The Zarauz Tee was originally published as one of seven patterns in issue five of John Arbon Textiles’ in-house magazine, The Annual, in September 2025. It is now also available as an independent knitting pattern in English and Spanish.

There are kits available for this pattern.

Zarauz is a beautiful town on the Basque coast in northern Spain, whose beach is framed by striped huts that inspired this design. It’s also an homage to deckchairs with colourful canvas stripes or sticks of rock, another seaside classic.

Worked up in either Yarnadelic Sport, Knit by Numbers DK, or Seafarer Sport, this playful tee with its drop shoulder and sideways garter stitch construction looks great in multi-coloured stripes or a single-colour stripe against a neutral tone. It’s the perfect garment for casual summer days on the beach.

Yarn
Sport
Short length:
Background (MC): 75 (90, 95, 110, 135)(155, 170, 195, 220, 245)g
Sleeves & neck (CC1): 25 (25, 25, 25, 25)(30, 30, 30, 30, 35)g
Total for stripes (CCs): 65 (80, 85, 100, 115)(135, 155, 175, 195, 220)g
Medium length:
Background (MC): 90 (105, 115, 130, 150)(170, 190, 215, 240, 260)g
Sleeves & neck (CC1): 25 (25, 25, 25, 25)(30, 30, 30, 30, 35)g
Total for stripes (CCs): 80 (95, 100, 120, 140)(160, 180, 205, 225, 250)g
Long length:
Background (MC): 105 (125, 135, 150, 175)(205, 225, 255, 285, 310)g
Sleeves & neck (CC1): 25 (25, 25, 25, 25)(30, 30, 30, 30, 35)g
Total for stripes (CCs): 95 (110, 120, 135, 160)(185, 205, 230, 255, 280)g

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9, 10)

Finished Measurements
Finished Measurements
a - Bust circumference: 90 (99, 106, 116, 127)(136, 146, 156, 167, 177)cm / 35.5 (39, 42, 45.5, 50)(54, 57.5, 61.5, 66, 69.5)”
Designed to be worn with 10-20cm / 4-8” of positive ease around bust.
b - Shoulder width (excluding sleeve trim): 14 (16.5, 17.5, 20, 22.5)(24.5, 27, 29.5, 32, 34)cm / 5.5 (6.5, 7, 7.75, 8.75)(9.75, 10.75, 11.5, 12.5, 13.5)”
c - Neck width: 17 (17, 18, 18, 20)(20, 20, 20, 21, 21)cm / 6.75 (6.75, 7, 7, 7.75)(7.75, 7.75, 7.75, 8.25, 8.25)”
d - Armhole depth: 19 (20, 20, 21, 23)(25.5, 26.5, 28.5, 30.5, 31.5)cm / 7.5 (7.75, 7.75, 8.25, 9)(10, 10.5, 11, 12, 12.5)”
e - Body length from underarm to hem: short: 16.5cm / 6.5” | medium: 24cm / 9.5” | long: 32cm / 12.5”
f - Body length from top of shoulder to hem: short: 40.5 (42.5, 43, 44, 47.5)(50.5, 51.5, 55, 57, 59)cm / 16 (16.75, 17, 17.5, 18.75)(20, 20.25, 21.5, 22.5, 23.25)”
medium: 48 (50, 50.5, 51.5, 55)(58, 59, 62, 64, 66.5)cm / 18.75 (19.75, 20, 20.25, 21.5)(22.75, 23.25, 24.5, 25.25, 26)”
long: 55.5 (57.5, 58, 59, 62)(65.5, 66.5, 69.5, 71.5, 73.5)cm / 21.75 (22.5, 22.75, 23.25, 24.5)(25.75, 26, 27.25, 28.25, 29)”

Gauge
19 sts x 34 rows = 10cm / 4” square over striped pattern using larger needles, after blocking.

As this garment is knitted sideways, row gauge will affect the width of the tee and stitch gauge will affect the length.

Needles
We strongly advise that you knit a swatch to check your gauge – and pay particular attention to your row gauge.

4mm (UK 8 / US 6) knitting needles suitable for working full body length flat
3.75mm (UK 9 / US 5) circular knitting needles suitable for working neckline in the round as well as the sleeves

Always use a needle size that results in the correct gauge after blocking.

