Airelle

Airelle, a free knitting pattern from Knitty.com. Free knitting pattern for a reverse stockinette a-line tee pullover.

INTRODUCTION

Airelle

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The Airelle Tee is a summer knit that is easy to knit and fun to wear – or fun to knit and easy to wear.

The top is worked seamlessly in reverse stockinette from the top down, starting with a circular yoke that switches to raglan shaping before dividing for the sleeves, and worked with the wrong side out so you do not need to purl, except for the garter stitch edges. Leave yarn ends on the outside (WS) and turn work once finished to leave reverse stockinette on the right side. The A-line shape gives more room for the play of colors. The gradual change from lighter to darker colors keeps you interested, but is still easy to knit. Choose four recycled stonewash denim shades or create your own combination!

spacer model: Anna/Birkenwasseranhohe GmbH

spacer photos: Savbacke Photography

SIZE

XS[S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X]
shown in size M with 1 inch/2.5 cm of negative ease

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Chest: 27.25[31, 34.75, 38.5, 42.75, 47, 50.75] inches / 69[78.5, 88.5, 98, 108.5, 119.5, 129] cm
Length: 22[22.5, 23.25, 24.5, 25.75, 26.5, 27.5] inches / 56[57, 59, 62, 65.5, 67.5, 70] cm

MATERIALS


Garnstudio DROPS PARIS Recycled Denim [100% cotton; 82 yd/75 m per 50g skein];
spacer Yarn A; 100 Light Wash: 2[2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3] skeins
spacer Yarn B; 101 Paris Bleu Clair: 3[3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5] skeins
spacer Yarn C; 102 Spray Blue: 3[3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5] skeins
spacer Yarn D; 103 Dark Blue Wash: 2[2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3] skeins

Recommended needle size
[always use a needle size that gives you the gauge listed below - every knitter's gauge is unique]
spacer 1 set #US 7/4.5 mm double-point needles
spacer 1 set #US 8/5 mm double-point needles
spacer US #8/5 mm circular needle, 32 inches/80 cm long

Notions
spacer 4 stitch markers
spacer yarn needle

GAUGE

17 sts/22 rnds = 4 inches/10 cm in St st on larger needles

PATTERN NOTES

[Knitty's list of standard abbreviations and techniques can be found here.]

Top is worked with the WS facing, so you do not need to purl a stitch except for the garter stitch edges. Leave yarn ends on the outside (WS) of the work, to weave in after the work has been turned out to the RS.

Stripe Sequence
Note: The Stripe Sequence is worked over 124[128, 132, 136, 140, 144, 148] rnds, working 2 rnds in each color. Follow instructions according to size being made.

Sizes XS and S Only:
Rnds 1-2: Knit in A.
Rnds 3-4: Knit in B.
Rnds 5-6: Knit in A.
Rnds 7-8: Knit in B.
Rnds 9-10: Knit in C.
Rnds 11-20: Rep Rnds 1-10 once more.
Rnds 21-26: Knit in A.
Rnds 23-24: Knit in B.
Rnds 25-26: Knit in C.
Rnds 27-28: Knit in B.
Rnds 29-30: Knit in C.
Rnds 31-56: Rep Rnds 21-30 twice more,
then rep Rnds 17-26 once more.
Rnds 57-58: Knit in B.
Rnds 59-60: Knit in C.
Rnds 61-62: Knit in B.
Rnds 63-64: Knit in C.
Rnds 65-66: Knit in B.
Rnds 67-68: Knit in C.
Rnds 69-70: Knit in D.
Rnds 71-92: Rep Rnds 57-70 once more,
then rep Rnds 57-64 once.
Rnds 93-94: Knit in D.
Rnds 95-96: Knit in B.
Rnds 97-98: Knit in C.
Rnds 99-100: Knit in B.
Rnds 101-102: Knit in C.
Rnds 103-104: Knit in D.
Rnds 105-106: Knit in B.
Rnds 107-108: Knit in C.
Rnds 109-110: Knit in D.
Rnds 111-112: Knit in C.
Rnds 113-114: Knit in D.
Rnds 115-124: Rep Rnds 105-114 once more.

