ABOUT THE RENÉE TEE

The Renée Tee is an elegant, textured raglan tee with a crew neck, straight sleeves and a straight body. The used stitch pattern creates a delicate and intriguing fabric. The chosen yarn makes the tee very lightweight and airy. The tee is worked seamlessly from the top down. It is worked in diagonal slip stitch with the neck, the hem and the cuffs in twisted cable rib. The Renée Tee has a relaxed, slightly oversized fit.

This pattern includes charts. It is necessary to know how to read & use charts.

SIZE GUIDE & MEASUREMENTS

The Renée Tee is a tee with a positive ease of approx. 11 - 14.5 cm (4.25 - 5.75 inches) compared to the body bust circumference. The sizes 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) 9 correspond to a bust circumference (of the body) of approx. 74 (84) 94 (104) 114 (124) 134 (144) 155 cm (29.25 (33) 37 (41) 45 (48.75) 52.75 (56.76) 61 inches) respectively. Keep in mind that the final measurements of the tee already take these extra 11 - 14.5 cm (4.25 - 5.75 inches) into account. Ease is a personal preference. Take the necessary measurements to determine the right size for you before you start knitting.

Sizes:
1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) 9

Bust circumference: at widest point (just after splitting body and sleeves):
85 (95) 105 (115) 125 (135) 145 (158.5) 168.5 cm
33.5 (37.5) 41.25 (45.25) 49.25 (53.25) 57 (62.5) 65.25 inches

Hem circumference: with decreases:
81 (91.5) 101.5 (112) 122.5 (130.5) 141 (154) 164.5 cm
32 (36) 40 (44) 48.25 (51.5) 55.5 (60.75) 64.75 inches

Length: measured at center back, excl. neck, incl. hem:
48 (49) 50 (52) 54 (56) 58 (59) 60 cm
19 (19.25) 19.75 (20.5) 21.25 (22) 22.75 (23.25) 23.5 inches

Sleeve length: measured under the armhole opening, incl. cuff:
13 (13) 13 (13) 14 (14) 14 (14) 14 cm
5 (5) 5 (5) 5.5 (5.5) 5.5 (5.5) 5.5 inches

Sleeve circumference: measured at armhole opening:
31.5 (35) 36.5 (36.5) 40 (43.5) 46.5 (48.5) 50 cm
12.5 (13.75) 14.25 (14.25) 15.75 (17.25) 18.25 (19) 19.75 inches

Yoke depth: measured from center back to underarm cast-on edge, excl. neck:
19 (20) 22.5 (23.5) 26 (27) 28 (29.5) 30.5 cm
7.5 (7.75) 8.75 (9.25) 10.25 (10.75) 11 (11.5) 12 inches

Before you begin:

The size of this pattern can feel overwhelming at the start. Just follow every step as described in the pattern. This pattern is so long simply because everything is written out per size/sizes. Use the ‘table of content’ on p 10 to know which pages you need for your size (and you can simply ignore all the others).
Find more info about the workflow and how to use the charts on p 9.

GENERAL INFO & SUPPLIES

Gauge: 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4 inches), AFTER blocking:

• Diagonal slip stitch: 24 sts x 34 rounds with needles 3 mm (US 2.5)
• Twisted cable rib: 23 sts x 34 rounds with needles 2.5 mm (US 1.5)

Note: many testknitters had to use a larger needle size to obtain gauge.

Needles:
Circular needles 2.5 & 3 mm / cable lengths 40, 60 and/or 80, 100 cm (US 1.5 & 2.5 / cable length 16, 24, and/or 32, 40 inches).

Suggested yarn:
‘Brushlight’ (25 g - 138 m) from CARDIFF CASHMERE:
150 (150) 175 (175) 200 (225) 250 (275) 300 g

OR
‘Lalouknits Fluff Fine’ (25 g - 250 m) from CREA-KAT held double:
150 (175) 200 (200) 225 (250) 275 (300) 300 g

If you want to use another yarn, you will need approx. 700 (800) 900 (1000) 1100 (1200) 1300 (1450) 1600 m of yarn. You can always check the Ravelry page of this pattern to see which yarn or yarn combos other knitters have already used (including my testknitters).

Note that you will need more yarn if you want to lengthen the tee.

Sample as shown in photos:
For reference: I am a size S and I made a sample true to my size.
Sample 1 (Size S): Brushlight in the colour 113 ‘cristobal’.