The Show Your Colors Tee is a playful yet minimal striped tee designed to celebrate color and creativity. Knitted seamlessly from the top down with raglan increases, the tee is started flat to shape the neckline before the work is joined in the round for the rest of the garment.

The hem and sleeve cuffs are finished with a folded edge for a clean, minimal look, while the neckline is worked in classic ribbing. Worked in fingering weight yarn, the Show Your Colors Tee is light and comfortable to wear, and also a wonderful project for using leftover yarns and scrap skeins to build your own unique stripe combinations.

While the overall design is clean and simple, the stripes are where the tee truly comes to life. The stripe pattern is built from repeating sets of five narrow contrasting stripes, creating endless opportunities to experiment with color combinations and build your own palette. You can work the stripes with carefully planned color transitions or simply use what you have on hand.
For my first sample, I introduced a new color with each set of stripes, gradually shifting through shades of burgundy, blue, pink, and purple to create a soft gradient effect. The second version explores the stripes in a different way: each stripe set follows the same structure, but the colors vary within the set, combining three different shades for a more subtle look.

Designed for the Flock Fiber Festival 2026, the tee draws inspiration from the festival’s artwork and logo, celebrating the joy of color and community within the fiber world.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 77.5 (86.5, 96, 105, 114) (123.5, 132.5, 141.5, 151) cm / 30.5 (34, 37.75, 41.25, 45) (48.5, 52.25, 55.75, 59.5) inches, including the intended ease of -5 to +2.5 cm / -2 to +1 inches (pick the size that is closest to your actual bust circumference)
Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 30 (30, 30, 30, 32) (32, 32, 34, 34) cm / 11.75 (11.75, 11.75, 11.75, 12.5) (12.5, 12.5, 13.5, 13.5) inches
Raglan depth: 17 (19, 20, 22, 25) (27, 28, 29, 31) cm / 6.75 (7.5, 7.75, 8.75, 9.75) (10.75, 11, 11.5, 12.25) inches
Upper arm circumference: 31 (33.5, 35, 38.5, 42.5) (45, 47.5, 48.5, 52.5) cm / 12.25 (13.25, 13.75, 15.25, 16.75) (17.75, 18.75, 19, 20.75) inches
Sleeve length (adjustable): 6.5 cm / 2.5 inches

Yarn

Fingering-weight yarn
MC: 400 (440, 480, 530, 580) (640, 700, 770, 850) m
/ 430 (480, 530, 580, 640) (700, 770, 850, 930) yards

CC (total): 150 (160, 180, 200, 220) (240, 260, 290, 320) m
/ 160 (180, 200, 220, 240) (260, 290, 320, 350) yards

Note: If using multiple CC colors, divide the total CC yardage by the number of colors used to estimate the amount needed per color. Slightly more yarn is used for the colors in the yoke than for those used only in the body.

Sample

MC: 2 (2, 2, 3, 3) (3, 3, 4, 4) balls of Sandnes Garn Tynn Line (53% cotton, 33% viscose, 14% linen; 220 m / 241 yards per 50 g), Color: 1015 Kitt

CC: one ball each:
Sandnes Garn Tynn Line - 4372 Dyp burgunder

Sandnes Garn Tynn Line - 6032 Blå hortensia

Explorer Knits + Fibers Denali Sock (366 m / 400 yd per 100 g) - Beet Juice

Moondrake Co Pika Pika (366 m / 400 yd per 100 g) - Fairy Godmother

Needles
2.5 mm / US 1.5 double pointed needles or circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 24 inches for the sleeve edges and the neckband
2.5 mm / US 1.5 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the hem

3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the body

Gauge
24 sts and 32 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches of Stockinette stitch on larger needles, after blocking.

Notions
4 stitch marker
waste yarn
tapestry needle
blocking tools