Nestled Leaves is a sleeveless summer tee featuring a striking leaf lace panel that runs down the center front and back. Reverse stockinette stitch frames the lace and allows the motif to remain the focal point of the design.

The tee is worked flat from the bottom up in two pieces, then seamed. Short rows shape the shoulders, which are joined with a three-needle bind off. Stitches are picked up around the neckline and armholes and finished with 1x1 ribbing.

The lace pattern is both written and charted, and the pattern includes a garment schematic with finished measurements.

Sample is 38”/95 cm; model is 35”/87.5 cm.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
30 (34.5, 38, 42, 45.5) (49.5, 54, 58, 62)” finished chest circumference
Designed to be worn with approximately 3.25” of positive ease.

YARN
Knit Picks Lindy Chain, fingering weight, 70% linen / 30% Pima cotton, 180 yards / 50 g
5 (6, 6, 7, 7) (8, 9, 9, 10) skeins

NEEDLES
US 1 / 2.25 mm straight or circular needles, 32” or longer, or size needed to obtain gauge

NOTIONS
Yarn needle
Stitch markers
Stitch holder or scrap yarn

GAUGE
23 sts and 38 rows = 4”/10 cm in Nestled Leaves Pattern, blocked
23 sts and 42 rows = 4”/10 cm in Reverse Stockinette Stitch, blocked

Originally published by Knit Picks in Perennials: Knit Tops for Summer. Photography courtesy of Knit Picks.