Lydia Tee by Amanda Morse

Lydia Tee

Knitting
August 2026
DK (11 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
1045 - 2092 yards (956 - 1913 m)
XS, S (M, L) XL, 2X (3X, 4X)
English
This pattern is available for free.

The Lydia Tee for Adults is a lightweight knit tee designed for warm-weather garment knitting. It’s the grown-up counterpart to the Youth Lydia Tee and can be knit on its own or used to create matching or coordinating tees.

The tee is worked as a top-down raglan in the round with 10 cm of ease and features a charted lace panel down the front. Ribbing finishes the body, sleeves, and neckline.

The pattern includes 8 adult sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X and 4X, with chest measurements of 30, 34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54 and 58 inches.

Yarn: Premier Yarns Cotton Sprout DK
Needles: US 5 (3.75 mm) and US 3 (3.25 mm), straight and DPN
Gauge: 24 sts and 32 rows = 4 inches / 10 cm on US 5 needles
Construction: Top-down raglan, worked in the round
Sizes: XS–4X