This year’s pattern is a nod to mid-century modern style and summer fun with a three-color summer top that pops! This flattering, top-down, circular yoke tee is a quick knit with vintage-inspired details.

DK or Sport Weight Yarn
Three Colors (one primary, one secondary, one accent)

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About the Pattern

I knit 365 days a year, but summer knitting is my favorite. The portability and versatility of knitting makes it the ideal hobby for road trips, baseball games, and breezy afternoons on the porch with my husband. Astro Pop was inspired by summer - with a nod to Mid-Century Modern style. Think: Atomic Ranch, Palm Springs, the Jetsons, and colorful popsicles on a summer day. This tee is an invitation to mix and match different colors, yarns, and fiber types to create your own cheerful summer style.

Construction
This lightweight, short-sleeve tee is knit top-down in the round (in one seamless piece). It features a circular yoke - with short row shaping along the back neckline for a comfortable fit. The vintage zig-zag details are worked with a needle two sizes larger to balance the gauge with the stockinette stitch. When the yoke is completed, it’s separated from the sleeves, and the lower body is worked in the round to the bottom edge. The sleeves are worked last.

Skill Level
Intermediate (or adventurous beginner)

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) - equivalent to S (M, L, XL, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, 6X)

Finished Measurements

A) Bust Circumference: 38.25 (41.75, 46.5, 50.5,
53.25, 59.75, 62.25, 68.75, 72.25) in/95.75 (104.25,
116.5, 126, 133, 149.5, 155.75, 172.25, 180.75) cm
B) Sleeve Circumference: 11.75 (13.5, 14.5, 16.25, 16.75, 17, 17.75, 18, 18) in/29.5 (34, 36.5, 40.75, 41.75, 42.5, 44.25, 45.25, 45.25) cm

(Additional measurements provided in the preorder and pattern)

Yarn
DK Weight or Heavy Sport (to achieve gauge) - lots of yarn ideas are provided in the pattern.