Beak Street Tee

Beak Street Tee - Inspiration

Through the Eyes of a Machine Knitter

Don’t let the intarsia intimidate you—this design can be worked on any flatbed knitting machine, no special attachments required. It’s a matter of managing yarns and following the color changes row by row. The bold graphic elements make it a perfect project to practice your intarsia skills.

The original design is slightly fitted with cap sleeves, but you can use any sweater style from the Knit It Now pattern library to make it your own. If you're not matching the original gauge, charting the color block design is easy using Knitter’s Graph Paper or the Magic Formula tool.

If you're a hand knitter, you might enjoy hand knitting the bands like the original pattern. But as a machine knitter, you’ve got options: substitute a machine-knit band or even finish with a simple crochet edge.

Sketch showing the diagonal and horizontal color block layout for the Beak Street intarsia sweater design.
Use Knitter’s Graph Paper to chart out your design

About the Beak Street Tee Pattern from Knit Picks

Hey there! We’re so excited to share the Beak Street Tee with you—it’s a gorgeous design that caught our eye. Here’s the scoop:

  1. This isn’t a Knit It Now original pattern. It’s actually a hand-knit pattern that we’re showcasing to inspire you.
  2. Why share it? Because we believe machine knitters like you can totally make this design your own!
  3. What you’ll need to do:
    • Start with the original hand-knit pattern (we’ve provided a link for you).
    • Use Knit It Now’s amazing tools, like our Perfect Fit Dynamic Patterns, to adapt and customize it for your machine.
    • Don’t forget to adjust for YOUR gauge, YOUR yarn choice, and YOUR personal flair!

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