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Lake Arrowhead Tee in Berroco Remix Light – Knitting Pattern Summary

The Lake Arrowhead Tee is a women's knitted pullover tee designed by Leah B. Thibault and published as part of Berroco Portfolio Vol. 5. This intermediate-level pattern produces a lightweight, lace-detailed summer or transitional top with a relaxed, airy silhouette. The design is worked in Berroco Remix Light yarn and features a signature lace motif called the Little Arrowhead Pattern, which gives the garment its delicate, textured surface and its name.

What Is Being Made

The finished garment is a women's pullover tee with a comfortable, slightly oversized fit. The pattern is sized to achieve a closed bust measurement of 38 to 55½ inches across eight sizes, with a finished length ranging from approximately 25¼ to 28¼ inches depending on the size chosen. Importantly, the design was intentionally drafted with approximately 5 to 7 inches of positive ease, meaning knitters should select their size based on their actual bust measurement and factor in this generous ease for the intended relaxed drape. The sample shown in the pattern photography is knitted in size 40½ inches.

Construction Techniques

The Lake Arrowhead Tee is constructed using a bottom-up, worked-in-the-round approach. This means the knitter begins at the lower hem and works upward toward the shoulders, joining the fabric into a seamless tube for the body. Working in the round eliminates the need for side seams and produces a smooth, continuous fabric that is especially well-suited to lace patterning, as the right side of the work is always facing the knitter.

• Bottom-up construction: The body is cast on and worked upward from the hem, allowing the knitter to try on the piece as they go and adjust length if desired.
• Worked in the round: A 32-inch circular needle is used for the body, keeping the fabric seamless and the lace pattern consistent throughout.
• Lace patterning: The Little Arrowhead Pattern is the central decorative technique. Lace knitting uses deliberate yarn-overs paired with decreases to create open, decorative holes in the fabric, forming repeating geometric or organic motifs. The arrowhead motif is a classic lace design that creates a series of small pointed shapes across the fabric surface.
• Three-needle bind off: The pattern calls for a three-needle bind off, a technique used to join two sets of live stitches together at the shoulders without a separate seaming step, creating a neat and sturdy shoulder join directly on the needles.
• Stitch holders or waste yarn: Stitches are placed on hold at various points during construction, a common technique in top-down and bottom-up garment knitting to preserve live stitches for later finishing or joining.

Stitches Used

• Little Arrowhead Pattern: The primary stitch pattern of the garment, a lace repeat worked over a set number of stitches and rows. This stitch creates the signature open, pointed motifs across the body of the tee.
• Yarn-overs and decreases: The fundamental building blocks of lace knitting, used throughout the Little Arrowhead Pattern to create eyelets and shape the directional motifs.
• Ribbing or hem edging: Typical of bottom-up tee constructions, a neat lower edge is worked before transitioning into the main lace pattern.

Materials – Yarn

The pattern is written specifically for Berroco Remix Light, a DK weight yarn sold in 100-gram skeins. The colorway used in the sample is #6971 Cameo Pink, a soft, muted rose tone. Depending on the size being knitted, the pattern requires 2 to 3 balls of Berroco Remix Light — specifically 2 balls for the two smallest sizes and 3 balls for sizes 43 inches through 55½ inches. Berroco Remix Light is known for its soft hand and subtle texture, making it well-suited to lace knitting where stitch definition and drape are both important.

Materials – Need