Silk T-Shirt in BC Garn Jaipur Fino & Soft Silk Handpaint - 2193BC - Downloadable PDF

Silk T-Shirt Knitting Pattern by Rachel Søgaard – BC Garn Jaipur Fino & Soft Silk Handpaint (No. 2193BC)

This free, downloadable PDF knitting pattern by designer Rachel Søgaard, published as BC Garn pattern No. 2193BC, guides knitters through the construction of an elegant, lightweight silk t-shirt. The garment is worked in two sizes — S/M and M/L — with finished bust measurements of approximately 90 cm and 100 cm respectively, and lengths of 55 cm and 59 cm. The design combines two luxurious BC Garn yarns to create a refined, textured top suitable for warmer seasons or as a layering piece.

Yarns and Materials

The pattern calls for two distinct yarns from BC Garn, both worked at a lace to worsted weight range depending on how they are held:

• BC Garn Jaipur Fino – the primary yarn, used throughout the body and sleeves. It is worked held double (two strands together) throughout the project, which builds the fabric up to a workable gauge while maintaining a light, silky drape. Quantities needed are 150 g for S/M and 200 g for M/L.
• BC Garn Soft Silk Handpaint – used in smaller accent quantities to introduce subtle colour variation and textural contrast. This hand-painted silk yarn adds artisanal character and visual interest at strategic points in the construction.

The recommended needles are a 4 mm circular needle for the body and 4 mm double pointed needles for the sleeves. The stated tension is 20 stitches × 24 rows = 10 × 10 cm in rib, measured after washing — making blocking and wet finishing an important step in achieving accurate sizing.

Construction Method

The t-shirt is constructed in the round using a seamless, circular knitting technique. The front and back are worked simultaneously in rounds from the hem upward, joined as a single tube, until the armhole shaping begins. This approach eliminates the need for seaming along the sides, resulting in a clean, polished finish.

• The body begins with a cast-on of 170 sts (S/M) or 190 sts (M/L) using two strands of Jaipur Fino, with stitch markers placed at each side to divide front and back sections of 85 (95) stitches each.
• The lower body is worked in rib for 12 cm with Jaipur Fino, followed by 3 accent rounds in Soft Silk Handpaint, then continued in Jaipur Fino until the piece reaches 33 cm (S/M) or 36 cm (M/L).
• A second stripe of Soft Silk Handpaint is introduced before the armhole cast-offs, adding another decorative band near the upper body.
• Armholes are shaped by casting off 5 stitches at each side, with the front and back sections then placed on holders while the sleeves are worked.

Sleeve Construction

Both sleeves are worked identically, knitted in the round on double pointed needles using two strands of Jaipur Fino. Each sleeve begins with a cast-on of 65 sts (S/M) or 70 sts (M/L) and is worked in the same rib pattern as the body.

Once the sleeves reach the appropriate length, they are joined to the body for a seamless set-in sleeve construction. Decreases are worked on either side of stitch markers to shape the sleeve cap, with the rate of decrease varying across rounds:

• Decreases every 4th round — worked 2 (3) times
• Decreases every 2nd round — worked 10 (11) times
• Decreases in every round — worked 6 (7) times