Rie is light, airy and just a bit edgy. It’s the perfect layering piece to add drama to any ensemble. Its simple construction makes it ideal for beginners. Depending on your yarn choice, you can layer it as a summer garment or work it in bulky weight yarn and use it for colder seasons.

It is worked in the round from the bottom up to the armholes, then the front and back are worked separately and seamed at the shoulders. The shoulders are seamed so that you can easily adjust the neck opening to your liking.

This pattern originally appeared in KnitPicks Aura Spring Collection. Now it comes with updated sizing and an expanded size range, designed to fit actual bust size of 76 cm / 30 inches to 167.5 cm / 66 inches. Measurements are given in both centimeters and inches.

Materials

Yarn

Lace weight yarn

Shown here: Knit Picks Aloft (75% Super Kid Mohair, 25% Silk; 238 m/260 yards, 25 g/0.88 oz ball; color Silver 25214): 2 (2, 2, 2, 2) {3, 3, 3, 3, 3} balls.

Yardage requirement:

295 (330, 360, 390, 420) {455, 490, 530, 570, 600} m / 325 (360, 395, 425, 460) {500, 535, 580, 625, 655} yds, including 10% allowance

Needles

6.5 mm / US 10.5 circular needle of length 100 cm / 40 inches or longer; adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.

5 mm / US 8 circular needle of length 100 cm / 40 inches or longer (for the hem)

5 mm / US 8 needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round (for armhole bands)

Notions

Yarn needle

Gauge

12 sts and 18 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches in Stockinette stitch flat/in the round on larger needle, blocked.

12 sts and 26 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches in 1x1 rib in the round on smaller needle, blocked

Sizes
#sizeinclusive

Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) {6, 7, 8, 9, 10}

Finished chest circumference: 121.5 (131.5, 141.5, 151.5, 161.5) {171.5, 181.5, 191.5, 201.5, 211.5} cm / 48 (51.75, 55.75, 59.75, 63.75) {67.5, 71.5, 75.5, 79.5, 83.25} inches

Shoulder to hem length: 39 (41, 41.5, 41.5, 42) {43, 44, 44.5, 46, 46} cm / 15.5 (16, 16.25, 16.25, 16.5) {16.75, 17, 17.5, 17.75, 18} inches

This garment is intended to be worn with about 35.5-45.5 cm / 14-18 inches positive ease.

Shown in size 1, modeled with 44.5 cm / 17.5 inches of positive ease.

Required Skills

picking up stitches