Riento is the Finnish word for a night out or going somewhere fun. The Riento pattern comes in two versions: you can either work the sleeveless version or the short sleeved t-shirt version. The sleeveless top can also be worn as a vest.

The Riento top and tee are knitted seamlessly from the top down with wavy lace patterns and textural seed stitch. The back and front are knitted flat down to the armholes. Then the pieces are joined and the body is knitted in the round. Stitches for the sleeves are picked up around the armholes and the tee has short row shaping for the sleeve caps. Lastly, stitches are picked up from the neck edge and worked in the round. All techniques are explained in the pattern.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 80 (90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160) cm / 31.5 (35.5, 39.25, 43.25, 47.25, 51.25, 55, 59, 63) inches including the intended ease of 5-10 cm / 2-4 inches
Body length from hem to underarm: 30 (30, 30, 30, 34, 34, 34, 36, 36) cm / 11.75 (11.75, 11.75, 11.75, 13.5, 13.5, 13.5, 14.25, 14.25) inches, (adjustable)
Armhole depth: 17 (18, 19, 20.5, 21.5, 23, 24, 25, 26.5) cm / 6.75 (7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 9.75, 10.5) inches
Sleeve length: 13 (13, 13, 14, 14, 14, 15, 15, 15) cm / 5 (5, 5, 5.5, 5.5, 5.5, 6, 6, 6) inches, (adjustable)
Upper arm circumference: 34 (39, 44, 47, 51, 55, 59, 62, 67) cm / 13.5 (15.25, 17.25, 18.5, 20, 21.75, 23.25, 24.5, 26.5) inches
Cuff circumference: 29 (31, 33, 36, 38, 41, 43, 45, 48) cm / 11.5 (12.25, 13, 14.25, 15, 16.25, 17, 17.75, 19) inches

Yarn

Sleeveless version
4 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9) skeins of Sandnes Garn PetiteKnit Double Sunday (100% merino; 118 meters / 129 yards per 50 g) shown in the colorway 2511 Almond or 450 (490, 540, 600, 660, 720, 790, 870, 960) m / 500 (550, 600, 650, 725, 800, 875, 950, 1050) yards of similar DK weight yarn.

Short sleeved version
7 (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14) skeins of Sandnes Garn PetiteKnit Double Sunday (100% merino; 118 meters / 129 yards per 50 g) shown in the colorway 3553 Dusty Rouge or 740 (820, 900, 990, 1090, 1190, 1310, 1440, 1590) m / 800 (900, 975, 1075, 1175, 1300, 1425, 1575, 1725) yards of similar DK weight yarn.

Needles
For the ribbing:
3.5 mm / US 4 DPNs or circular needles with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for the cuffs
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches for the neckband
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles with a cable of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-5 or 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 6-9 for the hem

For the main part
4 mm / US 6 DPNs or circular needles with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for the sleeves
4 mm / US 6 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches for the sleeves
4 mm / US 6 circular needles with a cable of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-5 or 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 6-9 for the body

Gauge
20 sts and 28 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of seed stitch on the larger needles in the round, blocked.
Note: always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge!

Notions
8 stitch markers
sewing needle
waste yarn