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Café Cami

Job type	Test knit
Description	When it comes to lifestyle, you can’t beat a cafe for a simple, sociable year-round hub of warmth and comfort. Reflecting that vibe, the easy-knit Cafe Cami is sure to become your new go-to garment. Useful as a breezy stand-alone, a layer, with jeans, a skirt, or whatever...it just works. Constructed top down, in the round from the underarm down in classic stockinette, it’s as simple as, well, a great coffee! Fine in wool, cotton, or, as I joyfully discovered, pure raw silk. Cheers! Suggested Yarn: Knitting For Olive’s Pure Silk, 100 % bourette silk, Fingering Weight. 50g = 250 meters/273 yards. Approx - 260 (296, 346, 386) [431, 476, 521] (570, 615, 670) yards / 238 (271, 316, 353) [394, 435, 476] (521, 562, 613) meters. Needles: 3 mm/US 2.5 circular sized needle for body, cuffs, hem, and collar. Suggested needle length for body - 24 - 32"/60 - 80cm. Notions: Tapestry needle for weaving in ends, stitch markers, and 1 cable needle. Gauge: 28 Sts x 38 Rows = 4 x 4" / 10 x 10 cm in stockinette using a 3 mm/US 2.5 size needle.
Tech edited	This pattern has been tech edited.
Difficulty	Moderate
Due date	2025-05-14
Craft	Knitting
Test secrecy	Postable
Pattern access	The pattern for this test will be sent to you by email. This means the designer will have access to your email address for this purpose. By applying for this test, you are allowing Yarnpond to show your email address to this designer for the purposes of sending you the pattern document only. The designer may not add you to their mailing list or send you marketing emails without you providing approval for them to use your address for that purpose. Designers found to be abusing their access to testers emails will be excluded from Yarnpond.
Advertiser	Key Knits
Spots available	2
Sizes required	1 : 1 testers needed 2 : Filled! 3 : Filled! 4 : Filled! 5 : Filled! 6 : Filled! 7 : Filled! 8 : 1 testers needed 9 : 1 testers needed 10 : 1 testers needed
Finished measurements	Suggested: 1-3” / 2.5-8cm of negative ease for a taut fit. For this desired outcome, choose a chest circumference of 1-3” /2.5-8cm less than actual chest size. A) CHEST: 25 (28.25, 32.25, 36.25) [40, 43.25, 47.5] (52.25, 56, 60.5)” / 64 (72, 82, 92) [102, 110, 120] (133, 142, 154)cm. B) WAIST: 23.25 (26.5, 30.5, 34.5) [38.25, 41.5, 45.75] (50.5, 54.25, 58.75)” / 59 (67, 77, 88) [97, 105, 116] (128, 138, 149)cm. C) TOTAL LENGTH FROM FRONT SHOULDER TO BOTTOM HEM: 16.25 (16.5, 16.75, 18) [18, 19.75, 20.25] (21.75, 22.25, 23.25)” / 41 (41.5, 42, 46) [46, 50, 51] (55, 56, 59)cm. D) YOKE DEPTH: 6.25 (6.5, 6.75, 7.25) [7.25, 8, 8.5] (9.25, 9.75, 10)” / 16 (16.5, 17, 18) [18, 19, 22] (23, 24.5, 25)cm E) ARMHOLE OPENING: 12.25 (12.75, 13.25, 14.25) [14.75, 15.75, 16.75] (18.25, 19.25, 19.75)” / 31 (32, 34, 36) [37, 40, 43] (46, 49, 50)cm.
Gauge	28 Sts x 38 Rows = 4 x 4" / 10 x 10 cm in stockinette using a 3 mm/US 2.5 size needle.
Charted or written pattern	Written
Skills required	Basic knit and purl Ribbing Working both in the round and flat Increases and decreases for basic shaping Picking up stitches
Construction type	Top down, seamless back and forth. Worked in the round to bottom hem. All worked on 1 sized needle.
Required or recommended yarn	Fingering weight. I used Knitting For Olive’s Pure Silk. But any yarn will do as long as gauge is met.
Yardage	260-670
Tools required	Needles: 3 mm/US 2.5 circular sized needle for body, cuffs, hem, and collar. Suggested needle length for body - 24 - 32"/60 - 80cm. Notions: Tapestry needle for weaving in ends, stitch markers.
Ownership of the finished item	The finished item is yours to keep.
Requirements from the maker	Here is what I’m looking for: 1. Complete the test knit and send any notes by May 10th :) 2. If you have Instagram, post a progress photo and one finished photo on Instagram on or before the release date in order to help me promote the pattern, which is so appreciated. 3. Tag me in the photo @knitsbykeyknits and please use #keyknits and #cafecami in your posts so I can share and see them! 4. Finally, upload a project to Ravelry. The feedback I’m hoping you can provide: 1. Were there any grammatical errors? 2. Were there any mathematical errors? 3. What needle size did you use to meet gauge? 4. How many yards of yarn did you use? Yards are preferred rather than ounces or grams. Here’s a tutorial to help https://hearthookhome.com/calculate-yarn-yardage-weight/ 5. Was there anything that could be explained better?
Rewards from the designer	The designer is offering discounted or free pattern(s) to testers As a thanks for all your help and hardwork, when you complete the pattern on or before the deadline you will receive a thank you pattern from my collection of your choosing.

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