Silk Shirt traforata
YARN = LUXURY SILK by Laines Du Nord, 4 balls: col. 1; 3 balls: col. 2; 3 balls col. 10; 2 balls col. 16
CIRCULAR NEEDLES = 4.5 mm
OTHER = 2 stitch holders or waste yarn to place on hold the sleeve stitches, tapestry needle, pins, scissors.
Difficulty lever: high
1/1 rib st: * K1, P1 *. rep from * to * to the end. Next round: work sts as they appear.
Garter st
Seed st
Passalacci st in round:
1 R.: K.
2 R.: P.
3 R.: K1, * K2tog, YO *, rep. from * to * to the end
4 R.: P.
5 R.: K.
Rep. from R 1 .
st(s) = stitch(es)
Rw = rows
R = round
RS = right side;
WS = wrong side;
SM = stitch marker;
K = knit;
P = purl;
K2tog = K 2 sts together
inc. = increase
dec = decrease
rep = repeat
col = colour
SIZE 42
Procedure
This T-shirt is worked from the top down.
With circular needles 4.5mm and col 1 cast on. 160 sts, place the SM to mark the beginning of round,and start to work in the round ensuring that the work is not twisted.
Work 6 rounds in 1/1 rib st.
1 R.: Set up round: 5 raglan sts(= K2, P1, K2);SM; FIRST SLEEVE (= P12, the 4 central sts in garter st., P12); SM; 5 raglan sts (= K2, P1, K2); SM; BACK (= P42.); SM; 5 raglan sts (= K2, P1, K2); SM; SECOND SLEEVE (= P12, 4 central sts in garter st, P12); SM;5 raglan sts (= K2, P1, K2); SM; FRONT (= P42).
Keeping the set up of the 1 R work in passalacci st in round (see stitches used); remember the 2 R of the project is the 1 R of passalacci st
2 R.: work in passalacci st as set up making YO first and after the 5 raglan sts.
Note: YOs are the increases that make the work grows. P through the back loop the YOs in the next round.
3 R.: work as set up, P through the back loop the YOs in the next round.
4 R.:work as set up, making YO first and after the 5 raglan sts.
5 and 6 R.:work as set up.
Keep working in passalacci sts as set up. Making the YOs for increases on rounds: 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 48 e 52.
54 R.: change to col. 2 and work as set up.
55 R.:work as set up, making the YOs for increases.
56 R.: place the sleeve sts on a stitch holder or waste yarn, after working the first 2 sts. which follow the 5 raglan sts and leaving free the last 2 sts. preceding the next 5 raglans sts. Turn the work and cast on 8 stsfor underarm using a waste yarn; turn again the work and K these sts just casted on. Continue the round working Back and Front sts and repeat the same for the second sleeve.
Keep working the body in passalacci st until R107
108 R.:change to col. 10 and keep working until 126 f.
127 Rw.:divide the work in half and continue separately on the 2 parts working back and forth to create the side slits. Start to work in passalacci sts only the BACK sts, working the first 7 sts and the last 7 sts on garter sts
(slits edges). Continue as set up until 159 Rw.
160 Rw.:change to col. 16 and work as set up until 184 f.
Rw from 185 to 192 f.: work in seed st to form the edge of the shirt.
193 193 Rw.: cast off all sts.
Now work on the held sts from 127 R and form the FRONT working as for the BACK until 160 Rw.
Rw from 161 to 168 : work in seed st to form the edge pf the shirt.
170 Rw.:cast off all sts.
Cut the yarn and weave in all ends.
SLEEVE (x 2)
Slip theheld stitches from holder to 4.5 circular needles, remove the waste yarn from the casted on sts and slip 4 sts to right hand needle and 4 sts to the left needle. Join in the round and work in passalacci st with col. 2 but keep working the 4 central sts in gater st.
1 R.: increase 2 sts before and 2sts after the 8 casted on sts, and K them
R from 2 to 23:work as set up.
R from 24 to 31: work in seed st to form the edge.
32 R.: cast off all sts.
Cut the yarn and weave in all ends.
Make the second sleeve.
