Nostie is a dropped shoulder tee worked from the bottom up with an all-over lace and ribbing texture. It can be made sleeveless, short sleeved or long sleeved. The pattern comes in to gauges, DK weight and Fingering weight.

The pattern is started at the bottom hem and worked in the round. The front and back are worked flat with neckline shaping added and the shoulders are joined. The collar is picked up and knit in rib. Sleeves (or arm cuffs) are picked up and worked in pattern.

Gauge:
DK: 20 stitches x 28 rows per 10 cm/4 inches in stitch pattern
Fingering: 28 stitches and 40 rows per 10 cm/4 inches in pattern

Sizing:
DK
Sizes: (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Finished Chest: 78 (88, 98, 108, 118) (128, 138, 148, 158, 168) cm/30.75 (34.75, 38.5, 42.5, 46.5) (50.5, 54.25, 58.25, 62.25, 66.25) inches

Sizing:
Fingering
Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Finished Chest: 78.5 (88.5, 98.5, 108.5, 118.5) (128.5, 138.5, 148.5, 158.5, 168.5) cm/31 (34.75, 38.75, 42.75, 46.75) (50.5, 54.5, 58.5, 62.5, 66.25) inches

Recommended ease:
Recommended positive ease 5-10 cm/2-4 inches, so you should pick a size that is 5-10 cm/2-4 inches larger than your chest.

Yardage:
DK
Sleeveless: 436 (491, 559, 629, 687) (760, 852, 914, 981, 1077) meters/475 (536, 609, 685, 749) (828, 929, 996, 1070, 1173) yards

Short sleeve: 510 (575, 648, 722, 786) (869, 970, 1042, 1120, 1217) meters/556 (627, 706, 787, 856) (947, 1058, 1136, 1220, 1327) yards

Long sleeve: 750 (847, 936, 1026, 1105) (1220, 1354, 1458, 1567, 1673) meters/817 (924, 1020, 1119, 1205) (1330, 1476, 1589, 1708, 1824) yards

Fingering
Sleeveless: 536 (604, 688, 774, 844) (935, 1048, 1124, 1206, 1325) meters/584 (658, 748, 843, 921) (1017, 1143, 1224, 1316, 1444) yards

Short sleeve: 627 (707, 797, 887, 967) (1069, 1191, 1282, 1378, 1497) meters/684 (770, 868, 967, 1053) (1165, 1300, 1396, 1501, 1632) yards

Long sleeve: 923 (1042, 1150, 1262, 1359) (1501, 1665, 1792, 1927, 2058) meters/1006 (1137, 1255, 1375, 1482) (1636, 1815, 1953, 2102, 2243) yards

Yarn
The samples were knit in Sandnes Garn Line and Drops Belle. Any yarn that meets gauge can be used.

The test knitters also used De Rerum Natura Antigione, Lion Brand Ice Cream Yarn, Knitting for Olive Pure Silk (held double for DK), Knitting for Olive Cotton Merino (held double for DK), and Rowan Summerlite (DK).

Techniques Used
Three needle bind off
YO, k2tog
Picking up stitches