Time for Tee(s)

JW, better known as Cocoknits, writes of Emma, “Don’t let the simplicity fool you – there’s plenty of room to play! “. Using her signature CK Method, she’s come up with an apparently super plain tee but thanks to the construction and fit, not only does it look great on all body shapes (check the Rav pics if you don’t believe me), making it will also be a blast. Worked at a 14 st gauge so you’ll have it done and ready to wear before you can say, “Can I get the CK book for Christmas please?”
The gauge is so loose it’s not at all related to the yarn so your choice is wide open. I’d go for the Kalinka Linen or the Principe Real.

The genius of this apparently plain tee, begins with the saddle shoulder construction and contiguous (i.e. not pick-up-and-knit) sleeves, which make sure that the stripes continue seamlessly and beautifully across the raglans.
You’ve got neckline options and a closed stitch gauge of 22, so it’s in t-shirt territory but leans on the side of nice to wear when it’s warm but not boiling.
Principe Real or For Nature Cotton would both nail it perfectly.

There something about the contrast neck and sleeve hems on this one that harks back to the t-shirts of my 70s childhood (in a good way). That finishing also gives this one a really pleasing boxiness and structure, not to mention the magic way that hems complete the picture.
It’s another one with a gauge that suits a low-to-mid 20s rather than pushing 30s temperature – but if you think about how the summer goes, that still gives it a lot of wear.
It wants a sport weight, so you could go planty and drapy with Kalinka Linen, dense and cottony with For Nature, silky and delightful with Madragoa, or take the cool summer sweater route and pick Birlinn or Riverknits Nene

If this one looks familiar to you, it might be because we had it’s heavier weight (PY Tee 20) sibling last year. In fact if the PY thing floats your boat (and it definitely does mine!), it’s worth checking out the rest of the PY family on Ravelry here. It’s just a really easy to make, beautifully fitting tee, with a rolled edge that gives a bit of a Toast-y vibe.
The 28 in the name refers to its gauge meaning that this one is definitely on the lighter side yarn-wise, making it a perfect candidate for Kalinka Linen, WD Saona, Madragoa or for more of a summer sweater finish, the Kinross would be a dream.

..but if you’re looking for something different, you have reached your destination! Using Sosu’s ingenious sideways knitting construction, you knit till it fits widthways. So yes, that means you need to be sure of your length when you cast on, and you really need to take your row gauge seriously too, but once you’ve sorted all that out, you are more than good to go. And you’ll have stripes, buttons and texture when you get there. And if you enjoy it as much as I think you will, there’s a whole rich seam of Sosu patterns to explore when the weather turns in September.
This is another light one, so I would choose from Madragoa, Kalinka Linen, WD Saona.

Released this week and we love it! Not usually given to frilliness, I can’t help myself with the little ruffle on the bottom of this one. The straight lines of the rib texture have somehow balanced out the sweetness at the end making it completely adorable instead of overly cute. It’s a tee but only just, so I’d be tempted to keep those ribs stretchy by working with wool instead of plant or silk fibre.
RIverknits Nene, JA Harvest Hues or Kinross would all work beautifully.

Like it’s eponymous little black dress, this is the wardrobe essential dress-up or dress-down tee: simple enough to easily make, elegant enough to wear with (and to!) anything. And if you’re wondering why it feels like you’ve seen it before, it’s because you have – every time you separate for the sleeves on a top-down raglan, your sweater looks like this. Now you see why it’s so finishable – it’s a sweater without the sleeves but it isn’t a tank. Clever, hey?
It’s a proper 4mm 20 stitch DK, so depending on where you want to go fibre-wise, you can choose from planty options like Principe Real, Damasco or For Nature , or any of our standard wool DKs.

Slightly channeling Anna Bauer’s playful Alterknit fairisle style, I love the boldness of doing allover colourwork on a tee. And before you balk at the prospect, listen to JM’s pattern introduction: “Short, easy to memorize repeats & quickly shifting motifs“.
So yes, you can do it! And the abundance of 4ply minis in the shop right now, means that if you don’t have the left over scraps (which if you look first you may find you do), we can help you out.
We’ve got 25g balls and minis in Edelweiss, RIverknits Nene, JA Harvest Hues, J&S 2ply, and the Kinross and Sheepsoft 4ply come in 50gs.

This relaxed polo carries a waft of late summer afternoon lazy daisy-chain making and strawberry hulling. The fabric has a coolness on account of the simple eyelet stitch pattern, which also hints at the kind of whiling-away knitting which I totally associate with the summer.
Yarn-wise, I was put in mind of the Saona wool cotton when I first saw this one, but I think the Madragoa silk or the Kalinka linen would also get you there, just as beautifully And for a warmer and even lighter option, the Babyalpaca would be delightful.