Size S Only:
Rnds 125-128: Rep Rnds 111-114 once more.

Sizes M and L Only:
Rnds 1-2: Knit in A.
Rnds 3-4: Knit in B.
Rnds 5-6: Knit in A.
Rnds 7-8: Knit in B.
Rnds 9-10: Knit in A.
Rnds 11-12: Knit in B.
Rnds 13-14: Knit in C.
Rnds 15-24: Rep Rnds 5-14 once more.
Rnds 25-26: Knit in A.
Rnds 27-28: Knit in B.
Rnds 29-30: Knit in C.
Rnds 31-32: Knit in B.
Rnds 33-34: Knit in C.
Rnds 35-44: Rep Rnds 25-34 once more.
Rnds 45-46: Knit in A.
Rnds 47-48: Knit in B.
Rnds 49-50: Knit in C.
Rnds 51-52: Knit in B.
Rnds 53-54: Knit in C.
Rnds 55-56: Knit in B.
Rnds 57-58: Knit in C.
Rnds 59-72: Rep Rnds 45-58 once more.
Rnds 73-74: Knit in D.
Rnds 75-76: Knit in B.
Rnds 77-78: Knit in C.
Rnds 79-80: Knit in B.
Rnds 81-82: Knit in C.
Rnds 83-84: Knit in B.
Rnds 85-86: Knit in C.
Rnds 87-106: Rep Rnds 73-82 twice more.
Rnds 107-108: Knit in D.
Rnds 109-110: Knit in B.
Rnds 111-112: Knit in C.
Rnds 113-114: Knit in D.
Rnds 115-116: Knit in C.
Rnds 117-126: Rep Rnds 107-116 once more.
Rnds 128-132[136]: Rep Rnds 113-116 once[twice] more,
then rep Rnds 113-114 once more.

Sizes 1X-3X Only:
Rnds 1-2: Knit in A.
Rnds 3-4: Knit in B.
Rnds 5-8: Rep Rnds 1-4 once more.
Rnds 9-10: Knit in A.
Rnds 11-12: Knit in B.
Rnds 13-14: Knit in A.
Rnds 15-16: Knit in B.
Rnds 17-18: Knit in C.
Rnds 19-28: Rep Rnds 9-18 once more.
Rnds 29-30: Knit in A.
Rnds 31-32: Knit in B.
Rnds 33-34: Knit in C.
Rnds 35-36: Knit in B.
Rnds 37-38: Knit in C.
Rnds 39-58: Rep Rnds 29-38 twice more.
Rnds 59-60: Knit in B.
Rnds 61-62: Knit in C.
Rnds 63-72: Rep Rnds 29-38 once more.
Rnds 73-74: Knit in B.
Rnds 75-76: Knit in C.

Size 1X Only:
Rnds 77-78: Knit in D.
Rnds 79-80: Knit in B.
Rnds 81-82: Knit in C.
Rnds 83-84: Knit in B.
Rnds 85-86: Knit in C.
Rnds 87-88: Knit in B.
Rnds 89-90: Knit in C.
Rnds 91-110: Rep Rnds 77-86 twice more.
Rnds 111-112: Knit in D.
Rnds 113-114: Knit in B.
Rnds 115-116: Knit in C.
Rnds 117-118: Knit in D.
Rnds 119-120: Knit in C.
Rnds 121-130: Rep Rnds 111-120 once more.
Rnds 131-132: Knit in D.
Rnds 133-134: Knit in C.
Rnds 135-136: Knit in D.
Rnds 137-138: Knit in C.
Rnds 139-140: Knit in D.

