A summer tee for Scotland. Knit from a woolly yarn to give structure (and some warmth!). Designed to be loose-fitting casual wear and inspired by the symbols used on maps to show walking trails.

My favourite way of exploring Scotland is on foot, on one of the many beautiful paths/trails that cross through the country. The ‘trails’ are created with simple eyelets that strategically cross the body of the tee in a shape-flattering way in the front and intertwine down the centre back.

Knit from the top down, the Pathfinder top starts by working the front and back flat before joining them in the round to knit the body. The sleeves are then picked up around the armhole and knit down to fall just above the elbow. The only shaping is around the neckline, and drop shoulders allow for simplicity in the overall knit.

SIZES

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4) {5, 6}
To fit chest: 75 (90, 105, 120) {135, 150} cm / 29.5 (35.5, 41.5, 47.25) {53.25, 59} in

Designed to be worn with 10–20 cm / 4–8 in positive ease

Sample 1 (Muddy Sunshine): shown in size 2 with 13.5 – 23.5 cm / 5.25 – 9.25 in in positive ease.
Sample 2 (Design of a Decade): shown in size 3 with 28.5 cm / 11.25 in in positive ease.

YARN

Ginger’s Hand Dyed Masham Mayhem 4-ply, 75% British Bluefaced Leicester, 25% British Masham, 400 m / 437 yds per 100g skein

2 (3, 3, 3) {3, 4} skeins

OR in 4-ply yarn which knits to the specified gauge and has similar structure.

APPROXIMATE YARDAGE REQUIRED

748 (860, 988, 1112) {1200, 1272} m / 818 (940, 1080, 1215) {1311, 1390} yds

TECHNIQUES

Knitting flat and in the round, reading charts, increases, decreases, yarnovers, German short rows, picking up stitches.