This Spring I’ve gone back over 6 of my summer tees and reworked the patterns with edits and updates for 2020. Plus summer weather is definitely here! I’m excited for the change of seasons and also that it’s tee-wearing time again. So, I’m offering these select Ravelry tee patterns at 30% off on Ravelry from May 28, 2020 to June, 10, 2020! No code needed. This makes it a good time to take a quick look at some of my tee designs. This post contains details about the patterns in the collage above (from left to right): Sweet Clover Tee, Lavinia, Masala, Sophia, Lily Tee and Kenia.
My Sweet Clover tee released in June of 2018. Sweet Clover is a simple top down raglan with a square neck and an optional lace panel on the body. For this design I went a little off-book as compared to my other tees. Many of my tees follow a similar path from start to finish with different lace and necklines. But Sweet Clover features a-line shaping and positive ease for a relaxed fit. This pattern also offers two different options for finishing the body – either with the lace panel and then linen stitch as pictured above or skip the lace and finish instead with just the linen stitch. The pattern is written in 7 sizes and the lace panel is both charted and written. With this design I found that I really love the fabric that linen stitch makes in a cotton yarn and I’m incorporate that into an upcoming cowl design.
Next Lavinia is a simple top down yoke tee with a lacy Roman Stripe at the top of the yoke and bottom of the body. This tee is tunic length with instructions to shorten if desired. Waist and hip shaping for a flattering fit. Written in 6 sizes. Lavinia was originally published in October of 2014. This is one of my very few top down yoke patterns. This lacy Roman Stripe is a lot of fun to knit and adds an easy bit of lace to a pattern. I recently incorporated it in my Lavinia Shawlette.
Next in the photo Masala was published in April of 2015 and is the first in the series of Masala, Sophia and Lily that are all slightly different versions of the same tee. Masala is a simple top down raglan V-neck with lace panels at the bottom of the sleeves and body. I much prefer my shirts and tees in a tunic length so most of my summer tee designs are written either as a tunic length with instructions to shorten or normal length with instructions to lengthen. I try to always include pattern notes in my patterns letting knitters know how and where they might tweak a pattern to get the fit just right for their body.
Published in August 2015 Sophia is the second of my top down raglan tee series. Sophia has a crew neck and Milanese lace at the bottom of the sleeves and body.
Lily is my third summer tee in the raglan series. Lily has a scoop neck and lace panels at the bottom of the sleeves and body. I made the sample tee for Lily extra extra long and I love the heck out of this tee. In fact, I wore it so much it is too ragged to bring back out for better photographs. So I’m on the look out for a new cotton or cotton blend in a sport weight to knit another sample garment for this design.
And finally, Kenia was originally published in 2012. Then reworked with added sizes, edits and updates in 2016 and now again in 2019. Kenia was one of my earliest published designs. And I still love this one. Kenai is a is a simple top down seamless raglan tee with a deep V-neck, simple shaping and two front pockets. I added a size to this tee so it is now written in 7 sizes. The name Kenai (pronounced KEE-nie) comes from the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska we visited one summer. This tee is perfect for layering over basic long sleeves when you need extra warmth but not a whole sweater.
I really enjoyed diving deep back into these patterns this Spring and bringing them up to my 2020 standards. The more hours I spent pouring over pattern math in 6 or 7 sizes (depending on the design) and rearranging pattern layout, the more I remembered that I love these tees and I’m proud of the work I’ve put into them.
So, I’m excited to start my Summer Tees Promotion again and share them with you!
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