Knit Summer Shirt "Limone"
A breezy tutorial for a raglan summer shirt in combination with a light and airy cotton yarn with cooling and pleasant wearing properties. Perfect for warm days.
The instructions are customisable and can be knitted as a shirt or jumper of any length.
- 4-5 balls of "Limone" from Schoeller Stahl (50g/125m)
- 100% cotton, mercerised, Oekotex Standard 100
- Model colour: 108 pink
- addiUnicorn circular knitting needle 4 mm/100 cm
- Optional: addiCraSyTrio Unicorn Long 4 mm
- darning needle addiLoop
- Scissors addiGoldmarie
Gauge: 20 sts × 29 rows = 10 x 10 cm (4 mm, plain in rnd).
Sizes: 36 (38/40) 42
Abbreviations
- Stitches (M)
- right (re)
- left (li)
- Round/s (Rd)
- Stockinette Stitch: (gl. re)
- Kraus right (curly re)
Pattern
Waistband pattern:
- 2 sts right, 2 sts purl in alternation
Stockinette stitch in rounds:
- Knit only sts in the right.
Curly right in rounds:
- 1 rnd sc, 1 rnd purl st in alternation
Knit Raglan Summer Shirt
The model is started as a raglan from the top and knitted in rounds.
- Cast on 120 sts and join to round
Keep to the exact stitch gauge! (If necessary, change needle)
- Mark the beginning of the round. This is between the back piece and the left sleeve.
- Work 1 round in fret pattern, starting with 1 st row, *2 sts purl, 2 sts row*, repeat from * to * continuously and end with 1 st row.
- Divide the sts as follows and mark 2 sts each for the raglan line:
- 1 M raglan line
- 18 M purl sleeve
- 2 M raglan line
- 38 sts front
- 2 M raglan line
- 18 sts garter sleeve
- 2 M raglan line
- 38 sts back
- 1 M raglan line
Knit Raglan Summer Shirt
The model is started as a raglan from the top and knitted in rounds.
- Cast on 120 sts and join to round
Keep to the exact stitch gauge! (If necessary, change needle)
- Mark the beginning of the round. This is between the back piece and the left sleeve.
- Work 1 round in fret pattern, starting with 1 st row, *2 sts purl, 2 sts row*, repeat from * to * continuously and end with 1 st row.
- Divide the sts as follows and mark 2 sts each for the raglan line:
- 1 M raglan line
- 18 M purl sleeve
- 2 M raglan line
- 38 sts front
- 2 M raglan line
- 18 sts garter sleeve
- 2 M raglan line
- 38 sts back
- 1 M raglan line
Increases and Pattern Sequence
Work according to the pattern sequence (see table).
Simultaneously on both sides of the raglan line in every 2nd round. 22 (26) 30 x 1 M from the cross yarn and knit according to the pattern.
Always knit the 2 sts of the raglan line in the round. = 296 (328) 360 M.
Pattern sequence:
| 6 rounds: | Waistband pattern |
| 4 rounds: | curly re |
| 18 rounds: | gl. re |
| 4 rounds: | curly re |
| 22 rounds: | gl. r. (at 15 (17) 20 cm from the stop, stitch the sleeve, see step 3) |
Stitch sleeves and knit body
- After 15 (17) 20 cm From stop set aside 64 (72) 80 sts each for the sleeves and continue over the sts of the front and back in rnds. = 168 (184) 200 M.
| 24 rounds: | *4 rnds: garter st, 4 rnds: plain st*. From * to * 3 x arb. = 24 rnds. |
| 40 laps: | work according to knitting instructions, working pattern set 24 (26) 28 x in 1 round. For this, in the 1st round decrease 2 sts distributed for size 38/40 and 4 sts distributed for size 42 due to pattern. = 168 (182) 196 M. |
| 4 rounds: | curly re |
| 6 rounds: | Waistband pattern |
Stitch sleeves and knit body
- After 15 (17) 20 cm From stop set aside 64 (72) 80 sts each for the sleeves and continue over the sts of the front and back in rnds. = 168 (184) 200 M.
| 24 rounds: | *4 rnds: garter st, 4 rnds: plain st*. From * to * 3 x arb. = 24 rnds. |
| 40 laps: | work according to knitting instructions, working pattern set 24 (26) 28 x in 1 round. For this, in the 1st round decrease 2 sts distributed for size 38/40 and 4 sts distributed for size 42 due to pattern. = 168 (182) 196 M. |
| 4 rounds: | curly re |
| 6 rounds: | Waistband pattern |
- After 44 cm from the cast on, after completing the pattern sequence, cast off the sts in st rhythm.
Tip: The finished top has a length of 44 cm. If you want the top to be a little longer, repeat the pattern set more often than for 40 rows.
Knit sleeves
Short sleeves
The decommissioned per 64 (72) 80 sts of sleeves again to needle 4 and knit 6 more rows in the waistband pattern.
Long sleeves
For slightly longer sleeves, continue knitting according to the pattern sequence in the chart until you reach the desired length. For a body-hugging cut, decrease 1 st from the inside of the body in every 7th/5th/5th round.
For long sleeves knit 170 more rows = 40 (40) 46 sts.
Then end with 6 rows of waistband pattern.
Then cast off the stitches - finished!
Tip: For relaxed knitting of small diameters like sleeves, we recommend our flexible addiCraSyTrio Unicorn needle set. With only two needle changes per round and needles that adapt to each hand, socks, gloves, sleeves, hats and co. are child's play to knit.
Just give it a try. The idea for this fantastic and patented needle set comes from knitting expert Sylvie Rasch, CraSy and the needles are of course made in Germany.
Knit sleeves
Short sleeves
The decommissioned per 64 (72) 80 sts of sleeves again to needle 4 and knit 6 more rows in the waistband pattern.
Long sleeves
For slightly longer sleeves, continue knitting according to the pattern sequence in the chart until you reach the desired length. For a body-hugging cut, decrease 1 st from the inside of the body in every 7th/5th/5th round.
For long sleeves knit 170 more rows = 40 (40) 46 sts.
Then end with 6 rows of waistband pattern.
Then cast off the stitches - finished!
Tip: For relaxed knitting of small diameters like sleeves, we recommend our flexible addiCraSyTrio Unicorn needle set. With only two needle changes per round and needles that adapt to each hand, socks, gloves, sleeves, hats and co. are child's play to knit.
Just give it a try. The idea for this fantastic and patented needle set comes from knitting expert Sylvie Rasch, CraSy and the needles are of course made in Germany.
Have fun knitting!
Lime from Schoeller Stahl
You can find these instructions in the booklet "Mesh Trip Limone" from Schoeller steel
With over 70 different colours, Limone and Limone Colour exceed all expectations. The cotton yarn is as colourful as life. That's why this mercerised and gassed yarn has been the number one Schoeller Liblings yarn for decades. Awarded the Ökotex 100 certificate - this is the way to knit!
In the story "Natural materials, cooling yarns for summer" you will learn more about the properties of different materials that are also ideal for airy garments in summer.
Lime from Schoeller Stahl
You can find these instructions in the booklet "Mesh Trip Limone" from Schoeller steel
With over 70 different colours, Limone and Limone Colour exceed all expectations. The cotton yarn is as colourful as life. That's why this mercerised and gassed yarn has been the number one Schoeller Liblings yarn for decades. Awarded the Ökotex 100 certificate - this is the way to knit!
In the story "Natural materials, cooling yarns for summer" you will learn more about the properties of different materials that are also ideal for airy garments in summer.
