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Every stash has a soundtrack. Mix Tape turns every color, mini, and leftover into a relaxed, lightweight tee you’ll wear on repeat. Worked side-to-side from sleeve to sleeve, the simple construction naturally creates flattering vertical garter and stockinette stripes with beautiful drape. Finish the shoulder seams for a classic tee fit or leave them wider for a relaxed off-the-shoulder look.

Approximately 3–6 grams per stripe. Perfect for minis, half skeins, advent calendars, and all those leftovers you’ve been saving.

Design Details

Mix Tape is all about making your stash the star. The side-to-side construction creates long vertical stripes with beautiful drape, while alternating garter and stockinette stitch add subtle texture and keep the knitting relaxing and wonderfully rhythmic.

The colors you choose become your own playlist, so every Mix Tape is one-of-a-kind.

Finish the shoulder seams to suit your style. Wear Mix Tape as a classic tee, leave the neckline wider for an off-the-shoulder look, or easily reseam it later if your style changes.

Pattern Highlights

• Side-to-side construction

• Relaxed, lightweight fit with beautiful drape

• Vertical garter and stockinette stripes

• Approximately 3–6 grams per stripe

• Customizable shoulder fit

• Minimal finishing

Construction Overview

Mix Tape Tee is worked side-to-side, a remix of traditional sweater construction that creates its signature vertical stripes. One color at a time in simple garter and stockinette stitch, the knitting is wonderfully straightforward with minimal finishing.

You’ll begin by knitting one sleeve in the round. From there, you’ll work the back flat with shoulder and neckline shaping before placing those stitches on hold. Next, you’ll knit the front in the same way before joining the live stitches with Kitchener stitch. Finally, seam the shoulders, choosing either a traditional shoulder width or a wider seam for an off-the-shoulder look.

Yarn Notes

Mix Tape was designed for the yarn tucked away in your stash: mini skeins, leftovers, advent calendars, handspun, speckles, solids, tonals. If it’s fingering weight, it’s going in.

Any fingering-weight yarn with good stitch definition will work beautifully. Mix dyers, mix bases, repeat favorite colors, or never use one twice. Every Mix Tape is one-of-a-kind.

Browse our testers’ projects below for endless color inspiration.

Needles & Gauge

US 5 (3.75 mm) 16–40” circular needles

22 sts in stockinette flat = 4” wide

4 stripes in pattern (2 stockinette + 2 garter) = 3” tall. See pattern for stripe instructions.

Wet blocked

Yardage Requirements

Total yarn (approximate):

180 (200, 220, 240, 260, 280, 300)(320, 340, 360, 380, 400, 420) grams

Per stripe (approximate):

2.75 (3, 3.5, 3.75, 4, 4.5, 5)(5.25, 5.5, 5.75, 6, 6.25, 6.5)grams

Finished Measurements

Mix Tape Tee is designed for 8–14” (20–35 cm) of positive ease at the bust.

To choose your size:

1. Measure your full bust.

2. Add 8–14”.

3. Choose the pattern size that matches that number.

Example: If your bust is 40”, choose:

• 48” for a closer fit

• 54” for a more relaxed fit through the body and upper arm

Our earth tones sample is shown in the 57” size worn with 8” of positive ease.

Our jewel tones sample is shown in the 48” size worn with 14” of positive ease.

Bust Circumference:

39 (42, 45, 48, 51, 54, 57)(60, 63, 66, 69, 72, 75)”99 (107, 114, 122, 130, 137, 145)(152, 160, 168, 175, 183, 191) cm

Upper Arm:

12.5 (13, 14, 15, 15.5, 16.5, 18)(19.5, 20.5, 21.5, 22.5, 24, 26)”31.5 (33, 35.5, 38, 39.5, 42, 45.5)(49.5, 52, 54.5, 57, 61, 66) cm

Body Length after Armhole (customizable):

12” / 30.5 cm

Instructions are included to easily shorten or lengthen the body to suit your preferred fit.

Let’s Knit Together

Our Discord community is always open if you’d like pattern support, help choosing color combinations, or just want to share your progress.

Join us here: https://discord.com/invite/M64Ec9yeng