Gabi Tee

The Gabi Tee with puff sleeves is easy to knit as everything is worked in one piece and there is no seaming involved. Gabi is worked top down and the puff sleeves aren’t too big and wide – they only have a delicate puff! Finished measurements Circumference: (85) 92 (99) 106 (112) 121 (130) 141 cm (33½ ) 36 (39) 42 (44) 47½ (51) 55½ inches Back width: (32) 33 (35) 36 (37) 39 (40) 42 cm (12½) 13 (13½) 14 (14½) 15½ (16) 16½ inches Length: (52) 53 (55) 57 (58) 60 (61) 62 cm (20½ ) 21 (21½) 23 (23½) 24½ (25) 25 inches Yarn Permin Elise (90% cotton, 10% cashmere, 25 g = 115 m) together with Permin Leonora (50% silk, 40% wool, 10% mohair, 25 g = 180 m). Elise col 122: (150) 175 (175) 200 (225) 225 (250) 250 g Leonora col 406: (100) 125 (125) 125 (150) 150 (175) 175 g Suggested needles 3 mm [US3] and 4,5 mm [US7] circular needles, 40 and 80/100 cm [16 and 32/40 inches]. Gauge 22 sts x approx. 30 rows stockinette stitch = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] on 4,5 mm [US7] needles. Construction First you work the top of the back section across the angled shoulders and a little bit of the back. Then, you pick up stitches for the front section along the angled shoulders on the back piece. Each shoulder is worked separately to leave an opening for the neck. The front section angled shoulders are shaped with short rows. Then you pick up sts for the top of the puff sleeve and then the front section, the back section and the sleeves are worked simultaneously in the round until the bottom of the arm hole. Then the body and sleeves are worked one at a time. To finish, stitches are picked up around the neckline to make the neck band. Selecting your size Gabi Tee is intended to have a positive ease of 5-10 cm [2-4 inches] depending on how loose fitting you would like. Knit one size smaller if you prefer it not to be loose fitting (positive ease 0-5 cm [0-2 inches]. Here the Tee is shown with a positive ease of approx. 4 cm. The length is measured in the middle of the back, not including the neckband.