Blank Canvas Tee by Minimi Knit Design

Blank Canvas Tee is a simple circular yoke tee worked from the top down. This design is worked inside out, so you mostly have to knit. It has a unique placement of short rows that shapeshape the neck without disrupting the neckline. The centre column of slipped stitch adds visual interest, but you can skip it if you want.

At first sight, it might look similar to my design Pyramid Light, but the shape is actually very different. If you prefer a design with a higher back neck, this would be ideal.

Blank Canvas Tee is graded with inclusive sizing in mind, designed to fit actual bust sizes from 76 cm / 30 inches to 168 cm / 66 inches. Measurements are given in both cm and inches.

Materials

Yarn

Light DK weight

Shown here: Berroco Remix Light ® (30% Nylon, 27% Cotton, 24% Acrylic, 10% Silk, 9% Linen; 400 m/432 yds, 100 g/3.5 oz ball; color Mist #6919): 2 (2, 2, 3, 3) {3, 3, 3, 4, 4} balls

Yardage: 590 (660, 735, 815, 900) {965, 1065, 1135, 1215, 1305} m / 645 (720, 805, 890, 985) {1055, 1165, 1240, 1325, 1425} yds, including 10% allowance

Notions

Removable markers; stitch marker in different colors for markers A, B and C; waste yarn; yarn needle

Needles

3.5 mm / US 4 circular needle of length 80 - 100 cm / 32 - 40 inches or longer, depending on your size; adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.

2.5 mm / US 1.5 circular needle of length 80 - 100 cm / 32 - 40 inches or longer, depending on your size, for the hem.

2.5 mm / US 1.5 needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round, for the armhole edgings.

3 mm / US 2.5 needle, any kind, for binding off.

Gauge

21 sts and 30 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches in Stockinette stitch on larger needle worked in the round, blocked.

Note: Row gauge is not critical but it affects the yardage.

Sizes

Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) {6, 7, 8, 9, 10}

Finished chest circumference: 100 (110, 119, 130.5, 141) {150, 160, 169, 180, 188.5} cm / 39.25 (43.25, 46.75, 51.25, 55.5) {59, 63, 66.5, 70.75, 74.25} inches

This garment is intended to be worn with about 19-24 cm / 7.5-9.5 inches positive ease.

Shown in size 1, modelled with 21 cm / 8.25 inches of positive ease.