Asti Spumante Tee
The Asti Spumante Tee combines colors and cables in a fun new way I haven't seen done before. The twisted cables make a elegantly textured fabric, and the stripes within each cable really highlight the lines of the pattern while adding color to the tee. The overall design is simple and classic, so it's the texture and color that get featured here.
The body of the sweater begins with a deep ribbing and a first repeat of the twisted cable in the solid background color to set things up. I then added the stripes around the body, tucking them into each cable in pairs of two.
My stripes are worked in Dream State by Spincycle Yarns, which allows for beautifully subtle color changes from diamond to diamond and stripe to stripe, adding depth of color and interesting lines against the creamy white background.
Notes are included in the pattern for modifying fit, as well as for working your stripes in a number of different ways. Sweater is worked from the bottom up in the round to armholes, then split into front and back pieces, which are worked flat to shoulders. Sleeve stitches are added to upper body as you continue upwards. Once shoulders are seamed, both collar and sleeve cuff stitches are picked up worked in the round.
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Yarn:
Background: mYak Baby Yak Medium (100% baby yak wool, 125yds/114m per 1.75oz/50g skein). Shown in Oatmeal.
Accent: Spincycle Yarns Dream State (100% American wool, 150yds/137m per 1.75oz/50g skein). Shown in Wololo.
Swatch both hem on smaller needles and the cable and stripe pattern on larger needles to check both gauge and that the pattern shows up in your chosen yarn and color combination.
If looking for a substitute background yarn, another light worsted weight yarn in a solid, a tweed or heathered colorway would work. I suggest a fiber with a little drape and a soft hand to most closely resemble the characteristics of the mYak baby yak wool used in my sample. You can use any solid or variegated Accent Color you like, or add different colors to create distinct stripes if preferred.
Gauge:
22sts/28rounds per 4”/10cm in 2x2 rib on smaller needle
Approx 24sts/28rounds per 4”/10cm in cable pattern on larger needle
Needles: US 5/3.75mm and US 6/4mm
Sizes:
36.5(39.5,41.5,44.5,47.5,50.25)(52.5,55.25,61,66.25)”
92.75(100,105.5,113,120.5,127.5)(133.5,140.5,155,168.25)cm
Sizing based on final circumference around body at bust. For fit shown, I suggest between 4-6”/10-15.25cm of positive ease. Shown worn with 5”/12.75cm ease in the photos.
Yardage:
900(1000,1100,1200,1300)(1400,1500,1650,1800)yds
820(915,1005,1100,1190)(1280,1370,1510,1645)m