Gress is a tee and tank with bands of colourwork and simple lace. It can be knit at a DK or a fingering weight gauge, making it a hugely versatile pattern.
Gress is knit from the top down. The back panel is worked first, then the fronts and it's joined in the round and the body is worked. If working the tank, the arms are finished with ribbed cuffs. The tee is knit with set-in sleeves that are shaped with short rows.
Gauge:
DK: 18 stitches x 36 rows per 10 cm/4 inches in pattern
Fingering: 22 stitches x 42 rows per 10 cm/4 inches in pattern
Sizing:
DK
Finished Chest: 75.5 (84.5, 95.5, 104.5, 115.5) (124.5, 135.5, 144.5, 155.5, 164.5) cm/29.75 (33.25, 37.5, 41, 45.5) (49, 53.25, 56.75, 61.25, 64.75) inches
Fingering
Finished Chest: 74.5 (83.5, 94.5, 103.5, 114.5) (123.5, 134.5, 143.5, 154.5, 163.5) cm/29.25 (33, 37.25, 40.75, 45) (48.75, 53, 56.5, 60.75, 64.5) inches
Recommended ease:
Recommended ease 2-8 cm/0.75-3.25 inches, so you should pick a size that is 2-8cm/0.75-3.25 inches larger than your chest.
Yardage:
DK
Tank: 495 (576, 651, 728, 812) (903, 1113, 1068, 1172, 1252) m/ 540 (628, 710, 793, 886) (984, 124, 1164, 1277, 1364) yards
Tee: 566 (653, 733, 815, 904) (1005, 1081, 1185, 1299, 1385) m/ 617 (712, 799, 888, 986) (1095, 240, 1292, 1416, 1509) yards
Fingering
Tank: 594 (691, 781, 873, 975) (1083, 1198, 1282, 1406, 1502) meters/648 (754, 852, 952, 1063) (1181, 1248, 1397, 1533, 1637) yards
Tee: 680 (784, 879, 978, 1085) (1206, 1364, 1423, 1559, 1662) meters/741 (854, 958, 1066, 1183) (1314, 1488, 1551, 1700, 1811) yards
Yarn
The samples were knit in Knitting for Olive Cotton Merino (held single for fingering and double for DK) and Gepard Wool Cotton 3.
The test knitters also used Knitting for Olive Pure Silk, Sandnes Garn (Tynn) Line, Filcolana Arwetta, Woolyknit Cotton, Purl Soho Linen Quill, Cascade Ultra Pima, Rowan Summerlite DK, Drops Belle, and Hjertegarn Lana Cotton.
Techniques Used
Gress is a tee and tank with bands of colourwork and simple lace. It can be knit at a DK or a fingering weight gauge, making it a hugely versatile pattern.
Gress is knit from the top down. The back panel is worked first, then the fronts and it's joined in the round and the body is worked. If working the tank, the arms are finished with ribbed cuffs. The tee is knit with set-in sleeves that are shaped with short rows.
Gauge:
DK: 18 stitches x 36 rows per 10 cm/4 inches in pattern
Fingering: 22 stitches x 42 rows per 10 cm/4 inches in pattern
Sizing:
DK
Finished Chest: 75.5 (84.5, 95.5, 104.5, 115.5) (124.5, 135.5, 144.5, 155.5, 164.5) cm/29.75 (33.25, 37.5, 41, 45.5) (49, 53.25, 56.75, 61.25, 64.75) inches
Fingering
Finished Chest: 74.5 (83.5, 94.5, 103.5, 114.5) (123.5, 134.5, 143.5, 154.5, 163.5) cm/29.25 (33, 37.25, 40.75, 45) (48.75, 53, 56.5, 60.75, 64.5) inches
Recommended ease:
Recommended ease 2-8 cm/0.75-3.25 inches, so you should pick a size that is 2-8cm/0.75-3.25 inches larger than your chest.
Yardage:
DK
Tank: 495 (576, 651, 728, 812) (903, 1113, 1068, 1172, 1252) m/ 540 (628, 710, 793, 886) (984, 124, 1164, 1277, 1364) yards
Tee: 566 (653, 733, 815, 904) (1005, 1081, 1185, 1299, 1385) m/ 617 (712, 799, 888, 986) (1095, 240, 1292, 1416, 1509) yards
Fingering
Tank: 594 (691, 781, 873, 975) (1083, 1198, 1282, 1406, 1502) meters/648 (754, 852, 952, 1063) (1181, 1248, 1397, 1533, 1637) yards
Tee: 680 (784, 879, 978, 1085) (1206, 1364, 1423, 1559, 1662) meters/741 (854, 958, 1066, 1183) (1314, 1488, 1551, 1700, 1811) yards
Yarn
The samples were knit in Knitting for Olive Cotton Merino (held single for fingering and double for DK) and Gepard Wool Cotton 3.
The test knitters also used Knitting for Olive Pure Silk, Sandnes Garn (Tynn) Line, Filcolana Arwetta, Woolyknit Cotton, Purl Soho Linen Quill, Cascade Ultra Pima, Rowan Summerlite DK, Drops Belle, and Hjertegarn Lana Cotton.
Techniques Used
