WAVES is a lovely T-shirt knitted from silk mohair, featuring a beautiful wavy cable pattern on its surface. The shirt has slightly dropped shoulders and a cropped hem, which you can, of course, knit longer if you prefer.

Waves is knitted seamlessly from the top down and adorned with simple cables throughout. The back piece is worked flat down to the armholes. Then the stitches for the front pieces are picked up from the shoulders. The neckline is shaped with increases, and then the front pieces are joined onto the same needles.

Once the front and back pieces are long enough, they are joined together, and the work continues in the round down to the hem, which is finished with a ribbed edge. Stitches are picked up for the sleeves, which are knitted in the round from the top down. The neckline is finished with an I-cord edge.

SIZES

1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

Recommended ease:
15–20 cm / 6–8” of positive ease.

Sample knit has 15 cm / 6” of ease.

MEASUREMENTS

Bust circumference:
80 (93, 107, 120, 133) (147, 160, 173, 187) cm / 31.5 (36.5, 42, 47.25, 52.5) (58, 63, 68, 73.5)”

Length from underarm to hem:
28 (28, 28, 29, 29) (29, 31, 31, 32) cm / 11.25 (11.25, 11.25, 11.5, 11.5) (11.5, 12.25, 12.25, 12.75)”

Sleeve circumference at upper arm:
33 (33, 40, 40, 47) (53, 53, 60, 60) cm / 13 (13, 15.75, 15.75, 18.5) (21, 21, 23.5, 23.5)”

Sleeve length at underarm:
11 (11, 12, 12, 13) (13, 14, 14, 15) cm / 4.25 (4.25, 4.75, 4.75, 5) (5, 5.5, 5.5, 6)”

YARN

Approx. 840 (950, 1000, 1250, 1400) (1500, 1700, 1900, 2000) m / 950 (1050, 1100, 1400, 1550) (1650, 1900, 2100, 2200) yds of lace-weight mohair yarn, knitted holding two strands of yarn together.

Sample knitted with:
2 (3, 3, 3, 4) (4, 4, 5, 5) skeins of Säie Wool Silk Mohair (420 m / 460 yds / 50 g), knitted holding two strands of yarn together, photographed in colourway Barely Bloomed.

NEEDLES

3 mm / US 2.5 DPNs and 60 cm / 24” or 80 cm / 32” circular needles, and 5 mm / US 8 DPNs, 40 cm / 16” and 60 cm / 24” or 80 cm / 32” circular needles.

NOTIONS

Removable stitch markers, tapestry needle, stitch holding cable or scrap yarn, cable needle or DPN.

GAUGE

18 sts and 24 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” in cable pattern using 5 mm / US 8 needles (after blocking).