Use the code SUMMER for 20% off Reposado until 5/22/25 at midnight EST! Having just knit a second one of these delicate tees in Biches et Buches Le Petit Organic Cotton, I really had to give the pattern a little bump!

Reposado is an easy wearing tee that’s a breeze to knit.

It’s all about a beautiful stockinette fabric and what this delicate lace adds to it. Reposado is a boxy tee silhouette, with subtle A-line shaping and a slight cap sleeve. The lace is the star, giving the sides some detail and swing and creating a beautiful, fluttery edging at the armholes. Ribbing at front and back adds to the scalloped hem and gives a bit of finish to the textures. A rolled neckline and the slightly rustic fabric keep the vibe casual and summery.

See below for yarn choice notes. My 2017 version was knit in a light fingering, worked doubled and my 2025 version is knit in a heavier fingering weight cotton worked as a single strand - and both look fantastic at the same gauge!

Fit/Modifications/Construction

Minimal detail, stockinette panels, and simple shaping on this tee mean modifications are easy. The classic silhouette works at any length and can be worn with more or less ease as desired. Since this pattern has been around since 2017, you can take a look at the finished knits to see how Reposado looks on various knitters, and how it falls when worn with different amounts of ease!

Modifying body length, changing the A-line shaping, or altering circumference is easy on Reposado and notes are in the pattern on how and where to do so.

If choosing a size with more or less ease than shown, consider your shoulders. Wider shoulders will provide more of a tee silhouette (shown in gray, worn with just over 6”/15.25cm of ease). Narrower shoulders give a sleeveless look, as the lace edge falls closer to armhole (shown in white with 4”/10cm of ease). There is a note in pattern on adding shaping to the upper body to manage this if desired.

Reposado is worked in the round to armholes, then worked flat in two pieces to shoulders. Once shoulders are seamed, neckine stitches are picked up and finished in the round.

Lace is both written and charted.

Gray sample shown in discontinued YOTH Best Friend, worked double. Color: Shiitake. Worn with 6”/15.25cm of ease.

White sample shown in Biches et Buches Le Petit Organic Cotton, worked single. Color: Cream. Worn with 4”/10cm of ease and a cropped length.

Sizes
36.75(40,43.25,44.75,47.25)(49.5,52.75,56)(60,64)“ 93.25(101.5,109.75,113.75,120)(125.75,134,142.25) (152.5,162.5)cm

Sizes reflect circumference around bust, based on final blocked fabric. Choose the size with the ease you prefer. If between sizes, I suggest choosing the smaller of the two and adding width/stitches as noted in pattern.

Yardage by Size/ Yarn Notes

750(850,950,1050,1150)(1250,1300,1400)(1500,1600)yds 685(780,875,960,1050)(1150,1190,1280)(1375,1465)m Yardages reflect a single strand of yarn. If doubling a thinner fingering, you need twice the amounts given.

You can experiment with a few weights here and see what gives you gauge. A heavy fingering, a sport or a DK weight fiber might all work if you experiment with needle size. PLEASE SWATCH in lace and stockinette. I like this best when the fabric has some drape, to allow the lace and sleeves to fall as intended.

Depending on your yarn, your needles, and the makeup of your fiber, your fabric may be more or less open than mine. Swatch in both stockinette and lace to check the gauge, drape and detail of your fabric.

More substitute yarns are below.

BC Garn Bio Balance, Garn Studio Drops Belle, Juniper Moon Farm Zooey, Elisabeth Lavold Silky Wool, Green Mt Spinnery Cotton Comfort, Stolen Stitches Nua Sport, Farmers Daughter Fibers Confluence Cotton.

Photos in the gray sample of Jasmine Jobe by Veronika Jobe. Photos of Gabriella Lawrence in both gray and white samples, taken by me.