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Cloudbreak is the tee you've been looking for. DK weight, seamless, cropped just right, stockinette through the body and then a flirty, lace scalloped hem that's super fun and easy to knit. It goes with everything. You'll wear it constantly.

Short and long sleeve options included. Easy construction, lace instructions provided in both written and charted format.

Design Details

The fit is the thing. Cloudbreak uses a contiguous seamless construction that gives you a gorgeous set-in-sleeve shape with no seaming that fits so beautifully through the shoulder and sleeve. The neckline is shaped front and back for a clean, flattering scoop that sits perfectly.

Knit the body to the small of your waist, then work the lace hem, a flowing, scalloped motif that adds movement and a little flirt to the silhouette.

Pattern Highlights

• Easy Seamless contiguous construction for a set-in-sleeve fit with no seaming

• Scoop neckline with 1x1 ribbing for a comfy fit

• Lace hem worked in the round with both chart and written instructions

• Short and long sleeve options included

• DK weight knits up quickly and wears beautifully

Construction Overview

Cloudbreak Tee is a straightforward knit worked seamlessly from the top down. The yoke begins flat with shoulder shaping and a gentle scoop neckline, using a contiguous method that creates set-in-sleeve style shaping without any seaming.

Once the yoke is complete, stitches are split for the sleeves and the body is joined to work in the round. The body is worked in stockinette down to the hem, where a lace motif creates the scalloped edge. Both chart and written instructions are provided for the lace section.

Sleeves are picked up and worked in the round. Short and long sleeve instructions are both included. The neckline is finished by picking up stitches and working a 1x1 ribbed collar.

Yarn Notes

We knit our sample in Life in the Long Grass DK in the colorway Earthenwarem a soft, tonal terracotta that lets the lace do the talking. It's smooth, springy, and has exactly the kind of stitch definition that shows off the shaping and the lace.

Colorway: Earthenware

Fiber: 100% superwash merino

Yardage: 231 yds (211 m) per 100g skein

Any DK weight yarn with good stitch definition will work beautifully here. We recommend tonal or lightly variegated options, heavily speckled or self-striping yarns may compete with the lace detail at the hem.

Check out our testers' projects for yarn inspiration across a range of colorways and bases.

Needles & Gauge

• US 6 (4.00 mm) double pointed needles for neckline and sleeve cuffs

• US 7 (4.50 mm) 16–40" circular needle

20 sts x 26 rows = 4 x 4" in stockinette flat, wet blocked

Yardage Requirements

820 (960, 1080, 1180, 1320, 1440)(1560, 1680, 1800, 2000, 2200) yds

750 (878, 988, 1080, 1208, 1318)(1426, 1536, 1646, 1830, 2012) m

Finished Measurements

Cloudbreak Tee is designed for 2–6" (5–15 cm) of positive ease at the bust.

To choose your size:

1. Measure your full bust.

2. Add 2–6"

3. Choose the pattern size that matches that number.

Example: If your bust is 38", choose:

- 40" for a closer fit

- 44" for a more relaxed fit through the body and upper arm

Need sizing help? Our custom fit video and the full schematic are below.

Bust Circumference:

32 (36, 40, 44, 48, 52)(56, 60, 64, 68, 72)"

81.25 (91.5, 101.5, 111.75, 122, 132)(142.25, 152.5, 162.5, 172.75, 183) cm

Upper Arm:

11.25 (12.5, 12.75, 14, 15.5, 16.75)(18, 19.5, 22, 23.5, 25)"

28.5 (31.75, 32.5, 35.5, 39.5, 42.75)(45.75, 49.75, 56, 60, 63.5) cm

Armhole Depth:

6.75 (7.5, 7.5, 8.5, 9.25, 9.75)(10.75, 11.5, 11.75, 12, 12.25)"

17.5 (19, 19, 21.5, 23.5, 25)(27.5, 29.5, 30, 30.5, 31) cm

Body Length from Underarm (customizable):

14" / 35.5 cm

Sleeve Length (customizable): instructions included for short and long 18–18.5" / 45.75–47 cm

Let's Knit Together

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