Kanno’s Resistance is your next favorite tee to layer or wear all on its own. Knit in a nubby silk noil that will change your expectation of how silk behaves, this textured silk creates a grippy fabric that is decadently soft and accentuated with rustic lace panels. Kanno is modest enough to wear over your favorite long line bralette, and layers beautifully over a tunic length tank or long sleeve shirt for three seasons of comfort and luxury in your everyday wardrobe.

Kanno is a seamless design with three optional cup sizes and ten upper bust sizes. This crew neck tee has been designed to avoid pooling and sagging in the shoulders, an unsightly issue common to some drop shoulder constructions.

CONSTRUCTION

Kanno is worked seamlessly from the bottom up in the round. A modified drop shoulder construction means you’ll work the front and back flat from the armholes to the shoulder. The shoulders are seamed before the sleeves are picked up and knit from the shoulder to the upper arm.

Optional Bust Shaping

Optional instructions for adding short rows for bust shaping, in three sizes, give you your best fit.

SIZES

1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10)

Finished bust circumference: 34 (38, 42, 46) (50, 54, 57.75) (62.25, 66, 70) inches / 85 (95, 105, 115) (125, 135, 145) (156, 165, 175) cm

Finished bust circumference: 34 (38, 42, 46) (50, 54, 57.75) (62.25, 66, 70) inches / 85 (95, 105, 115) (125, 135, 145) (156, 165, 175) cm

Finished upper arm circumference: 11.75 (12.75, 14, 14.75) (16.25, 17.25, 18.5) (19.5, 20.5, 21.25) inches / 29.5 (32, 35, 37) (41, 43, 46.5) (49, 51, 53) cm

Download the full schematic here.

Your best fit

Choose the size closest to your actual upper chest measurement: 29.75 (33.75, 37.75, 40.75) (43.25, 46, 49) (52, 55, 58) inches / 74.5 (84.5, 94.5, 102) (108, 115, 122.5) (130, 137.5, 145) cm.

Upper chest is measured above the full bust, at an angle close to diagonal beneath the underarms, and straight across the back.

Kanno is designed to fit with approximately 4 inches / 10 cm of positive ease at the fullest part of your bust.

If you need additional room for the bust, working the optional short row shaping will give you the best fit in the shoulders and armholes, while still making room for your chest. Short rows add length to the front only of the garment, so that the hem does not rise in the front.

Elizabeth is wearing size 2, Cup 1, with 2 inches / 5 cm of positive ease at the full bust and 0 inches / 0 cm of positive ease at the upper arm. Her upper chest is 34 inches / 85 cm.

YARN

Sample shown in La Bien Aimée

100% silk noil ; 273 yds / 250 m per 50 g skein. This is a hand-dyed, single ply textured thick and thin yarn. It’s a raw silk yarn with a nubby texture that feels similar to a really soft cotton. It’s a bit loftier than many silks and silk blends, but still overall a drapey yarn. You can substitute this yarn with a plant fiber like organic cotton or a wool/silk blend. If you choose to use a yarn with less natural texture your finished garment may have a different overall feel.

Yardage (shown in Bois de Rose): 1025 (1045, 1155, 1265) (1375, 1485, 1595) (1700, 1810, 1920) yds / 930 (955, 1055, 1155) (1255, 1360, 1460) (1555, 1645, 1755) m; 4 (4, 5, 5) (6, 6, 6) (7, 7, 8) skeins.

For optional bust darts, you will need an additional 25 - 115 yds / 23 - 105 m.

GAUGE

25 sts and 40 rows over 4 inches / 10 cm in stockinette stitch (both flat and in the round) with size A needles. 28 sts and 40 rows in 4 inches / 10 cm in 2x2 Rib (both flat and in the round) with size B needles.

NEEDLES

All garment sizes use all needle sizes:

Size A: US 3 / 3.25mm
Size B: US 1 / 2.25mm, or two sizes smaller than size A
Size C (optional for tubular cast-on): US 0 / 2mm, or three sizes smaller than size A.

Notions

• Waste yarn (for optional tubular cast-on)
• Waste yarn or stitch holder
• Tapestry needle
• 9 Stitch markers
• Cable needle (for optional tubular cast-on and sewn tubular bind-off)

TECHNIQUES

• Tubular cast-on (optional)
• Working directional shaping
• Working German short rows
• Sloped bind-off (optional)
• Working shaping in pattern
• Garter stitch slevedge
• Picking up and knitting
• Sewing a tubular bind-off

CREDITS
Tech edit: Annie Lin
Photography: Source Creative House
Model: Elizabeth Margaret

For UX Knitter credits, visit the pattern page.