This week we are working on the front of our T’s! This part is so much fun (and it means we are so close to being done!) Since this can get a bit tricky (and there is still a bit of knitting to do!) we are going to work on this step (or catch up to it, lol!) over the next two weeks. Then, in two weeks, we’ll go over joining the front and back, and working on our sleeves. You are so close to having a new top to wear, isn’t it exciting?

Step 7:

Now, did you decide on what you want the front to look like? Good!

If you are going for a V-neck, you are going to want to pay attention to where you want the v to start, because you’ll have to work the two sides of the fronts separately at that point. If you are wanting a scooped neck, you need to figure out where you want the scoop to start.

Continue working in your preferred style (stripes/fade/etc) until you get to this measurement.

Step 8:

Scoop neck: Decide where you want the scoop neck to start, and you will work back and forth until you hit that measurement.

Now, you need to use your tape measure again and figure out how wide across you want the neck scoop to be (for reference, on the children’s tee, it is 3” across), so figure out how many sts that will be for your tee (3* number of sts per inch)-

You are going to subtract that number from the total number of sts you have across the front, and then divide by 2. (if the number is not divisible by 2, you can go up or down on the number of sts that you will have across the front so that you have an even number.

Now, knit across the number that you got when you divided by 2, then knit across the front sts (and then move those sts to waste yarn), then knit across the remaining front sts.

You will now be working across the two sides separately.

Purl to 3 sts from the end, p2tog, p1, turn and knit back.

Repeat the last two rows until you reach the same length as the back.

Reattach your yarn, ready to work across the other side:

Knit across that number of sts minus 3- ssk, k1, turn and purl only over those sts!

Knit to 3 sts from the end, ssk, k1, turn and purl.

Continue in this manner until the measurement of your front only, matches that of the back.

V-Neck:

Decide where you want the V-neck to start, and you will work back and forth until you hit that measurement.

Now, take the total number of sts you have on your needle for the front, and divide that number by 2:

Knit across that number of sts minus 3- ssk, k1, turn and purl only over those sts!

Knit to 3 sts from the end, ssk, k1, turn and purl.

Continue in this manner until the measurement of your front only, matches that of the length that your desired yoke needs to be, move the remaining sts to waste yarn.

Reattach your yarn ready to work across the other side of the front, working the RS first:

K1, k2tog, knit to the end of the row, turn and purl.

Continue in this manner until you have the same number of sts left on this side as you did on the first side.

Yay! Now pour yourself some tea, and enjoy, you are almost there!

The only thing you need to think about now is your sleeves.

Are you going for a tank top? Ruffled sleeves? Elbow length sleeves? Maybe you want to get ahead of winter and make long sleeves. No matter what you decide, it will be just right for you (and since the sleeves are worked in the round and are much smaller than the body, this part is going to breeze by super fast for you, promise!)