8.11.2014

lightning tee


The Madeira Vandyke Lace stitch pattern immediately caught my interest as soon as I saw it in the wonderfully useful Up, Down, All-Around Stitch Dictionary by Wendy Bernard. No doubt because it looks a lot like lightning bolts to me, which brings to mind those unpredictable thunder and lightning storms that occur frequently around this time of year. Perfect for a summer tee. This was knitted from the bottom up, in the round up to the underarms. Then the front and back were knitted flat and joined together with a three needle bind-off. 1x1 ribbing was used for the bottom hem, neck and arm openings. Waist shaping was not necessary due to the nature of the stitch pattern. I knitted this with about 3 inches of positive ease, out of Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece, an 80% cotton/20% merino blend. The color is a vibrant blue which is so hard to capture in photos but is one of my favorite shades of blue. It would be very easy and fun to adapt this basic tee formula for other stitch patterns in the book. All that is needed is a good gauge swatch and a little basic math. I really   how this turned out. ⚡⚡⚡

5 comments:

  1. Wow, that colour is gorgeous and the stitch works perfectly with it! Well done.

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  2. You go on this! The lightning is wonderful and I like how you have coverage but also have some air conditioning for warm or muggy days. That is a terrific color.

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  3. I thought maybe it knit "lightning fast"? Very cute and looks like it will go with anything. Great job.

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  4. another winner! great color, great pattern, great fit!!!!

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  5. Awesome! It turned out perfectly - good job!

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