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I’ve been eyeing the Cullum Tee by Isabel Kraemer for over a year! It is part of the Linen Noir collection by Quince and Co. I added the collection to my Ravelry shopping cart and let it hang out there for a year before I finally purchased it this spring. The collection has five patterns written for fingering or aran weight linen yarn, and I want to make all of them!
As Toronto can get quite hot in the summer, and I don’t want to stop knitting, I normally switch to projects using plant-based fibres. Last year I finished the Summer Chic Cardigan by Drops Design and started the Leiden Tee by Natalie Selles. Both of these projects use different cotton-linen yarns, which are perfect for summer!
To knit the Cullum tee, I used a cotton-linen-bamboo fingering weight yarn from my stash. Bigarelle by Bergère de France is a tweedy, marled yarn that made my Cullum a bit more casual. I had purchased three skeins on sale from Romni Wools two years ago, and they’ve been sitting in my stash ever since. In total, I used just over two skeins of the yarn, or about 860 metres. I kept the top cropped so I could wear it with skirts during the summer. In total, this top cost me just $24 to knit!
Due to my loose gauge, I used 3.0 mm needles instead of the suggested 3.5 mm ones. I also cast on the 40.75″ size as I knew my gauge would be a bit looser than listed. I find the fit at this size and my gauge to be spot on!
Although this pattern is seamless and knit top-down, I had to pay close attention to the construction. First you begin with the back shoulders, which you shape with short rows. Then you knit the front shoulders, also shaped with short rows. This part also includes the small sleeves with a border. Then you knit the front lace before joining everything and knitting in the round all the way down the body. At the bottom, you knit a few more rows of lace and stockinette stitch before binding off.
The pattern instructs you to knit the bottom hem lace just on the front of the top, but I decided to knit the lace all the way around.
This took me just over a month to knit; I cast on on June 7, and cast off on July 11. Not bad for a fingering weight top!
You can get the Linen Noir collection on Ravelry here.
You can buy the single Cullum pattern on Ravelry here.
The skirt is from Birds of North America.
Love the speckles! And it looks so cute with that skirt!
That is so cute!! I love it on you!
Lovely. I like the lacy insert. I never learned to knit and am trying to teach myself crochet. – Margy
You can learn to knit too! I just learned in 2018 🙂
Absolutely perfect! Just charming on you.
Very pretty pattern and yarn choice. Could wear this summer to fall under a light jacket.
The lacey part around the neckline is gorgeous and those confetti colors are WOW! I’d love for you to share your Knit Cullum Tee over at our Creative Crafts Linky Party https://creativelybeth.com/creative-crafts-linky-party-1-join-in-the-fun/
Have a great week!
Creatively, Beth
Your T looks fantastic on you, Meinhilde!
Oh my goodness, this is beautiful. What a lovely fit and the fluted effect around the hem is just lovely.
I love your Tee! The yarn is my favourite colour and with a fun texture too. I’ve added it to my Ravelry favourites list.
That turned out wonderful!
Super cute t shirt! Love the neckline and the color suits you very well.
This is so cute! Thank you for participating in our linky party!
What a beautiful sweater! I love the color and all the little details. You are so very talented and the finished piece looks amazing on you! Thanks for linking up with me.
Shelbee
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Fab knit and great choice of colour.
Thanks for linking with #pocolo and hope to see you back later this week
This is a very pretty top and it looks lovely in the yarn you chose! Thank you for linking with us at our Wednesday Link Party! Your pretty top is being featured tomorrow. Here’s the link to the Feature in case you’d like to share it: https://oombawkadesigncrochet.com/2020/08/your-favorite-projects.html Best wishes, Rhondda
We are so excited that you participated! Thank you for sharing your creativity!
Thank you so much for sharing! Your project is absolutely darling!
What a great addition to our linky party! We are so happy to have you!
Your top is gorgeous! And perfectly paired with the skirt. I picked this as one of my features at this week’s Snickerdoodle Create Bake Make Link Party.
Love this – though I think I’d be fiddling with that gorgeous hem – thanks for sharing with #PoCoLo
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