Bori Tee (with long sleeve option!) by Soomin Ahn

Bori Tee (with long sleeve option!)

Knitting
June 2025
Sport (12 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 10 - 6.0 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
470 - 1126 yards (430 - 1030 m)
1 (2, 3, 4) 5, 6, 7 (8, 9, 10)
English
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Adventurers, foragers, comfy sit-at-home-and-knitters -- all are welcome here. I designed the Bori Tee with a shallower split neckline that allows for the committing of tomfoolery on a warm summer’s day. Meaning “barley” in Korean, I hope that this garment allows you to freely roam wherever you’d please, swaying in the wind. There is also a long-sleeve option for a hard-wearing winter’s sweater version. Worked top-down, the Bori Tee starts in the back, where the shoulders are shaped with short rows for a comfier fit. Then, the front panels are worked, and the neckline shaped, also with gentle short-row shaping. The front and back are connected and worked, then the neckline is finished with a neat i-cord. Finally, the sleeves are picked up and worked top-down.

Sizing (#sizeinclusive):
- Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4) 5, 6, 7, (8, 9, 10)

Body Circumference:

  • 101 (110.5, 120, 131.5) 141, 150.5, 160 (171.5, 181, 190.5) cm
  • 39.75 (43.5, 47, 51.75) 55.5, 59.25, 62.75 (67.5, 71.25, 75) in Detailed schematics in photos

Yarn:

  • Sport-DK Weight
  • Blue sample is Blue Sky Fibers Organic Cotton Sport in “Jasper”
  • Orange sample is reclaimed cashmere yarn

Yarn requirements:

  • 430 (480, 530, 580) 630, 690, 750 (800, 860, 930) m
  • 480 (530, 580, 640) 690, 760, 830 (880, 950, 1020) yd

Needles:

  • 6 mm, or US 10, for the main fabric, or a needle size that allows you to match gauge
  • 5.5 mm, or US 9, for hems, or a needle size 0.5 mm less than your main needle

Gauge:
- 17 stitches * 24 rows for 10 cm * 10 cm, or 4 inch * 4 inch, on stockinette, flat and in the round, on larger needles

Notions:

  • 2 stitch markers
  • Clip-on markers to count rows
  • Extra yarn/stitch holder to rest stitches on
  • Darning needle to seam sides and weave in ends