Summer heat has us reaching for the cotton yarns, and wearing our best cooling tees. This week we’re excited about a new yarn, and an easy knit for kids for hot days.
Kelbourne Woolens has come out with their very first 100% cotton yarn. Skipper is a 4-ply, unmercerized cotton ready for a whole range of projects- summer tees, baby garments, tote bags and more.
Skipper is made from Tanguis cotton. While Pima is a very popular cotton variety that frequently is used by luxury producers Tanguis is a more environmentally friendly, super soft and resilient cotton. Grown in Peru, Tanguis cotton is absorbent and moisture wicking, and resistant to pilling and wrinkling. Designed by Kelbourne to be easy on the hand, and on the wallet, Skipper is an ideal summer yarn.
This week we’re so excited to try out this new yarn on a super cute shirt for little ones.
The Rosa Tee for littles is a fun summer tee with lace details on the raglan. Worked top down, this top is worked top down, then joined to finish in the round. An i-cord edging closes up the neckline.
Grown ups can have their chance for a matching sweater later this year, but we’re loving this for the kids in our lives now.
Rosa Tee Pattern Details:
Sizes
newborn, 3 (6, 12, 18) months, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 years
Yarn:
about 230, 250 (280, 300, 350)400, 450, 500, 550, 580 meters of fingering weight yarn
We recommend: Kelbourne Woolens Skipper – available in store!
Skipper Details
- 100% Tanguis cotton
- 137 yards (125 meters) / 50 gram ball
- 22-26 stitches = 4″ on US 2-4 (2.75-3.5 mm)
- machine wash cool, lay flat to dry
Needles
3mm/US 2.5 for stockinette stitch
2.75mm for the hems & Icord
Or size needed to obtain gauge
Gauge
27 sts x 38 rows = 10 cm in stockinette stitch in needles 3mm/US 2.5 (or another size to get the gauge)
Notes
The construction is top-down: the back, the sleeves and the front are knitted back and forth at the start of the project to create an opening for the head at the back (the backs is split in two). After a certain measure, the two parts of the back are joined in the round to close this opening. The sleeves are put on hold in order to knit the body; the sleeves are then knitted one after the other.
The stitches of the neckline are then picked-up to knit an Icord finish which is tied at the back.
