Box Pattern Tee in Noro Akari - 16865 - Downloadable PDF

Box Pattern Tee in Noro Akari – Knitting Pattern Summary

The Box Pattern Tee is a relaxed, easy-to-knit pullover top designed by Noro and worked in Noro Akari, a worsted weight yarn. This downloadable PDF pattern is rated Easy, making it an excellent choice for beginner and advancing knitters who want to explore simple stitch patterning while producing a wearable, stylish garment. The tee features a classic boxy silhouette with a repeating box or grid-style textured stitch pattern that adds visual interest without requiring complex techniques.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a boxy, casual pullover tee designed for everyday wear. The garment is worked in multiple sizes to suit a wide range of body types, with finished measurements as follows:

• Bust: 45 (49, 53, 57) inches / 114 (124.5, 134.5, 144.5) cm
• Length: 22 (22, 23½, 23½) inches / 56 (56, 59.5, 59.5) cm
• Upper arm: 15 (15, and continuing per size) inches
• Sizes: Small, Medium/Large, X-Large, and XX-Large; the sample shown is knitted in size Small

The generous, relaxed fit and straightforward construction make this tee a satisfying project for knitters who are building their skills or looking for a low-stress, high-reward make.

Yarn and Materials

The pattern is specifically designed for Noro Akari, a worsted weight yarn from the renowned Japanese yarn brand Noro. Noro Akari is known for its characteristically rich, hand-painted colorways and natural fiber content, which lend the finished tee a beautiful depth of color that evolves organically across the fabric. Knitters should refer to the full pattern PDF for precise yardage requirements per size. Standard knitting needles appropriate for worsted weight yarn are used; the PDF will specify the exact needle size needed to achieve the correct gauge.

Techniques Used

Although rated as an Easy / Beginner-friendly pattern, the Box Pattern Tee introduces several foundational and slightly intermediate knitting techniques that help knitters grow their skills:

• Make One (M1): A common increase technique where the tip of the left-hand needle is inserted from front to back under the strand between the last stitch worked and the next stitch on the needle, then knitted through the back loop to create one new stitch without leaving a visible hole.
• Make One Purl (M1P): A purl-side increase worked by lifting the strand between the last stitch worked and the next stitch on the left-hand needle and purling it, adding one purl stitch seamlessly.
• Picking Up and Knitting / Purling: Stitches are picked up along edges of the work by knitting or purling into the loops along a selvedge, a technique commonly used for finishing necklines, armholes, or sleeve edges.
• Working from Charts: The box stitch pattern is presented in chart form. The pattern includes guidance on no stitch spaces — shaded areas on the chart that represent decreased or not-yet-made stitches — instructing knitters to skip over these spaces and work only the active stitches.
• Placing Markers: Stitch markers, either purchased or made from a loop of contrasting yarn, are used to mark key positions in the work, helping knitters track pattern repeats and shaping points accurately.

Stitches Used

The defining feature of this tee is its box pattern, a classic textural stitch design created through a structured combination of knit and purl stitches arranged in a grid or block formation. This type of stitch pattern creates a subtle, geometric surface texture that is visually appealing yet simple to execute. Additional stitches and techniques include:

• Knit stitch – the foundational stitch used throughout the body and sleeves
• Purl stitch – used in combination with knit stitches to form the box pattern texture
• Increase stitches (