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Inspired by the word ‘aestiva’, which means the ‘light of summer’, this tee is the perfect warm-weather knit. Light fingering weight wool / linen blended yarn creates a fabric that is soft and airy perfect on its own for warm days or layered underneath your favourite shirt, cardigan or even jumper for those cooler days.

The Aestiva Tee is a modified saddle shoulder / raglan hybrid that is knit flat from the centre back outwards to the shoulders. The yoke is also worked flat on all sides of the oversized saddle with neckline and raglan-style shaping. Both the body and the sleeves are worked in the round and the tee is finished with i-cord trims.

Pattern includes optional bust darts, shaping map/diagram and step-by-step guidance to set-up the unique construction, progress charts for each size, and both blocking and finished garment schematics.

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SKILLS & TECHNIQUES
• Judy’s Magic cast-on
• Backwards loop cast-on
• Knit & purl increases / knit decreases
• ‘At the same time’ written instructions / working from a progress chart
• Raglan shaping
• German short rows
• Picking up stitches
• I-cord bind-off

GAUGE
26 sts x 30 rows = 10cm x 10cm (4in x 4in) with 3.5mm (US 4) needles

NEEDLES
3.5mm (US 4) 60 and 100cm (24 and 40in) circular needle (or size needed to achieve gauge)

SIZING / EASE / FIT
Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4) ⁅5, 6, 7⁆ {8, 9} to fit

Your body’s upper bust circumference
74 (84, 94, 104) ⁅114, 124, 134⁆ {144, 155} cm
29 (33, 37, 41) ⁅45, 49, 53⁆ {57, 61} in

To determine the best size to knit, choose a size which is closest to your body’s upper bust measurement. If you are between sizes, size down.

Aestiva is designed 8cm | 3.25in positive ease at the fullest part of the bust, and can be worn with a range of ease from 7cm | 2.75in or less for close-fitting tee to 14cm | 5.5in for a looser fit.

FINISHED GARMENT MEASUREMENTS
(A) Full Bust / Body Circumference:
83.5 (93.5, 102.5, 112.5) ⁅123.5, 132.5, 143.5⁆ {153.5, 162.5} cm
33.5 (37.5, 41, 45) ⁅49.5, 53, 57.5⁆ {61.5, 65} in

(C) Shoulder Length:
26 (27.5, 29, 29.5) ⁅30, 31.5, 31.5⁆ {33, 33.5} cm
10.5 (11, 11.5, 11.75) ⁅12, 12.5, 12.5⁆ {13.25, 13.5} in

(D) V-Neck Depth:
20.5 (20.5, 20.5, 21) ⁅22, 22.5, 23.5⁆ {23.5, 24} cm
8.25 (8.25, 8.25, 8.5) ⁅8.75, 9, 9.5⁆ {9.5, 9.5} in

(F) Sleeve Circumference:
31 (34, 36, 38.5) ⁅41, 44.5, 48.5⁆ {52.5, 56} cm
12.5 (13.5, 14.5, 15.5) ⁅16.5, 17.75, 19.5⁆ {21, 22.5} in

(G) Body Length:
32 (32, 32, 31.5) ⁅31, 31, 31⁆ {31, 31} cm
12.75 (12.75, 12.75, 12.5) ⁅12.5, 12.5, 12.5⁆ {12.5, 12.5} in

(H) Sleeve Length:
5 cm | 2 in

SUGGESTED YARN
Lanivendole Yarns & Fibres, Aestiva, 70% non-superwash Abruzzese wool, 30% unbleached French linen, 2ply light fingering, 300m | 328yds per 50g skein:
2 (3, 3, 3) ⁅4, 4, 4⁆ {5, 5} skeins.
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Lanivendole Yarns & Fibres, Chic Blend, 60% non-superwash Abruzzese wool, 20% alpaca, 20% mohair, 2ply fingering, 225m | 246yds per 50g skein:
3 (3, 3, 4) ⁅4, 4, 5⁆ {5, 6} skeins.

ESTIMATED YARDAGE
Light fingering weight yarn (450 - 600m | 500 - 656yds per 100g): 554 (701, 780, 863) ⁅954, 1042, 1148⁆ {1249, 1344} m | 606 (766, 854, 944) ⁅1044, 1139, 1255⁆ {1365, 1469} yds.
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Fingering weight yarn (400 - 450m | 437 - 500yds per 100g): 518 (595, 662, 732) ⁅809, 882, 972⁆ {1057, 1137} m | 567 (651, 724, 801) ⁅885, 965, 1063⁆ {1156, 1244} yds.

This pattern has been tech edited as well as tested by a range of knitters of all experiences and sizes. If you have any questions or find any errors, please email rachel@rachelcostelloknitwear.com

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