Ketch
$8.00
Knit using Kelbourne Woolens stunning 100% cotton yarn, Skipper, Ketch is a quintessentially Kate design: it has clean lines, graphic patterning, and simple shapes with small details such as short row shaping, sloped bind offs, and seams finished with mattress stitch.
Specifications
YARN
Kelbourne Woolens Skipper (100% cotton; 137 yards/50 gram skein): 038 ash, 5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8) skeins.
GAUGE
20 sts and 36 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Triangle Pattern on larger ndls, after blocking.
NEEDLES
1 – US 3 (3.25 mm) 40–60” (100–150 cm) circular.
1 – US 4 (3.5 mm) 40–60” (100–150 cm) circular.
Check your gauge and adjust needle size accordingly if necessary.
NOTIONS
Stitch markers, stitch holder, tapestry needle.
SIZE
40.5 (44.5, 48.5, 52.5, 56.5, 60.5, 64.5)” [102.5 (113, 123, 133, 143, 153.5, 163.5) cm] circumference at underarm, after finishing. Tee is designed to be worn with appx. 6” (15 cm) ease. Please see schematic for more detailed finished measurements.
SKILLS
Mattress stitch, picking up stitches, short row shaping.
For a tutorial on working from charts, visit: kelbournewoolens.com/blog/2015/01/charts-knit-purl-patterning
For a tutorial on seaming using mattress stitch, visit: kelbournewoolens.com/blog/2018/10/mattress-stitch
For a tutorial on perfectly picked up stitches, visit: kelbournewoolens.com/blog/2015/04/perfectly-picked-up-stitches
For a tutorial on working the sloped bind off, visit: kelbournewoolens.com/blog/2019/09/sloped-bind-off
Images: Linette Kielinski / Team Kielinski
Hair/Makeup: Kat Sterret
Model: Kate Gagnon Osborn
