Treit

Knitting
March 2021
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette / lace in the round
US 5 - 3.75 mm
656 - 1422 yards (600 - 1300 m)
33 (35, 38, 41, 45, 48, 51, 54, 57, 60) in / 84 (89, 96.5, 104, 114.5, 122, 129.5, 137, 145, 152.5) cm
English
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Kits to knit both the long-sleeve and cap-sleeve versions of this design are available in the KDD shop

Treit

A light top, worked bottom up, with (optional) cropped length and leafy lace yoke. Treit is an old Scots word for a decorative ground of leaves or foliage common in crewel work and other forms of traditional embroidery. The pattern now includes instructions for both long-sleeve and cap-sleeve versions.

Yarn
Kate Davies Designs Milarrochy Tweed (70% Wool; 30% Mohair; 100m / 109yds per 25g ball)
Cap sleeve: Ardnamurchan: 6 (6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) x 25g balls
Long sleeve: Foxglove: 8 (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) x 25g balls
Check sizing table for garment dimensions. If you wish to add length to the body, you may need an extra ball of yarn.

Needles and Notions
Gauge-size and below gauge-size circular needles of appropriate lengths for working body, sleeve caps and neckline
Stitch markers of two types, x and y
Waste yarn for holding stitches
Tapestry needle

Gauge
24 sts and 32 rounds to 10cm / 4in over stockinette in the round using gauge-size needle. Use 3.75mm needle as a starting point for swatching.

Sizes
Finished bust circumference: 84 (89, 96.5, 104, 114.5, 122, 129.5, 137, 145, 152.5) cm / 33 (35, 38, 41, 45, 48, 51, 54, 57, 60) in
Select the size above your actual bust measurement. Shown in the second size with 10cm/ 4in positive ease.

Pattern notes
This light top is knitted from the bottom up. After a few rounds of twisted rib, the cropped body (which can be knit longer if desired) is knitted to the underarms. Two sleeves (or sleeve caps) are knitted, body and sleeves are joined, and the yoke is worked from a lace chart to the neck. The back neck is raised by working (optional) short rows and completed with twisted rib.