Lykke is a Scandinavian name meaning luck and happiness.

The Lykke tee has a boxy fit and dropped shoulders. The chevron stitch pattern is knitted by increasing and decreasing stitches. Despite the zigzag pattern, there is no stranded colorwork in the pattern. Instead, the colors are knitted in stripes and the chevron stitch pattern creates the zigzag effect. The increases over the chevron pattern on the back and front neck are fully charted.

The tee is started at the back neck and increased to the full width of the back. Then stitches are picked up for the shoulders and worked as the front of the tee. The front and back are joined at underarm and the body is then worked in the round. Stitches are then picked up from the body for the sleeves and the neckband. The sleeves are also worked in the chevron pattern with stripes. Contrasting stripes are added to the hem, neckband and cuffs, and they are finished with a tubular bind off, which provides a beautiful and stretchy edge that looks like the stitches roll over the edge to the other side of the ribbing.

The Lykke tee is worked by holding two strands of fingering weight yarn held together but you can also work it in a single strand of DK weight yarn.

The length of the body and sleeves are easily modified to suit your own body measurements. I recommend trying the tee on every now and then while working on it to make sure you get the perfect length for your style.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 83 (95, 106, 118, 130) (142, 154, 165, 177) cm / 32.75 (37.5, 41.75, 46.5, 51.25) (56, 60.75, 65, 69.75) inches including the intended positive ease of 8-15 cm / 3.25-6 inches for sizes 1-5 and 15-20 cm / 6-8 inches for sizes 6-9
Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 30 (30, 30, 30, 33) (33, 35, 35, 35) cm / 11.75 (11.75, 11.75, 11.75, 13) (13, 13.75, 13.75, 13.75) inches
Sleeve length from cuff to underarm (adjustable): 12 cm / 4.75 inches
Upper arm circumference: 29.5 (35.5, 35.5, 41.5, 41.5) (47.5, 53, 53, 53) cm / 11.5 (14, 14, 16.25, 18.75) (18.75, 20.75, 20.75, 20.75) inches
Note: Please be aware that adjusting the lengths of the garment will also affect the amount of yarn needed to finish the project.

Yarn

MC: 550 (630, 710, 800, 900) (1010, 1130, 1260, 1410) m / 610 (690, 780, 880, 990) (1110, 1240, 1390, 1550) yards of DK weight yarn OR 1100 (1260, 1420, 1600, 1800) (2020, 2260, 2520, 2820) m / 1220 (1380, 1560, 1760, 1980) (2220, 2480, 2780, 3100) yards of fingering weight yarn held double.

CC: 120 (140, 150, 170, 190) (210, 240, 260, 190) m / 135 (145, 165, 185, 205) (235, 255, 285, 315) yards of DK weight yarn OR 240 (280, 300, 340, 380) (420, 480, 520, 580) m / 270 (290, 330, 370, 410) (470, 510, 570, 630) yards of fingering weight yarn held double.

Sample: Knitting For Olive Pure Silk (100% silk; 250 meters / 273 yards per 50 g) held double throughout the whole project.

MC: 5 (6, 6, 7, 8) (9, 10, 11, 12) skeins, shown in colorway Putty.
CC: 1 (2, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 3, 3) skeins, shown in colorway Copper.

Needles
3 mm / US2.5 circular needle with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches for the neck ribbing
3 mm / US2.5 DPNs or circular needle with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for the cuffs
3 mm / US2.5 circular needle with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the hem

4 mm / US6 DPNs or circular needles with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for the sleeves
4 mm / US6 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the body

Gauge
22 sts and 24 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches of chevron pattern on larger needles, after blocking

Notions
1 stitch marker
4 locking markers
waste yarn
tapestry needle
blocking tools