Sea Salt Tee by Atelier Castin

Sea Salt Tee

Knitting
June 2023
yarn held together
Light Fingering
+ Light Fingering
= Sport (12 wpi) ?
25 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
744 - 1345 yards (680 - 1230 m)
1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) 9
English French
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The Sea Salt Tee is a basic versatile tee featuring the perfect fit on the shoulders with sleek and elegant finishes!
The original construction makes it interesting to knit and it’s a great base for a plain basic or for playing with colors with stripes or contrasting collar and hems.

This basic stockinette tee is knitted top-down and features set-in sleeves, folded double knit collar and hems as well as a perfect rounded crew neck.

Size Guide
The Sea Salt Tee is designed to have approx. 2-10 cm of positive ease (2-10 cm larger than your bust circumference measurement). Before beginning your project measure both your bust circumference and cross back width (shoulder tip to tip) width to determine your size.

Sizes: 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) 9, for a finished bust circumference of 81 (91) 101.5 (111.5) 121.5 (132) 142 (152) 162.5 cm [32 (35 3⁄4) 40 (44) 47 3⁄4 (52) 56 (59 3⁄4) 64 ”] and cross-back width of 35.5 (36.5) 38 (39) 40.5 (41.5) 43 (44) 45.5 cm [14 (14 1⁄4) 15 (15 1⁄4) 16 (16 1⁄4) 17 (17 1⁄4) 18 ”].

Gauge: 25 st x 34 rows - 10 x 10 cm 4 x 4 ” in stockinette stitch on 3.5 mm needles US 4 blocked.

Needles: 3.5 mm needles US 4 circular needles or the ones required to meet gauge.
3 mm US 2.5 circular needles for the collar or half a size down from main needles

Notions: 5 stitch markers, scrap yarn or additional cables, tapestry needle.

Yarn: Sport weight (or fingering held double)
683 (748) 820 (879) 937 (1018) 1092 (1141) 1227 meters.
747 (818) 896 (961) 1025 (1113) 1194 (1247) 1341 yards.

Recommended Yarns:

  • Tynn Line, Sandnes Garn (50g = 220m / 241yards) held double, 6-7 (7) 7-8 (8) 8-9 (9-10) 10 (10-11) 11-12 skeins
  • or Line, Sandnes Garn (50g = 110m / 120yards) held single, 6-7 (7) 7-8 (8) 8-9 (9-10) 10 (10-11) 11-12 skeins (likely to require sizing down needle size).
  • or Coast, Holst Garn (50g = 350m / 383yards) held single, 2 (2-3) 3 (3) 3 (3) 3-4 (4) 4 skeins.
  • or Bio Balance, BC Garn (50g = 225m / 246yards) held single, 3 4 (4) 4 (4) 4-5 (5) 5 (5-6) 6 skeins.

Techniques: Knitting in the round, german short rows, increases, holding stitches, picking up stitches, folded hem, wet blocking. Video support provided.

The pattern does include some advanced techniques. However to put things into perspective, testers were asked to evaluate the pattern complexity and the majority voted for the pattern to be well-suited for Experienced Beginners or Intermediate knitters. (Detailed results: 0% Beginners, 42% Experienced Beginners, 36% Intermediate, 17% Experienced Intermediate, 5% Advanced)

Blue sample is knitted in Tynn Line by Sandnes Garn held double in color 6554.

Terracotta sample is knitted in Bio Balance by BC Garn in color 7 for the main color and Holst Garn Coast ivory for the contrasting collar and hems.

Unfortunately I was not able to find testers for sizes 8 and 9. If you wish to knit one of those sizes, send me an email at marine.atelier.castin@gmail.com and I will send you the pattern for free in exchange for your feedback on the fit.