Picovoli by Grumperina

Dress it up, or dress it down!  The Picovoli t-shirt pattern lets you choose whether delicate picots surround the neckline, armholes, and/or hem, or whether the lines remain unadorned and straight. Flattering and feminine design details – ballet neckline, full-fashioned shaping, and close-fitting style – are achieved simply:  the t-shirt is knit in the round, from the top down, and in one piece, so there’s no seaming.  For knitters who choose straight edges, finishing is limited to weaving in ends from joining skeins.  The versatile Picovoli can be your top for your next occasion, casual or dressy!

Sizes

This pattern is for a close-fitting garment – in the bust, the t-shirt is 2 inches smaller than the wearer’s actual bust measurement.  The negative ease produces a streamlined silhouette while compensating for cotton’s tendency to stretch during wear.  In order to assess whether this fit will work for you, select a sweater knit from a similar fabric, one which fits you the same way you’d like your Picovoli t-shirt to fit you.  Measure the sweater, and compare its dimensions to the finished dimensions of the Picovoli.

Finished bust: 28 (32, 36, 40, 44, 48) in / 71 (81, 91, 101.5, 112, 122) cm

Finished length to shoulder:  18.25 (19.5, 20.5, 21.5, 22.5, 23.5) in / 46 (49.5, 52, 54.5, 57.5, 59.5) cm

Suggested bust measurement of wearer: 30 (34, 38, 42, 46, 50) in / 76 (86.5, 96.5, 106.5, 117, 127) cm

Yarn

Debbie Bliss Cathay (50% cotton, 35% viscose microfibre, 15% silk 109 yd [ 100 m] per 50 g skein): color #8 4 (5, 5, 6, 7, 8) skeins

Yarn for this project was kindly donated by Spirit Work.

Needles

US #4 (3.5 mm): 16 in [40.5 cm] or 20 in [50 cm] circular (for the first few rounds) and 24 in [61 cm] or 29 in [80 cm] circular (for the rest of the sweater). 

Gauge

22 sts and 30 rnds = 4 inches (10 cm) in circular stockinette stitch (after blocking).

Notions

Tapestry needle; markers of two different colors/styles; spare lengths of yarn