Olive Sleeveless Shirt

12/20/2025

Level of difficulty

Sizes: S (M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL)

Materials: 

• 4 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7) balls of Jeans Lite - color 8751

• Knitting needles 4 mm

• Tapestry needle

• Paper

• Pencil

• Scissors

• Measuring tape.

Gauge: 16 sts x 26 rows = 4”/10 cm over chart 2 - Pattern using needles 4mm

Stitch glossary and abbreviations

CO: cast on, BO: bind off, rep: repeat, dec: decreases, inc: increases, RS: right side, WS: wrong side.

Stitch Patterns: Chart 1: Pattern, Chart 2: 1x1 Rib.

Instructions

Back

Use Jeans Lite and needles 4. CO 85 (93, 101, 109, 117, 125) sts and follow chart 1 and rep sts up to 11.5 (11.75, 12.25, 12.5, 13, 13.5) in / 29 (30, 31, 32, 33, 34) cm and start armhole shaping:

BO on each side:

S: 6 sts (once), 2 sts (once) and 1 st (once)

M: 6 sts (once), 2 sts (once) and 1 st (once)

L: 7 sts (once), 3 sts (once) and 2 st (once)

XL: 7 sts (once), 3 sts (once) and 2 st (once)

2XL: 8 sts (once), 4 sts (once) and 3 st (once)

3XL: 8 sts (once), 4 sts (once) and 3 st (once)

At 24.5 (25.25, 26, 26.75, 27.5, 28.25) in / 62 (64, 66, 68, 70, 72) cm, BO all sts and set piece aside.

Front

Use Jeans Lite and needles 4. CO 85 (93, 101, 109, 117, 125) sts and follow chart 1 and rep sts up to 11.5 (11.75, 12.25, 12.5, 13, 13.5) in / 29 (30, 31, 32, 33, 34) cm and start armhole shaping:

BO on each side:

S: 6 sts (once), 2 sts (once) and 1 st (once)

M: 6 sts (once), 2 sts (once) and 1 st (once)

L: 7 sts (once), 3 sts (once) and 2 st (once)

XL: 7 sts (once), 3 sts (once) and 2 st (once)

2XL: 8 sts (once), 4 sts (once) and 3 st (once)

3XL: 8 sts (once), 4 sts (once) and 3 st (once)

At 21.75 (22.5, 23.25, 24, 24.75, 25.5) in / 55 (57, 59, 61, 63, 65) cm start neckline shaping: BO the 19 (25, 23, 29, 27, 31) central sts and work 24 (25, 27, 28, 30, 32) sts on each side separately.

Dec on the enckline side, every 2 rows:3 sts (once), 2 sts ( once) and 1 st (once).

At 24.5 (25.25, 26, 26.75, 27.5, 28.25) in / 62 (64, 66, 68, 70, 72) cm, BO the remaining 18 (19, 21, 22, 24, 26) sts on each shouder and set piece aside.

Assembly & finishing

Use tapestry needle and Jeans Lite to close left shoulder 4.25 (4.75, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.25) in / 11 (12, 13, 14, 15, 16) cm, leave right shoulder open to make collar.

Collar

Use needles 4 to pick up 106 (110, 116, 120, 126, 130) sts around neckline. Follow chart 2 - 1x1 Rib and rep sts for 0.75 in / 2 cm. BO all sts, leave a tail 19.75 in / 50 cm for sewing. Use this tail and tapestry needle to close collar and right shoulder.

Arm finishing

Use needles 4 to pick up 166 (170, 176, 180, 186, 190) sts around arm. Follow chart 2 - 1x1 Rib and rep sts for 0.75 in / 2 cm. BO. Use tapestry needle to sew sides 11.5 (11.75, 12.25, 12.5, 13, 13.5) in / 29 (30, 31, 32, 33, 34) cm.

Olive Sleeveless Shirt Graphic.pdf

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Designer: Samara Varella

 Disclaimer: measurements are approximate due to differences between centimeters and inches, needle sizes and tension. All care has been taken to allow accurate completion of the pattern.

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