The Dido tee is available as a free pattern for everyone who preodrders my upcoming book “Summer knits”. The pattern will become an individual download as soon as the book is released.

Preorder Summer knits here: https://www.bemycozy.com/product/summer-knits/

After ordering the book, you will get a download code for Ravelry in the confirmation email.

The Dido tee has a boxy fit and dropped shoulders. It is knitted seamlessly top-down with a lace and cable pattern on the front and the sleeves. The tee is started at the back neck and increased to the full width of the back. Then stitches are picked up for the shoulders and worked as the front of the tee. The front and back are joined at the underarm and the body is then worked in the round. The stitches for the sleeves are picked up from the body and the sleeves are worked in the round with a bit of short-row shaping at the sleeve caps to improve the fit. Lastly, stitches for the neckband are picked from the neck opening and worked in ribbing in the round. The neckband, hem and cuffs are finished with a tubular bind off, which provides a beautiful and stretchy edge that looks like the stitches roll over the edge to the other side of the ribbing.

For the stitch patterns to show best, I recommend choosing unicolor or slightly tonal colorways. For a summer version I would recommend a cotton, silk, viscose or linen blend, for a warmer wintery version choose yarn with high wool content.

The length of the body and sleeves are easily modified to suit your own body measurements. I recommend trying the tee on every now and then while working on it to make sure you get the perfect length for your style.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 90 (100, 110, 120, 130) (140, 150, 160, 170) cm / 35.5 (39.25, 43.25, 47.25, 51.25) (55, 59, 63, 67) inches including the intended positive ease of 15 cm / 6 inches
Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 33 cm / 13 inches
Sleeve length from cuff to underarm (adjustable): 9 cm / 3.5 inches
Upper arm circumference: 34 (36, 38, 40, 43) (46, 49, 52, 55) cm / 13.25 (14.25, 15, 15.75, 16.75) (18.25, 19.25, 20.5, 21.75) inches
Note: Please be aware that adjusting the lengths of the garment will also affect the amount of yarn needed to finish the project.

Yarn

560 (610, 670, 740, 810) (900, 980, 1080, 1190) m / 610 (670, 730, 810, 890) (980, 1080, 1180, 1300) yards of sport weight yarn.

Sample: 4 (4, 4, 4, 5) (5, 6, 6, 7) balls of De Rerum Natura Candide (70% Organic merino d’Arles, 28% recycled cotton, 2% of others recycled fibres; 185 meters / 202 yards per 50 g) shown in the colorway Nougat.

Needles
For the ribbing:
3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches for the neck ribbing
3 mm / US 2.5 DPNs or circular needles with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for the cuffs
3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the hem
For the main part:
3.5 mm / US 4 DPNs or circular needles with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for the sleeves
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the body

Gauge
22 sts and 28 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches of Stockinette stitch and according to the Main chart, on larger needles, after blocking
Note: Always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge!

Notions
4 stitch markers
6 locking markers
cable needle, if using
waste yarn
tapestry needle
blocking tools