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Maddox Cove

A summer tee that I want to wear all summer long! It covers my arms, lets my underarms breathe, and has a beautiful accentuating shape given by the side lace panels. The tee boasts a dolman shape for some wonderful airiness under your arms and arm coverage for those days when you really don’t want to show them. To balance the dolman shaping, the lower body is meant to have less ease and fit a bit more close to skin.

And it’s made with 100% hemp (I used: allhemp6) at a 17 stitch stockinette gauge -- perfect for when you really need a quick summer tee for impending hot weather.

The Upper Back is worked flat with increases to shape the neck and short rows to shape the shoulders. The Upper Front is worked next, also with increases to shape the neck and short rows to shape the shoulders. The Upper Back and Upper Front are joined at the underarms, then the Lower Body is worked in the round to the hem with decreases to make the dolman shaping. The vertical lace panels are both charted and written.

Sizes

(1,2,3)(4,5,6)(7,8,9) with finished hem circumferences:

(86,98,107.5)(119,128.5,140)(149.5,161.5,171)cm /
(33.75,38.5,42.25)(46.75,50.5,55)(58.75,63.5,67.25)”

Intended to be worn with about 5 to 13cm / 2 to 5” of positive ease hem. Sample shown is the size 3 on 99cm / 39” circumference at hem level, corresponding to 8.5cm / 3.25” of ease at hem level. A list of measurements and schematic is provided on page 2.

Yarn

Lanaknits allhemp6 (100% Long Fiber Hemp; 150 metres / 165 yards in 100 grams); shown in colour Foggy (013):

(600,685,750)(825,895,965)(1050,1135,1200) metres
(660,750,820)(905,980,1055)(1150,1245,1315) yards

If using the same sample yarn, you will need (4,5,5)(6,6,7)(7,8,8) skeins.

Gauge

To find your needle size, you need to swatch in Stockinette.

Stockinette: 17 sts / 28 rows to 10cm / 4” using gauge‐size needles.
Lace: 15 sts to 8cm / 3.25” and 26 rows to 10cm / 4” of Lace A and B charts using gauge‐size needles.

Needles & Notions

The gauges were achieved with the following needle size. To work the pattern as written, you must swatch and use a needle size that will result in the correct gauge after blocking.

4mm (US 6) circular needles of varying lengths

You will also need: spare interchange cables or spare needles or scrap yarn for holding stitches; stitch markers.

Techniques

• stockinette stitch flat
• stockinette stitch in the round
• lace flat (both written & charted instructions are provided)
• lace in the round (both written & charted instructions are provided)
• garter stitch in the round
• knitting increases (m1l, m1r)
• knitting decreases (k2tog, ssk)
• short rows
• mid-row CO (I use the thumb CO but you can substitute with a cable cast-on instead!)

Tech edited by Sue Hislop (Ravelry: Sue-Cat)