The Zarauz Tee is one of seven patterns in issue five of John Arbon Textiles’ in house magazine, The Annual, published in September 2025.

There are kits available for this pattern.

Zarauz is a beautiful town on the Basque coast in northern Spain, whose beach is framed by striped huts that inspired this design. It’s also an homage to deckchairs with colourful canvas stripes or sticks of rock, another seaside classic.

Worked up in either Yarnadelic Sport, Knit by Numbers DK, or Seafarer Sport, this playful tee with its drop shoulder and sideways garter stitch construction looks great in multi-coloured stripes or a single-colour stripe against a neutral tone. It’s the perfect garment for casual summer days on the beach.

Yarn
Sport
Short length:
Background (MC): 75 (90, 95, 110, 135)(155, 170, 195, 220, 245)g
Sleeves & neck (CC1): 25 (25, 25, 25, 25)(30, 30, 30, 30, 35)g
Total for stripes (CCs): 65 (80, 85, 100, 115)(135, 155, 175, 195, 220)g
Medium length:
Background (MC): 90 (105, 115, 130, 150)(170, 190, 215, 240, 260)g
Sleeves & neck (CC1): 25 (25, 25, 25, 25)(30, 30, 30, 30, 35)g
Total for stripes (CCs): 80 (95, 100, 120, 140)(160, 180, 205, 225, 250)g
Long length:
Background (MC): 105 (125, 135, 150, 175)(205, 225, 255, 285, 310)g
Sleeves & neck (CC1): 25 (25, 25, 25, 25)(30, 30, 30, 30, 35)g
Total for stripes (CCs): 95 (110, 120, 135, 160)(185, 205, 230, 255, 280)g

DK
Short length:
Background (MC): 110 (130, 140, 160, 195)(225, 245, 280, 315, 355)g
Sleeves & neck (CC1): 30 (30, 35, 35, 35)(40, 40, 40, 45, 45)g
Total for stripes (CCs): 95 (115, 120, 140, 165)(195, 220, 250, 280, 310)g
Medium length:
Background (MC): 130 (155, 165, 190, 215)(245, 275, 310, 345, 375)g
Sleeves & neck (CC1): 30 (30, 35, 35, 35)(40, 40, 40, 45, 45)g
Total for stripes (CCs): 115 (135, 145, 165, 195)(230, 255, 290, 325, 355)g
Long length:
Background (MC): 155 (180, 195, 215, 255)(295, 325, 365, 410, 445)g
Sleeves & neck (CC1): 30 (30, 35, 35, 35)(40, 40, 40, 45, 45)g
Total for stripes (CCs): 135 (160, 170, 195, 225)(260, 290, 325, 365, 400)g

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9, 10)

Finished Measurements
Finished Measurements
a - Bust circumference: 90 (99, 106, 116, 127)(136, 146, 156, 167, 177)cm / 35.5 (39, 42, 45.5, 50)(54, 57.5, 61.5, 66, 69.5)”
Designed to be worn with 10-20cm / 4-8” of positive ease around bust.
b - Shoulder width (excluding sleeve trim): 14 (16.5, 17.5, 20, 22.5)(24.5, 27, 29.5, 32, 34)cm / 5.5 (6.5, 7, 7.75, 8.75)(9.75, 10.75, 11.5, 12.5, 13.5)”
c - Neck width: 17 (17, 18, 18, 20)(20, 20, 20, 21, 21)cm / 6.75 (6.75, 7, 7, 7.75)(7.75, 7.75, 7.75, 8.25, 8.25)”
d - Armhole depth: 19 (20, 20, 21, 23)(25.5, 26.5, 28.5, 30.5, 31.5)cm / 7.5 (7.75, 7.75, 8.25, 9)(10, 10.5, 11, 12, 12.5)”
e - Body length from underarm to hem: short: 16.5cm / 6.5” | medium: 24cm / 9.5” | long: 32cm / 12.5”
f - Body length from top of shoulder to hem: short: 40.5 (42.5, 43, 44, 47.5)(50.5, 51.5, 55, 57, 59)cm / 16 (16.75, 17, 17.5, 18.75)(20, 20.25, 21.5, 22.5, 23.25)”
medium: 48 (50, 50.5, 51.5, 55)(58, 59, 62, 64, 66.5)cm / 18.75 (19.75, 20, 20.25, 21.5)(22.75, 23.25, 24.5, 25.25, 26)”
long: 55.5 (57.5, 58, 59, 62)(65.5, 66.5, 69.5, 71.5, 73.5)cm / 21.75 (22.5, 22.75, 23.25, 24.5)(25.75, 26, 27.25, 28.25, 29)”

Gauge
19 sts x 34 rows = 10cm / 4” square over striped pattern using larger needles, after blocking.

As this garment is knitted sideways, row gauge will affect the width of the tee and stitch gauge will affect the length.

Needles
We strongly advise that you knit a swatch to check your gauge – and pay particular attention to your row gauge.

4mm (UK 8 / US 6) knitting needles suitable for working full body length flat
3.75mm (UK 9 / US 5) circular knitting needles suitable for working neckline in the round as well as the sleeves

Always use a needle size that results in the correct gauge after blocking.

Samples shown in
Seafarer (Sport; 300m per 100g)
Sample shown is size 2, cropped length, with 15cm / 6” of ease in
Moby Dick (MC), Neptune (CC1 and CC2)

Yarnadelic (Sport; 333m per 100g)
Sample shown is size 3, medium length, with 18cm / 7” of ease in
Ordinary Joe (MC), Wondrous Place (CC1), Indigo Dust (CC2), Woman in Blue (CC3), Sunflowers in My Garden (CC4), Pink Moon (CC5)

Knit by Numbers (DK; 233m per 100g)
Sample shown is size 1, long length, with 9cm / 3.5” of ease in
KBN03 (MC and CC1), KBN93 (CC2), KBN38 (CC3), KBN97 (CC4)

Notes
This top is an unmodified drop-shoulder design. It will therefore look different on different sized bodies when worn.

The top is knitted flat in two pieces, each worked sideways from sleeve to sleeve. After joining the pieces, the neckline is worked in the round. On the main body, an i-cord is worked – as you knit – along the bottom edge using MC. Keep your tension loose for the i-cord. When changing colours, twist the yarns on the wrong
side of the work to avoid a gap forming. Slip all stitches purlwise.