Samples shown in
Seafarer (Sport; 300m per 100g)
Sample shown is size 2, cropped length, with 15cm / 6” of ease in
Moby Dick (MC), Neptune (CC1 and CC2)

Yarnadelic (Sport; 333m per 100g)
Sample shown is size 3, medium length, with 18cm / 7” of ease in
Ordinary Joe (MC), Wondrous Place (CC1), Indigo Dust (CC2), Woman in Blue (CC3), Sunflowers in My Garden (CC4), Pink Moon (CC5)

Knit by Numbers (DK; 233m per 100g)
Sample shown is size 1, long length, with 9cm / 3.5” of ease in
KBN03 (MC and CC1), KBN93 (CC2), KBN38 (CC3), KBN97 (CC4)

Notes
This top is an unmodified drop-shoulder design. It will therefore look different on different sized bodies when worn.

The top is knitted flat in two pieces, each worked sideways from sleeve to sleeve. After joining the pieces, the neckline is worked in the round. On the main body, an i-cord is worked – as you knit – along the bottom edge using MC. Keep your tension loose for the i-cord. When changing colours, twist the yarns on the wrong
side of the work to avoid a gap forming. Slip all stitches purlwise.

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Inspiración
Zarauz es una preciosa localidad de la costa vasca, cuya playa está enmarcada por casetas de rayas que inspiraron este diseño. También es un homenaje a las sillas de playa con lonas de rayas de colores y a los caramelos de roca, otro clásico del verano junto al mar.

Esta divertida camiseta de punto, con hombros caídos y construida de lado a lado en punto bobo, queda genial tanto con rayas multicolores como con una única franja de color sobre un tono neutro. Es la prenda perfecta para disfrutar de los días informales de verano en la playa.

Nivel de Dificultad
Principiante

Requisitos previos
Aumentos, disminuciones, i-cord, montaje de hebra larga, montaje tejido y recoger puntos..

Tallas
Tallas 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10) con contorno de pecho en prenda bloqueada de 90 (99, 106, 116, 127)(136, 146, 156, 167, 177)cm. Está diseñado con una holgura positive de 10 cm.

Materiales
Agujas de 4 mm adecuadas para tejer el cuerpo completo en plano.
Agujas circulares de 3,75 mm adecuadas para tejer el cuello en circular.
1 marcador de puntos
Aguja lanera
Material Grosor Sport: Yarnadelic (Sport; 333 m por 100 g). La muestra está tejida con los colores Ordinary Joe (CP), Wondrous Place (CC1), Indigo Dust (CC2), Woman in Blue (CC3), Sunflowers in My Garden (CC4) y Pink Moon (CC5), en la talla 3 y con el largo medio.

Longitud corta:
Fondo (CP): 75 (90, 95, 110, 135) (155, 170, 195, 220, 245) g
Mangas y cuello (CC1): 25 (25, 25, 25, 25) (30, 30, 30, 30, 35) g
Total para las rayas (CCs): 65 (80, 85, 100, 115) (135, 155, 175, 195, 220) g

Longitud media:
Fondo (CP): 90 (105, 115, 130, 150) (170, 190, 215, 240, 260) g
Mangas y cuello (CC1): 20 (25, 25, 25, 25) (30, 30, 30, 30, 35) g
Total para las rayas (CCs): 80 (95, 100, 120, 140) (160, 180, 205, 225, 250) g

Longitud largo:
Fondo (CP): 105 (125, 135, 150, 175) (205, 225, 255, 285, 310) g
Mangas y cuello (CC1): 25 (25, 25, 25, 25) (30, 30, 30, 30, 35) g
Total para las rayas (CCs): 95 (110, 120, 135, 160) (185, 205, 230, 255, 280) g

Muestra
19 p y 34 Pas = 10 cm en el patrón de rayas, con las agujas más gruesas, después de bloquear.

Notas del patrón
Este top tiene un diseño de hombros caídos sin modificaciones para adaptarse a las distintas tallas. Por ello, su aspecto variará según la complexión de cada persona al llevarlo puesto.
El top se teje en plano en dos piezas, trabajando cada una de lado a lado, desde una manga hasta la otra. Una vez unidas las dos piezas, se teje el escote en circular.