Sizes 2X and 3X Only:
Rnds 77-78: Knit in B.
Rnds 79-80: Knit in C.
Rnds 81-82: Knit in D.
Rnds 83-84: Knit in B.
Rnds 85-86: Knit in C.
Rnds 87-88: Knit in B.
Rnds 89-90: Knit in C.
Rnds 91-92: Knit in B.
Rnds 93-94: Knit in C.
Rnds 95-114: Rep Rnds 81-90 twice more.
Rnds 115-116: Knit in D.
Rnds 117-118: Knit in B.
Rnds 119-120: Knit in C.
Rnds 121-122: Knit in D.
Rnds 123-124: Knit in C.
Rnds 125-134: Rep Rnds 115-124 once more.
Rnds 135-136: Knit in D.
Rnds 137-138: Knit in C.
Rnds 139-140: Knit in D.
Rnds 141-142: Knit in C.
Rnds 143-144: Knit in D.

Size 3X Only:
Rnds 145-146: Knit in C.
Rnds 147-148: Knit in D.

DIRECTIONS

Yoke
With yarn A and smaller DPNs, CO 88[88, 88, 88, 104, 104, 104] sts and join to work in the rnd. Pm for beg of rnd.

Rnd 1: Knit.
Rnd 2: Purl.
Rep last 2 rnds once more.

Change to larger DPNs.

Work in Stripe Sequence for 7 rnds, switching to circ when comfortable.

Cont in Stripe Sequence throughout, working shaping as foll:

Sizes XS and S Only:
Inc rnd 1: *K5, M1, k6, M1; rep from * to end of rnd. 104 sts.
Work 5 rnds even in patt.
Inc rnd 2: *K6, M1, k7, M1; rep from * to end of rnd. 120 sts.
Work 5 rnds even in patt.
Inc rnd 3: *K7, M1, k8, M1; rep from * to end of rnd. 136 sts.

Size S Only:
Work 5 rnds even in patt.
Inc rnd 4: *K8, M1, k9, M1; rep from * to end of rnd. 152 sts.

Sizes M-3X Only:
Inc rnd 1: *K -[-, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3] , M1, k3, M1, k3, M1, k -[-, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4] , M1; rep from * to end of rnd. -[-, 120, 120, 136, 136, 136] sts.
Work 5 rnds even in patt.
Inc rnd 2: *K -[-, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4] , M1, k4, M1, k4, M1, k -[-, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5] , M1; rep from * to end of rnd. -[-, 152, 152, 168, 168, 168] sts.
Work 5 rnds even in patt.
Inc rnd 3: *K -[-, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10] , M1, k -[-, 10, 10, 11, 11, 11] , M1; rep from * to end of rnd. -[-, 168, 168, 184, 184, 184] sts.

Sizes L-3X Only:
Work 5 rnds even in patt.
Inc rnd 4: *K -[-, -, 10, 11, 11, 11] , M1, k -[-, -, 11, 12, 12, 12] , M1; rep from * to end of rnd. -[-, -, 184, 200, 200, 200] sts.

Size 3X Only:
Work 5 rnds even in patt.
Inc rnd 5: *K12, M1, k13, M1; rep from * to end of rnd. 216 sts.

All Sizes
136[152, 168, 184, 200, 200, 216] sts.

Cont in Color Pattern, cont to work inc rnds as foll:

Next rnd: Sl m, k 44[50, 56, 60, 66, 68, 74] , pm, k 24[26, 28, 32, 34, 32, 34] , pm, k 44[50, 56, 60, 66, 68, 74] , pm, k 24[26, 28, 32, 34, 32, 34] .

Work 2 rnds even in patt.

Raglan Inc Rnd: *Sl m, k1, M1R, knit to 1 st before m, M1L, k1; rep from * three times more. 8 sts increased.
Cont in Stripe patt, rep Raglan Inc Rnd every foll 4th rnd 2[0, 4, 2, 3, 2, 0] times more, then every other rnd 2[4, 0, 3, 3, 7, 10] times. 176[192, 208, 232, 256, 280, 304] sts.

