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Navelli, A Hand Knit Summer Tee

Navelli is our second Studio Project exploring colourwork in Cotton Fine, and I thinks it’s a winner.

It seems Cotton Fine’s 80/20 cotton-wool blend lends itself perfectly to light summer garments with colourwork detail typically reserved for our winter woolies.

With lots of positive ease and seamless design there’s lots to love about the Navelli tee.

Enjoy!

Andrea - Loom + Spindle


STUDIO PROJECT | NAVELLI

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INTENTION

Knit Navelli and explore:

  • Working with Cotton Fine

  • Working colourwork in a cotton yarn

DESIGN

Navelli, designed by Caitlin Hunter and published May 2019. It’s available to purchase as a digital download from Ravelry.com or Caitlin’s website.

The pattern is available in 12 sizes with finished bust circumferences of 91.5cm to 183cm (36'' to 72'').

I knit size 4 with a finished bust circumference of 122cm (48'').

SKILLS

  • Knitting in the round

  • Knitting flat

  • Colourwork

TOOLS

  • 3.25 mm (US 3) and 2.75 mm (US 2) circular needles

MATERIALS

MC: Cotton Fine | Salmon Berry

MC: Cotton Fine | Salmon Berry

CC1: Cotton Fine | Cavern

CC1: Cotton Fine | Cavern

CC2: Cotton Fine | Putty

CC2: Cotton Fine | Putty

PROCESS

YARN SELECTION

  • When Cotton Fine first came in I was curious to see if it was suitable for colourwork. On a whim I picked up the Navelli colourwork chart and grabbed some Cotton Fine and knit up a swatch. Happy with the results I decided to knit the tee.

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CONSTRUCTION

  • The pattern begins with the cast-on edge for the bottom hem. My go to cast-on for a 1x1 rib is the alternating cast-on method. Given there were a substantial amount of stitches I worked a few rows flat before joining in the round to avoid twisting the stitches.

  • The colourwork chart was fairly intuitive. I did need to give careful attention to the placement of the repeat when working each row. Top tip - check you work occasionally. I came unstuck a few times when I missed a stitch and had to un-knit then re-knit the row. 😅

  • Once the colourwork was complete the project was fairly straight forward, stocking stitch for the body, ribbing for the neckline and some short-row shaping for the shoulders. A 3-needle bind-off is used to seem the shoulders, always a satisfying way to see the garment transform. The final additions were the sleeves which have a contrast colour edge - I think I obsessed over this detail the most!

FINISHING

  • Not much to report here other than weaving in all the ends and blocking the garment.

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INSIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

YARN

  • Cotton Fine creates a wonderfully smooth and drapey fabric. The wool component ensures a bit of elasticity while the cotton keeps the fabric light and cool.

CONSTRUCTION + FINISHING

  • Once all that colourwork is done the piece knits up fairly quickly. The design incorporates a nice mix of technique to keep you entertained. Blocking the garment really helps to even-out all the colourwork stitches.

FINAL THOUGHTS

Navelli is a great spring/summer knit with lots of positive ease for comfort in warm weather. Cotton Fine feels drapey and durable and should last many seasons to come.

If you would you like to save this project for later add it to your Ravelry favourites HERE.

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Knitting Navelli in Cotton Fine?

Here’s what you’ll need for sizes 1-12:

MC: 3 (3, 3, 4) (4, 4, 4) (4, 5, 5) (5, 5) skeins
CC1: 2 (2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2) (2, 3) skeins
CC2: 1 (1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 1) (1, 2) skeins


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Nasreen, A Hand Knit Summer Top
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I took so long to get this piece online the colourway Honey Butter is now discontinued, sorry!

None the less, Nasreen is still a cute graphic tee for the coming spring/summer season.

I’m sure you’ll be able to find an acceptable palette from the current Cotton Fine range.

Enjoy!

Andrea - Loom + Spindle


STUDIO PROJECT | NASREEN

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INTENTION

Knit Nasreen and explore:

  • Working with Cotton Fine

  • Working a garment flat and in pieces

DESIGN

Nasreen was designed by Lana Jois and first published in Pom Pom Quarterly issue Summer 2018. It’s currently available to purchase as a digital download from Ravelry.com.

The pattern is available in 6 sizes with finished bust circumferences of 92.5cm to 141cm (36½'' to 55½''), and has both a long and cropped length version.

I knit size 3 with a finished bust circumference of 111.5cm (44'') in a cropped length.

SKILLS

  • Knitting flat

  • Decreasing

  • Picking up stitches

  • Seaming

TOOLS

  • 2.75mm (US 2) straight knitting needles and one size smaller for ribbing.

MATERIALS

Colour A: Cotton Fine | Honey Butter

Colour A: Cotton Fine | Honey Butter

Colour B: Cotton Fine | Putty

Colour B: Cotton Fine | Putty

PROCESS

YARN SELECTION

  • I went with Cotton Fine as it seemed to have the perfect palette for recreating this look.

CONSTRUCTION

  • The garment was knit flat in pieces.

  • The combination of garter stitch and the decreasing edge stitches ensured the project flew off the needles.

  • On picking up stitches - I’ve always found it a bit challenging. I did a bit of research on how to neatly and evenly pick up stitches before tackling this aspect of the design. I came across a method that I’ve used ever since without fail. It simply requires picking up as many stitches as there are holes in the pickup edge. Then, on the following row make enough decrease stitches evenly across the row to meet the stitch count specified in the pattern. Super easy, nice and neat, no holes!

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FINISHING

  • I blocked all pieces before seaming, taking care to match the seam lengths to the pattern and stretch everything out to the correct shape and size.

  • I used a baste stitch to hold and align the pieces for seaming. This kept everything in place while using back stitch to seam the selvages.

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INSIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

YARN

  • Cotton Fine creates a wonderfully smooth and drapey fabric. The wool component ensures a bit of elasticity while the cotton keeps the fabric light and cool.

CONSTRUCTION + FINISHING

  • I particularly like the finished edges on the armholes and side vents, they really give this piece a professional finish. I highly recommend blocking the individual pieces before attempting to seam the garment.

FINAL THOUGHTS

Nasreen is a great spring/summer knit. Good to finally master picking up stitches without the anxiety. Cotton Fine knit-up feels durable and should last many seasons to come.

If you would you like to save this project for later add it to your Ravelry favourites HERE.

Nasreen Top in Cotton Fine Brown Sheep Co - Loom & Spindle-10.jpg

Knitting Nasreen in Cotton Fine?

Here’s what you’ll need for the cropped version in sizes 1-6:

Yarn A | Dark colour 3 (3, 3, 3, 4, 4) skeins
Yarn B | Light colour 2 (3, 3, 3, 3, 4) skeins


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