This pullover was inspired by the “Busan Tee” designed by Karoline Skovgaard Bentsen (AEGYOKNIT on Ravelry).

Yarn purchased at FabMo had no labels. However, after a burn and stress test, I’m sure that this yarn is either 100% cotton, 100% linen or a combination of these two fibers. I compared the strength of this yarn to that of Knit Picks Lindy Chain (70% linen, 30% cotton) and found this FabMo yarn to be considerably stronger. Specifically, I compared “break strength” with a single ply of each yarn. I have a feeling that this yarn was originally on a cone and meant for weaving. However, it knits up just fine - similar to linen since the untwined yarn tends to look a bit uneven in stockinette stitch. Knitting tends to be slower because the yarn is splitty. So I had to take extra care to include all 3 strands with every stitch. I only had 25.75 yards of yarn leftover (.2 oz / 5.7 grams).

Needles used:

Size 1.5 US Milward - JSSBO for Sleeve cuffs and lower ribbing

Size 2.5 US Addi - Sleeve cuff ribbing

Size 3 US Addi - Neckband and lower ribbing

Size 7 Susan Bates - Body and sleeves

Finished measurements (before blocking)

Body circumference - 40”

Armhole depth - 9.5”

Center back length, including neck ribbing - 23.25”

Side length from underarm - 13.5” (11” + 2.5” lower ribbing)

Sleeve circumference - 18”

Sleeve length from underarm - 18” (15” + 3” cuff ribbing)

Raglan diagonal measurement - 10”

Neck opening - 7” across
If making this again, I’d use an even smaller needle for the neckband or a different (tighter) cast on.