Test Knit Call: Strawberry Strudel
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Like a flaky, fruit-filled strudel pastry, this top-down raglan tee layers single-row stripes and slipped stitches. The entire tee is knit inside out in two-colour helix knitting, a technique for jogless stripes, then flipped during finishing to reveal the purl side and structural slip-stitch design lines. This pattern uses a customizable shaping generator that tailors knitting instructions to your measurements.
Test Requirements: The test will be held via Slack. Participants should be open to trying a pattern interface that differs from a traditional PDF. Testers are expected to check in at certain points during the test and provide feedback and photos. There is a flexible deadline of July 20th. Testers will receive the final version of the pattern when it is published.
Sizes (1, 2, 3) (4, 5, 6) (7, 8, 9)
These sizes are intended to fit actual body measurements of:
High bust circumference (measured around armpit level): (77.5, 85.5, 93.5) (102, 110, 118.5) (126.5, 134.5, 140) cm/(30.5, 33.75, 36.75) (40.25, 43.25, 46.75) (49.75, 53, 55) in
Full bust circumference: (71-76, 81-86, 91.5-96.5) (101.5-106.5, 111.5-117, 122-127) (132-137, 142-147, 152-158) cm/(28-30, 32-34, 36-38) (40-42, 44-46, 48-50) (52-54, 56-58, 60-62) in
Finished bust circumference: (80.5, 89, 99.5) (110, 120.5, 131) (141.5, 150, 160.5) cm/(32.25, 35.5, 39.75) (44, 48.25, 52.5) (56.75, 60, 64.25) in.
This pattern was designed to have approximately 2.5-9.5 cm/1-3.75 in positive ease at the full bust. Sample shown is size 3 worn with 9.5 cm/3.75 in positive ease on a 90 cm/35.5 in full bust, with no modifications to the base pattern shaping.
Gauge
19 sts and 32 rows in 10 cm/4 in.
Yarn
You are not required to use this exact yarn for the test.
De Rerum Natura Antigone, (100 g/260 m, 100% French linen); (1, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2) (2, 3, 3) skeins Macaron (Colour 1, pale pink) and (1, 1, 1) (1, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2) skeins Marsala (Colour 2, darker pink). This yarn has 5 plies and was listed as a sport weight with 12wpi and a recommended gauge of 22 sts per 10 cm/4 in.
C1: (248, 283, 315) (350, 392, 436) (477, 532, 571) m/(200, 228, 254) (282, 317, 352) (385, 430, 462) yd and
C2: (176, 201, 224) (248, 279, 310) (339, 378, 406) m/(142, 162, 181) (201, 225, 250) (274, 305, 328) yd.
Needles and Notions
For reference, gauge was achieved with a 3.5 mm/US 4 needle. Below-gauge-size needle used was 3.25 mm/US 3.
80-100 cm/32-40 in gauge-size circular needles
40-60 cm/16-24 in below-gauge-size circular needles
Scrap yarn or stitch holders
11 stitch markers: 4 A markers, 4 B markers, 2 C markers, and 1 unique BOR marker
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
