Gracillimus tee (english)

Difficulty Level: 3 out of 5
-read about difficulty levels here.

This is the English version of the pattern. You can find the Danish version here.

The Gracillimus tee is a raglan tee that lets you really play with colors. It’s knitted top-down with raglan increases. It has a slight positive ease of 2–4 cm, gradually increasing to 7 cm for the larger sizes. The tee is knitted in stockinette stitch with color changes, using no more than 2 colors at a time.

It’s knitted in Arwetta from Filcolana, which provides great opportunities for beautiful color combinations. Color choices shown in the photos — see color codes under the description further down the page.

Techniques used:

• Optional Italian cast-on and double knitting
• Rib pattern
• Short rows — your preferred short row technique
• Two-color stranded knitting in the round
• Increases and decreases worked leaning right and left
• Optional Italian bind-off and double knitting

You should choose a size based on your bust measurement. The tee is designed with a positive ease of approximately 2–4 cm in the smaller sizes, gradually increasing to 7 cm in the larger sizes. Instructions are included to customize the fit if your bust measurement falls within the upper or lower range of a size.

Sizes: 2XS (XS) S (M) L [XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL]
Your bust measurement:
74–78 (79–84) 85–91 (92–96) 97–101 [102–111 (112–119) 120–129 (130–140) 141–150] cm

Finished tee circumference:
78 (85) 90.5 (98) 102 [110.5 (120) 130.5 (142) 152.5] cm

Gauge:
Recommended on 3 mm needles in stockinette stitch: 27 sts x 37 rows = 10 x 10 cm

Yarn and usage:
The entire garment is knitted with one strand of Arwetta from Filcolana (210 m / 50 g).

Base color:
150 (150) 150 (150) 200 [200 (200) 250 (250) 250] grams.

Pattern colors (total of 5 colors):
50 grams in 5 pattern colors for sizes 2XS–XL, 4 colors for sizes 2XL and 3XL, and 3 colors for sizes 4XL and 5XL.
100 grams in 1 color for sizes 2XL and 3XL, and 2 colors for sizes 4XL and 5XL.

Color choices in photos — see color codes under description further down the page.

Accessories:
Circular needle 3 mm, length 60–150 cm
Double-pointed needles, sleeve circular needle, or circular needles 3 mm and 2.5 mm, length 40 cm or minimum 80 cm, and use magic loop method
Stitch markers and waste yarn or stitch holder
Wool needle