TENNIS TEE
Pep up your wardrobe with Simone Francis’ fabulous raglan-sleeved tee, in pretty cool cottons.
YOU WILL NEED
■ Sirdar Cotton 4ply (100% cotton, 100g/335m)
Yarn A White (501)
Yarn B Laguna (536)
Yarn C Hot Pink (511)
See table for yarn quantities and measurements
■ A 3mm (US C/2 or D/3) hook
■ A 3.5mm (US E/4) hook
■ Stitch markers
For yarn stockists contact Sirdar 01924 231682 www.sirdar.co.uk TENSION
21 sts x 16 rows in htr to measure 10x10cm (4x4in) using a 3mm hook
ABBREVIATIONS
Fdc (foundation dc) *Insert hook in ch as indicated, yrh and pull through, ch1, yrh and pull through 2 loops; repeat from * working each fdc into the ch-1 from previous fdc, until you have the number of dc stated**
For a full list, see page 92 Style it out in sportswear, on the court or simply in the office, with this handmade top. Simone’s raglan-sleeved tee with its cute stripes is guaranteed to make you look and feel like a sports star. Hit it.
NOTES
The Top is worked in pieces, then a border is added onto each of the raglan edges and joined using slip stitch seams. Once the Sleeves are attached to the front and back, lace stripes are crocheted sideways into the row ends of the Back, Front and underarm of the Sleeves. These panels are then slip stitched together to join.
BACK
With Yarn A and a 3mm hook, ch2, fdc 81 (85: 91: 95: 101: 107), working first fdc into 2nd ch from hook.
Row 1 (WS) Ch2 (counts as htr throughout), htr into each st to end, turn.
[81 (85: 91: 95: 101: 107) sts]
Rows 2-57 Repeat Row 1, 56 times more.
RAGLAN SHAPING AND BACK OPENING
Row 1 (RS) Ss in first 3 sts, ch2, htr in next st, htr2tog, htr in each st across to last 6 sts, htr2tog, htr in next 2 sts, turn leaving last 2 sts unworked. [75 (79: 85: 89: 95: 101) sts] Place marker in first ss and last unworked st to mark Raglan Border.
LEFT BACK OPENING
Row 1 (WS) Ch2, htr in next 36 (38: 41: 43: 46: 49) sts, place another marker in the next st, turn leaving remaining sts unworked. [37 (39: 42: 44: 47: 50) sts] Continue working on these 37 (39: 42: 44: 47: 50) sts only.
Row 2 Ch2, htr in each st to end, turn.
Row 3 Ch2, htr in next st, htr2tog, htr to end, turn. [36 (37: 41: 43: 46: 49) sts]
Row 4 Ch2, htr in each st across to last 4 sts, htr2tog, htr in last 2 sts, turn.
[35 (37: 40: 42: 44: 48) sts]
Rows 5-30 (32: 34: 36: 38: 40) Repeat Rows 4-5 until there are 11 (11: 12: 12: 13:
14) sts in the row.
Fasten off.
RIGHT BACK OPENING
Row 1 With WS facing, skip marked stitch on Row 1 of Raglan Shaping. Join yarn in next st, ch2, htr in next 36 (38: 41: 43: 46:
49) sts, turn. [37 (39: 42: 44: 47: 50) sts]
Row 2 Ch2, htr in each st to end, turn.
Row 3 Ch2, htr in each st across to last 4 sts, htr2tog, htr in last 2 sts, turn.
[36 (37: 41: 43: 46: 49) sts]
Row 4 Ch2, htr in next st, htr2tog, htr to end, turn. [35 (37: 40: 42: 44: 48) sts]
Rows 5-30 (32: 34: 36: 38: 40) Repeat Rows 4-5 until there are 11 (11: 12: 12: 13: 14) sts in the row.
Fasten off.
FRONT
With Yarn A and a 3mm hook, ch2, fdc 81 (85: 91: 95: 101: 107), working first fdc into 2nd ch from hook.
Row 1 (WS) Ch2 (counts as htr throughout), htr into each st to end, turn.
[81 (85: 91: 95: 101: 107) sts]
Rows 2-57 Repeat Row 1, 56 times more.
RAGLAN SHAPING
Row 1 (RS) Ss in first 3 sts, ch2, htr in next st, htr2tog, htr in each st across to last 6 sts, htr2tog, htr in next 2 sts, turn leaving last 2 sts unworked. [75 (79: 85: 89: 95: 101) sts] Place marker in first ss and last unworked st to mark Raglan Border.
