Gunta Shirt

**SIZES** S (M) L (XL) 2XL **MATERIALS** Color A: 125 (150) 175 (200) 225 g Isager Soft Fine in color E7s Scrap yarn for stripes – approx. 10 g in each of the following yarns: Isager Highland in color Hay and color Navy Isager Alpaca 2 in color 1 Isager Silk Mohair in color 12 Isager Tvinni in color 33s Try-it-on-tubing for the open cast on at the folded waistband edge **MEASUREMENTS** Half bust circumference - front: 49 (52.5) 56 (59.5) 63 cm [19¼ (20½) 22 (23½) 24¾ inches] Back width: 45 (49) 52.5 (56) 59.5 cm [17¾ (19¼) 20¾ (22) 23½ inches] Length from armhole to hem: 30 (31.5) 33 (33) 33 cm [11¾ (12½) 13 (13) 13 inches] Total length: 52 (54.5) 57 (57) 57 cm [20½ (21½) 22½ (22½) 22½ inches] Armhole depth - front: 21 (22) 23 (23) 23 cm [8¼ (8¾) 9 (9) 9 inches] Armhole depth - back: 23 (24) 25 (25) 25 cm [9 (9½) 9¾ (9¾) 9¾ inches] Sleeve length from underarm: 15 (16) 17 (17) 17 cm [6 (6¼) 6¾ (6¾) 6¾ inches] Sleeve circumference - bottom: 28 (30) 31.5 (33) 35 cm [11 (11¾) 12½ (13) 13¾ inches] Sleeve circumference - top: 34 (36) 38 (41) 43 cm [13½ (14¼) 15 (16¼) 17 inches] Cuff circumference: 23 (24.5) 26 (27.5) 29 cm [9 (9¾) 10¼ (10¾) 11½ inches] **GAUGE** In stockinette stitch on a 3.5 mm [US4] needle: 10 cm [4 inches] = 23 sts 10 cm [4 inches] = 32 rows In rib on a 2.5 mm [US1½] needle: 10 cm [4 inches] = 28 sts 10 cm [4 inches] = 40 rows **NEEDLES** 2.5 mm [US1½] 3 mm [US2½] and 3.5 mm [US4] **CONSTRUCTION** Gunta Shirt is worked from the bottom up, knitting front, back and sleeves separately. The design has classic set-in sleeves and a polo collar with a front placket. The work in cast on and bound off using the Italian bind off technique. Please note that several things are happening at the same time in the pattern. This design has a lot of ends to weave in, so it can be a good idea to weave them in along the way, each time one piece has been completed. **THE 1919 COLLECTION** This pattern is part of THE 1919 COLLECTION designed by Helga Isager. The collections 9 designs are all inspired by the works of the female weavers from The Bauhaus Art School. Find more about the collection here: [https://isagerstrik.dk/en/collection/the-1919-collection/][1] [1]: https://isagerstrik.dk/en/collection/the-1919-collection/