Dividing rnd: Sl m, k 54[60, 66, 72, 80, 88, 96] for back, remove m, slip next 34[36, 38, 44, 48, 52, 56] sts to holder for right sleeve, remove m, cast on 2[3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6] sts, pm for side "seam," cast on 2[3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6] sts, k 54[60, 66, 72, 80, 88, 96] sts for front, remove m, slip next 34[36, 38, 44, 48, 52, 56] sts to holder for sleeve, remove m, cast on 2[3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6] sts, pm for side "seam", cast on 2[3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6] sts. 116[132, 148, 164, 182, 200, 216] sts.

Body
Note:
Beg of rnd (color change) begins after the left underarm cast-on, with two markers placed in the middle of each underarm for side shaping.

Work in St st until piece measures 1.5 inches/4 cm from underarm.

Inc rnd: *Knit to 1 st before m, M1R, k2, M1L; rep from * once more, knit to end of rnd.
Knit 7 rnds.
Rep last 8 rnds 7 times more. 148[164, 180, 196, 214, 232, 248] sts.

Work even in St st until work measures 13.5[13.75, 14, 14.5, 15, 15.25, 15.5] inches/ 34.5[35, 35.5, 37, 38, 38.5, 39.5] cm from underarm.

Change to yarn D. Cut other yarns.
Purl 1 rnd.
Knit 1 rnd.
Rep last 2 rnds twice more.
BO all sts.

Sleeves
With the correct yarn for the next rnd of the Stripe Sequence, larger DPNs, and beg at center of underarm, pick up and knit 2[3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6] sts to holder, k 34[36, 38, 44, 48, 52, 56] sts from holder, pick up and knit 2[3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6] sts to center of underarm. Join to work in the rnd and PM for beg of rnd. 38[42, 46, 54, 59, 64, 68] sts.

Cont in Stripe Sequence, working shaping as foll:
Rnd 1: K3, k2tog, knit to last 5 sts, ssk, k3. 36[40, 44, 52, 57, 62, 66] sts.
Rnd 2: Knit.
Rnd 3: K2, k2tog, knit to last 4 sts, ssk, k2. 34[38, 42, 50, 55, 60, 64] sts.
Rnd 4: Knit.

Purl 1 rnd.
Knit 1 rnd.
Rep last 2 rnds twice more.
BO all sts in color of next row of Stripe Sequence.

Rep for other sleeve.

FINISHING

Weave in ends on sides facing and turn garment inside out. Block garment to measurements.

schematic

A: Bust Circumference: 27.25[31, 34.75, 38.5, 42.75, 47, 50.75] inches / 69[78.5, 88.5, 98, 108.5, 119.5, 129] cm
B: Body Length: 14.5[14.75, 15, 15.5, 16, 16.25, 16.5] inches / 37[37.5, 38, 39.5, 40.5, 41.5, 42] cm
C: Yoke Length: 7.5[7.75, 8.25, 9, 9.75, 10.25, 11] inches / 19[19.5, 21, 23, 25, 26, 28] cm
D: Hem Circumference: 34.75[38.5, 42.25, 46, 50.25, 54.5, 58.25] inches / 88.5[98, 107.5, 117, 127.5, 138.5, 148] cm
E: Upper Arm Circumference: 9[10, 10.75, 12.75, 14, 15, 16] inches / 23[25.5, 27.5, 32.5, 35.5, 38, 40.5] cm
F: Sleeve Length: 1.75 inches/4.5 cm
G: Neck Circumference: 23.5[19.5, 19.5, 19.5, 23, 23, 23] inches / 59.5[49.5, 49.5, 49.5, 58.5, 58.5, 58.5] cm

ABOUT THE DESIGNER

designername Katrine designs contemporary no-frills knitwear with a little twist that makes knitting them interesting. She finds inspiration in art, urban life, Finnish nature and the sea outside her window in Helsinki. You can follow her knitting life on her blog and on Instagram.

Pattern & images © 2017 Katrine Birkenwasser. Contact Katrine