Row 2 Ch2, htr in next st, htr2tog, htr in each st across to last 4 sts, htr2tog, htr in last 2 sts, turn. [73 (77: 83: 87: 93: 99) sts]
Rows 3-4 Ch2, htr into each st to end, turn. [73 (77: 83: 87: 93: 99) sts
Row 5 Ch2, htr in next st, htr2tog, htr in each st across to last 4 sts, htr2tog, htr in last 2 sts, turn. [71 (75: 81: 85: 91: 97) sts]
Row 6 Repeat Row 5.
[69 (73: 79: 83: 89: 95) sts]
Row 7 Ch2, htr into each st to end, turn. [69 (73: 79: 83: 89: 95) sts]
Rows 8-25 (28: 28: 31: 34: 31) Repeat Rows 2-4, 6 (7: 7: 8: 9: 8) times more.
[45 (45: 51: 51: 53: 63) sts]
Next row Ch2, htr in next st, htr2tog, htr in each st across to last 4 sts, htr2tog, htr in last 2 sts, turn. [43 (43: 49: 49: 51: 61) sts] Do not fasten off.
SIZES 10 AND 16 ONLY
Go to Neck Shaping.
SIZES 8 AND 14 ONLY
Row 27 (-: -: 33: -: -) Ch2, htr into each st to end, turn. [43 (-: -: 49: -: -) sts]
SIZE 12 ONLY
Rows 30-31 Ch2, htr into each st to end, turn. [- (-: 49: -: -: -) sts]
SIZE 18 ONLY
Rows 33-37 Ch2, htr in next st, htr2tog, htr in each st across to last 4 sts, htr2tog, htr in last 2 sts, turn. [- (-: -: -: -: 51) sts]
NECK SHAPING
RIGHT SIDE
Row 1 (WS) Ch2 (counts as htr throughout), htr in next 8 sts, htr2tog, turn leaving remaining sts unworked.
[10 sts]
Row 2 Ch1 (does not count as st), htr in next st, htr2tog, htr in next 3 sts, htr2tog, turn leaving last st unworked. [6 sts]
Row 3 Ch2, htr in next 2 sts, htr2tog, turn leaving last st unworked. [4 sts]
Row 4 Ch1 (counts as st), htr2tog.
Fasten off.
LEFT SIDE
Row 1 (WS) With WS facing, skip next 21 (21: 27: 27: 29: 29) sts of last row of Front, rejoin yarn in next st, ch1 (does not count as st), htr in next 10 sts, turn.
[10 sts]
Row 2 Ch1, htr2tog, htr in next 3 sts, htr2tog, turn leaving remaining sts unworked. [6 sts]
Row 3 Ss to next st, ch1, htr in next 4 sts. [5 sts]
Row 4 Ch1 (counts as st), htr2tog.
Fasten off.
SLEEVES
RIGHT SLEEVE
With Yarn A and a 3mm hook, ch2, fdc 53 (57: 61: 65: 69: 73), working first fdc into 2nd ch from hook.
Row 1 (WS) Ch2 (counts as htr throughout), htr into each st to end, turn. [53 (57: 61: 65: 69: 73) sts]
Rows 2-4 Repeat Row 1, 3 times more.
RAGLAN SHAPING
Row 1 (RS) Ss in first 3 sts, ch2, htr in next st, htr2tog, htr in each st across to last 6 sts, htr2tog, htr in next 2 sts, turn leaving last 2 sts unworked. [47 (51: 55: 59: 63: 67) sts] Place marker in first ss and last unworked st to mark Raglan Border.
Rows 2-3 Ch2, htr into each st to end, turn.
Row 4 Ch2, htr in next st, htr2tog, htr in each st across to last 4 sts, htr2tog, htr in next 2 sts, turn. [45 (49: 53: 57: 61: 65) sts]
Rows 5-13 Repeat Rows 2-4, 3 times more. [39 (43: 47: 51: 55: 59) sts]
Row 14 Ch2, htr into each st to end, turn.
Row 15 Ch2, htr in next st, htr2tog, htr in each st across to last 4 sts, htr2tog, htr in next 2 sts, turn.
[37 (41: 45: 49: 53: 57) sts]
Rows 16-23 (23: 23: 23: 23: 25) Repeat
Rows 14-15, 5 (5: 5: 5: 5: ) times more.
