A tiny pocket and twisted ribbing take this tee from basic to brilliant.

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Arzote

Directions are for women’s size X-Small. Changes for sizes Small, Medium, Large, 1X and 2X are in parentheses.

Finished measurements

Bust – 32(36-40-44-48-52)"

Length – 21 ½(22-23-23 ½-24-25)”

Materials

5(6-7-7-8-8) Hanks Berroco Maya (originally shown in Berroco Latitude ™ (50 grs), #5634 Dalkey Island)

Corrections shown in bold

Arzote, page 10 [booklet version only]

FINISHING

Sew shoulder seams.

Neckband: With RS facing, using circular needle, beg at left shoulder seam, pick up and k50(50-52-54-54-56) sts along left front neck edge, place marker, k1 st from holder, place marker, pick up and k50(50-52-54-54-56) sts along right front neck edge, then 39 sts across back neck edge – 140(140-144-148-148-152) sts. Mark for beg of rnd with different colored marker and carry all markers up.

Rnd 1: * K1TBL, p1TBL, rep from * to 2 sts before 1st marker, SSK TBL, sl marker, k1, sl marker, k2 tog TBL, p1TBL, ** k1TBL, p1TBL, rep from ** to end – 138(138-142-146-146-150) sts. Rep this rnd until neckband measures 1”. Bind off in ribbing. Sew pocket to front with bound-off edge of pocket even with sts bound-off at armhole and right edge of pocket (as it faces you) 2(3-3-4-4-5)” in from right front edge (as it faces you). Sew in sleeves. Sew side and sleeve seams.

—posted 2/17/09