Joelentine tee by Sara Ottosson

Joelentine tee

Knitting
July 2026
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in texture pattern, unstretched, after blocking
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
711 - 1794 yards (650 - 1640 m)
A-(B-C-D)-E-F-G-(H-I-J) with chest circumference of the garment approx. 88-(97,5-107-121)-130,5-140-149,5-(156,5-168-177,5) cm / 34.75-(38.5-42.25-47.75)-51.5-55-58.75-(61.5-66.25-70)”.
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Joelentine is worked top down in a rib based texture and intarsia. It is worked in pieces, but with no seaming. The sides and sleeves are assembled with a garter stitch panel using double sided modular knitting and the neckline gets a double folded neckband that’s cast off on the right side.

YARN
Line from Sandnes (110 m ≈ 120 yds. / 50 g).

SIZES
A-(B-C-D)-E-F-G-(H-I-J) with chest circumference of the garment approx. 88-(97,5-107-121)-130,5-140-149,5-(156,5-168-177,5) cm / 34.75-(38.5-42.25-47.75)-51.5-55-58.75-(61.5-66.25-70)”. 


Intended ease is 2–12 cm / 0.75–4.75” around the chest, see schematic and measurements in photos.

YARN AMOUNT
Colour 1 (Olive Green): 4-(5-5-6)-7-7-8-(8-9-10) balls OR approx. 
400-(470-530-620)-690-730-820-(880-950-1040) m ≈ 435-(515-580-680)-755-800-895-(960-1040-1135) yds.
Colour 2 (Sunny Lime): 2-(2-2-2)-3-3-3-(3-3-4) balls OR approx. 160-(160-180-220)-250-270-290-(310-330-360) m ≈ 175-(175-195-240)-275-295-315-(340-360-395) yds.
Colour 3 (Deep Burgundy): 1-(1-1-2)-2-2-2-(2-3-3) balls OR approx. 
90-(100-110-130)-150-160-180-(200-230-240) m ≈ 100-(110-120-140)-165-175-195-(220-250-260) yds.

Note 1: Yarn amount is calculated for the measurements seen on the next page. If you think you want the body or sleeves longer, add at least one ball of yarn for colour 1 and 2.
Note 2: The texture pattern combined with plant based yarn can stretch slightly lengthwise with wear so you may want to consider having the freshly blocked tee about 2-3 cm / 0.75-1.25” shorter than what you want it to be in the long run.

YARN ALTERNATIVE
Other cotton blend in DK-weight such as Cecilia from Svarta Fåret, Pelini from Rauma Garn or Belle from Drops.

GAUGE
17 sts x 40 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” on 4 mm (US 6) needles over texture pattern (see p. 3) worked flat, after blocking.

NEEDLES
4 mm (US 6) (US 6) circular needle, 80 cm / 32” long. 

3,5 mm (US 4) (US 4) circular needle, 40 cm / 16” long (for neck ribbing).
Two 3,5 mm (US 4) (US 4) DPNs (to assemble the pieces with modular knitting. Optional, the circular needle works as well).

TECHNIQUES
German Short Rows, intarsia, double sided modular knitting.

NOTIONS
2 removable markers, darning needle, scissors.

VIDEOS
Texture pattern: https://youtu.be/71G1LjaWo9o
Intarsia: https://youtu.be/rkuVQ-vB1RI
Double sided modular knitting: https://youtu.be/nQY4pvZDvyE