SIZE 18 ONLY
Rows 26-36 Repeat Row 15, 11 times more. [- (-: -: -: -: 25) sts.
SIZES 8, 10, 12, 14 AND 16 ONLY
Rows 24-26 (28: 30: 32: 33: -) Repeat Row 15, 3 (5: 7: 9: 10: -) more times.
[23 (23: 23: 23: 25: -) sts]
ALL SIZES
Next row Ch2 (counts as st), htr in next st, htr2tog, htr in next 2 sts, htr2tog, turn leaving remaining sts unworked. [6 sts] Next row Ch1 (does not count as st), htr in next st, htr2tog, htr in next st, fasten off leaving last st unworked. [4 sts]
LEFT SLEEVE
Work as Right Sleeve up to end of Row 26 (28: 30: 32: 33: 36), fasten off.
Next row Rejoin yarn in 16th (16th: 16th: 16th: 18th: 18th) st, ch1 (does not count as st), htr in next 3 sts, htr2tog, htr in next 2 sts, turn. [6 sts]
Next row Ch2 (counts as st), htr2tog twice, htr in next st, fasten off. [4 sts]
RAGLAN BORDER
BACK BORDER
Leave markers in place.
Row 1 With a 3.5mm hook and RS of Back facing, join Yarn C with a ss to marked st to work towards neckline, ch2 (counts as st), htr in same st, ch1, skip next st, 2htr in next row end, *ch1, skip 1 row end, 2htr in next row end; repeat from * until 16 (17: 18: 19: 20: 21) htr groups are worked along raglan edge.
Repeat Border on opposite side, starting at the top neck edge and working down the raglan edge, ending with the final htr group into the marked skipped st at armhole. [16 (17: 18: 19: 20: 21) htr groups]
FRONT BORDER
Repeat instructions for Back Border on both sides of Front raglan edge, working 15 (16: 17: 18: 19: 20) htr groups on each side.
SLEEVE BORDERS
Repeat instructions for Back Border on both sides of Sleeve raglan edge, working 15 (16: 17: 18: 19: 20) htr groups on the shorter side (which will be attached to Front) and 16 (17: 18: 19: 20: 21) htr groups on the longer side (which will be attached to Back).
JOINING RAGLAN BORDERS
With WS together and using a slip stitch seam through 1 loop only of each st, join raglan edges together matching short edge of Sleeve to short side of Front and long edge of Sleeve to long edge of Back neatly and evenly. Weave in all ends.
SIDE STRIPED BORDER BACK
Row 1 With a 3.5mm hook and RS of Back facing, join Yarn C with a ss to bottom corner st to work into row ends along the side edge, ch2 (counts as htr throughout), htr in same st, *ch1, skip 1 row end, 2htr in next row end; repeat from * until 29 htr groups have been worked along the side edge of Back, ch1, skip 1 row end, 2htr into marked corner st, ch1, skip raglan border, 2htr into marked corner st on Sleeve, ch,1 skip 1 row end, work 2 more htr groups along the side edge of Sleeve, turn.
[33 htr groups]
Row 2 Ch2, htr in next htr, *ch1, htr in each of next 2 htr; repeat from * to end, turn. Row 3 Repeat Row 2.
SIZES 16 AND 18 ONLY
Repeat Row 2 once more, fasten off.
ALL SIZES
Next row Join Yarn B in first st, repeat Row 2. Fasten off.
OPPOSITE SIDE
Row 1 Beginning at Sleeve edge, join Yarn C in corner of starting ch, ch2, htr in same st, *ch1, skip 1 row end, 2htr in next row end; repeat from * twice more along sleeve edge, ch1, skip Raglan Border, 2htr into marked corner st on Back, *ch1, skip 1 row end, 2htr in next row end; repeat from * working down side edge.
Work subsequent rows as for opposite side.
FRONT
Repeating instructions for Back, work a border along both side edges of Front.
TO MAKE UP
With WS together and Yarn B, join Back and Front side edges together using slip stitch through 1 loop (inner loop) from each final border row along the side edges.
NECK EDGE AND TIES
With Yarn A and a 3mm hook, join yarn at neckline corner to work around vertical Back opening, dc evenly around to opposite neckline corner.
With a 3mm hook and yarn C, ch50, dc in first st at the neckline corner of Back opening to work around neckline, dc evenly around the neckline working across all seams and sleeves to opposite side of Back opening, ch50.
Fasten off and weave in all ends.
Block gently to measurements.