The Rizzo Tee was actually kind of a happy accident design! I had a totally different plan in mind but it evolved into this lovely tee. It gave me a bit of a 50’s Grease kind of vibe, which is why I named it the Rizzo Tee! It has a fold over collared neck and is worked top down raglan style in 1 x 1 ribbing. It is designed for short cap sleeves, but I have included instructions for making a long sleeve version as well. The tee is designed to fall at a mid crop sort of level, but can easily be customized to a longer length! The pattern will have options for waist shaping if desired. This is a #sizeinclusive pattern, and is designed for 4-10” of negative ease.
Sizes offered: 22, 26 (29, 33, 36) {39, 43, 46} (49, 53, 56) {60, 63}
these sizes reflect the FINISHED bust measurement
sizes 43, 49, 56, 60 and 63 are untested. If you want to knit any of these sizes, I am happy to gift the pattern in exchange for feedback
Needles required: 5 mm for body (16 inch and 40+ inch cords, may need 9 inch or DPNs for sleeves)
may need other size needles to meet gauge
Gauge: 28 sts = 4 inches 26 rows = 4 inches
Yarn required: any worsted (4) weight yarn that you can get gauge with (I used Lion Brand Low Tide - 306 yds per 100g ball)
the Low Tide yarn is a light weight chainette style yarn, so I recommend trying to find something similar or it may be harder to obtain gauge
Yardage required:
Tee Version: 550, 663 (785, 910, 1004) {1195, 1352, 1516} (1673, 1811, 1973) {2177, 2376}
Long Sleeve Version: 925, 1050 (1245, 1406, 1564) {1818, 2031, 2266} (2463, 2640, 2839) {3056, 3268}
yardage is an approximation, and is calculated using a mid/long crop length. I included more yardage than I actually used to account for people with longer arms and torsos to get the same sort of fit as my sample, so this yardage should be more than enough for the cropped fit. Please allow for a bit extra yardage if choosing to do a longer, non-cropped sweater