Product Description
This circular yoke tee uses the stitch patterns from the Mad Bee Shawl to create a fun, whimsical knit perfect for wearing with any of your high-waisted pants or skirts, or even, over a dress. The tee is knit from the top down starting with the neckband.
Mad Bee Tee by Afifa Knits Designs
What Is Being Made
The Mad Bee Tee is a circular yoke pullover top designed by Afifa Knits Designs. This garment is a whimsical knitted tee that features decorative stitch patterns inspired by the Mad Bee Shawl. The design is intended to be worn with 2–4 inches of positive ease, making it suitable for layering over dresses or pairing with high-waisted pants and skirts. The tee is available in seven sizes, ranging from 32 inches to 120 inches in finished circumference, accommodating a wide range of body measurements.
Construction and Techniques
This garment is knit from the top down, beginning with a neckband and progressing downward to create the body. The construction method uses a circular yoke approach, which allows for seamless shaping and a fitted upper body. The pattern incorporates stockinette stitch as the primary fabric structure, combined with decorative stitch patterns drawn from the Mad Bee Shawl design. This technique creates visual interest while maintaining a wearable, everyday garment suitable for intermediate knitters.
Stitches and Stitch Patterns
The Mad Bee Tee employs stockinette stitch as its foundational knit structure. The garment is enhanced with specialized stitch patterns from the Mad Bee Shawl, which add decorative detail and visual complexity to the design. These pattern elements are worked according to a detailed chart provided on page 2 of the pattern, allowing knitters to follow the exact placement and sequence of stitches. The neckband begins with a knit-through-back-loop increase (k1b) technique to establish proper shaping at the garment's opening.
Materials and Gauge
The Mad Bee Tee requires DK weight yarn in four colors. The pattern shows the design worked in The Royal Bee Yarn Company Purple Couch Collection for Color 1 (C1), with additional colors in Mad Tosh DK Gilded (C2), Mad Tosh DK Calligraphy (C3), and Mad Tosh DK Pluot (C4). Scrap yarn is also needed for the initial cast-on. Knitters should use US size 7 (4.5 mm) circular needles for the main fabric and a tapestry needle for finishing. Stitch markers and Clover Takumi bamboo needles are recommended notions. The pattern specifies a gauge of 18 stitches by 28 rows over 4 inches in stockinette stitch (unblocked), which is essential for achieving the correct finished measurements.
Sizing Information
- Size 1: 32 inches finished circumference
- Size 2: 38 inches finished circumference
- Size 3: 44 inches finished circumference
- Size 4: 48 inches finished circumference
- Size 5: 54 inches finished circumference
- Size 6: 60 inches finished circumference
- Size 7: 64 inches finished circumference
- Size 8: 70 inches finished circumference
- Size 9: 74 inches finished circumference
Each size includes specific yardage requirements detailed in a comprehensive chart on page 2 of the pattern.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | DK | Light Worsted |
| Pages: | 4 |
| Designer: | Afifa Knits Designs |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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