 125.5) 138.5, 148.5, 159, 169 cm

Armhole Depth: 7 (7, 7, 7, 7.5) 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5 inches / 18 (18, 18, 18, 19) 20, 21.5, 22, 24 cm

Length: 22 (22, 22, 22, 22.5) 23, 23.5, 24, 24.5 inches / 56 (56, 56, 56, 57)58, 59.5, 60, 62 cm

Recommended Yarn: Universal Yarn Offbeat (90% Acrylic, 10% Alpaca; 586 yds (536 m)/150gm skein); sample uses Vibes (pinks) colorway.

Note: this yarn is a long self-striping yarn. You can always do striping on your own to make this a stash-buster! Just make sure washing instructions match for stash yarn.

Yarn amounts(in yds): 577 (640, 726, 822, 910) 1016, 1104, 1222, 1315)
Yarn amounts(in meters): 528 (585, 664, 752, 833) 929, 1010, 1118, 1203

No. of Skeins of Offbeat: 2 (2, 2, 2, 2) 2, 2, 3, 3

Needles: One US 5 / 3.75 mm 24” to 32” (60-80 cm) circular; Two US 4 / 3.5 mm 24” to 32” (60-80 cm) circular; One US 4 DPN for 3-Needle Bind Off

Notions: 2 stitch markers, stitch holders or smooth waste yarn, tapestry needle

Gauge: 20 sts and 32 rnds = 4” (10 cm) in Stockinette on larger needles, after blocking