Ivy Laced Yoke Tee Top Knitting Pattern

Ivy Laced Yoke Tee

What is Being Made

The Ivy Laced Yoke Tee is a knitted short-sleeved pullover top designed by Pamela Wynne for Juniper Moon Farm. This garment features a distinctive laced yoke detail that creates an elegant, openwork design element at the neckline and upper body. The tee is available in seven sizes ranging from Small to 4X, with finished bust measurements from 33½ inches to 57 inches and lengths from 20¼ inches to 23½ inches, making it a versatile pattern suitable for various body types.

Techniques Used

This knitting project is worked primarily in the round using circular needles, which creates seamless construction and allows for efficient stitch management. The pattern employs a provisional cast-on technique at the beginning, enabling the crafter to return to live stitches later for finishing. The yoke features decreasing rounds strategically placed to shape the garment while incorporating the lace pattern. A picot edge is created using yarn overs and knit-two-together decreases, adding a delicate, finished detail to the design. The construction method involves working the body first, then shaping and integrating the decorative laced yoke section through multiple pattern repeats.

Stitches Used

• Stockinette Stitch (St st): The primary stitch throughout the body and sleeves, creating a smooth, classic knit fabric
• Vines Stitch: A specialty lace stitch worked over 12 stitches in the round, featuring yarn overs for openwork and a centered double decrease (s2kpo) to create the vine-like pattern
• Yarn Over (yo): Creates the openwork eyelets characteristic of the laced yoke design
• Decreases: Multiple decrease techniques including slip-slip-knit (ssk), knit-two-together (k2tog), and slip-2-knit-1-pass-slipped-stitches-over (s2kpo) are used to shape the garment and create lace pattern definition
• Picot Edge: Created using alternating yarn overs and knit-two-together decreases for a decorative, scalloped finish

Materials

This pattern calls for Juniper Moon Farm Findley DK Dappled yarn in colorway #102 Cover Up. The yardage requirement ranges from 4 hanks for smaller sizes to 7 hanks for the largest size, with DK weight yarn providing a lightweight, drapable fabric ideal for a summer or transitional-season tee. Needles required include US 4 (3.5mm) circular and double-pointed needles for the main fabric, and US 3 (3.25mm) circular and double-pointed needles for ribbed or edging sections. The pattern specifies a gauge of 24 stitches and 32 rows over 4 inches in Stockinette Stitch using the larger needles, which is typical for DK-weight yarn. Additional notions include a tapestry needle for weaving in ends and stitch markers for tracking pattern repeats and construction sections.