The Rococo Raglan tee is knitted seamlessly from the top down. The neck shaping is worked flat after which the rest of the tee is worked in the round. The lace pattern is knitted on the sleeves and the front and back of the tee is in Stockinette stitch. The hem is folded double to give the tee a neat and finished look. The neckband and sleeve edges are finished with i-cord bind off. The lace pattern is both charted and written.

For the stitch patterns to show best, I recommend choosing unicolor or slightly tonal colorways. For a summer version I would recommend a cotton, silk, viscose or linen blend, for a warmer wintery version choose yarn with high wool content.

My inspiration for this tee were the slightly irregular and curvy carvings from the Rococo era, and the wrapped stitches remind me of the seashells typical for Rococo style. The lace pattern is modified from a lace chart found in the Japanese knitting stitch bible by Hitomi Shida.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 77.5 (86.5, 96, 105, 114) (123.5, 132.5, 141.5, 151) cm / 30.5 (34, 37.75, 41.25, 45) (48.5, 52.25, 55.75, 59.5) inches including the intended ease of -5 to +2.5 cm / -2 to +1 inches (pick the size that is closest to your actual bust circumference)
Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 30 (30, 30, 30, 32) (32, 32, 34, 34) cm / 11.75 (11.75, 11.75, 11.75, 12.5) (12.5, 12.5, 13.5, 13.5) inches
Raglan depth: 17 (19, 20, 22, 25) (27, 28, 29, 31) cm / 6.75 (7.5, 7.75, 8.75, 9.75) (10.75, 11, 11.5, 12.25) inches
Upper arm circumference: 31 (33.5, 35, 38.5, 42.5) (45, 47.5, 48.5, 52.5) cm / 12.25 (13.25, 13.75, 15.25, 16.75) (17.75, 18.75, 19, 20.75) inches
Sleeve length (adjustable): 6.5 cm / 2.5 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
620 (680, 750, 830, 910) (1000, 1100, 1210, 1330) m / 680 (740, 820, 900, 990) (1090, 1200, 1320, 1450) yards of fingering weight yarn.

Sample: 3 (3, 3, 4, 4) (4, 5, 5, 6) skeins of Knitting For Olive Pure Silk (100% silk; 250 meters / 273 yards per 50 g) shown in the colorway Cream

Needles
2.5 mm / US 1.5 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 24 inches for the sleeve edges
2.5 mm / US 1.5 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the hem

3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 24 inches for the neck
3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the body

Gauge
24 sts and 32 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches of Stockinette stitch and lace pattern on larger needles, after blocking.

Notions
8 stitch marker
waste yarn
tapestry needle
blocking tools