Knitting kit - Manon Tee by LE KNIT/ Lene Holme Samsøe

The Manon Tee features maritime-inspired stripes and a boat neck. It is knitted from the top down with short sleeves shaped simultaneously with the yoke. This means the sweater is knitted entirely in one piece, with increases, and finished without any seams.

Sizes

(XXS) XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL

Sweater Measurements

Bust circumference
(77) 83 (89) 94 (100) 109 (116) 128 (139) 148 cm

Back width
(31) 32 (33) 33 (35) 37 (38) 39 (41) 43 cm

Length
(50) 50 (51) 52 (53) 55 (56) 57 (59) 60 cm

Yarn — brown stripe version

Knitting for Olive Pure Silk
(100% bourette silk, 50 g = 250 m)

Main color — Undyed
(150) 150 (150) 150 (150-200) 200 (200) 250 (250-300) 300 g

Stripe color — Dark Cognac
(50) 50 (50) 50 (50) 50 (100) 100 (100) 100 g

Recommended needles

Circular needles 2.5 mm and 3 mm, lengths 40 cm and 80 cm.

Gauge

28 stitches x approx. 40 rows in stockinette stitch = 10 x 10 cm with 3 mm needles.

Construction

The upper back is knitted first with sloped shoulders. Then, stitches are picked up along the back shoulders to knit the front. Each side of the front is worked separately. The sloped shoulders are shaped using short rows. Knitting then continues until the beginning of the neckline.

Stitches are then picked up for the top of the sleeves, then the front, back, and sleeves are knitted simultaneously until the end of the armholes. From there, the body and sleeves are worked separately. Finally, stitches are picked up for the neckline band.

Size Guide

The Manon Tee is designed with a positive ease of approximately 0 to 5 cm, depending on the desired style.

The model shown has a positive ease of:

• 6 cm for the brown striped version
• 2 cm for the navy striped version

To choose your size, measure your bust circumference (at the widest part of your upper body), then compare this measurement to the final sweater dimensions indicated at the beginning of the pattern.

Positive ease corresponds to the difference between your personal measurement and that of the sweater.

Example:
If your bust circumference is 94 cm, size M will provide 0 cm of positive ease.