Knitting kit - Show Your Colors tee by Sari Nordlund

Show Your Colors Tee

The Show Your Colors Tee is a playful yet sleek striped sweater designed to celebrate color and creativity. Knitted seamlessly from the top down with raglan increases, the pattern starts flat to shape the neckline, then is joined in the round for the rest of the garment.

The body hem and cuffs are finished with a folded edge for a clean and minimalist look, while the neckline is worked in classic ribbing. Made with fingering weight yarn, the Show Your Colors Tee is light and comfortable to wear. It's also a great project for using up yarn scraps and creating your own unique stripe combinations.

While the overall design is simple and clean, it's the stripes that give the pattern its personality. The pattern is built from repeated series of five thin contrasting stripes, offering endless possibilities to experiment with colors and compose your own palette. You can carefully plan your color transitions or simply use the yarns you have on hand.

For my first sample, I introduced a new color with each stripe sequence, gradually creating a soft gradient in shades of burgundy, blue, pink, and purple. The second version explores stripes differently: each sequence maintains the same structure, but the colors vary within it, combining three different shades for a more subtle result.

Designed for the Flock Fiber Festival 2026, this pattern is inspired by the festival's illustration and logo, celebrating the joy of colors and the community spirit of the fiber world.

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

The pattern is designed with a negative to slightly positive ease of -5 to +2.5 cm. Choose the size closest to your actual bust circumference.

Body Length (adjustable)

30 (30, 30, 30, 32) (32, 32, 34, 34) cm

Raglan Depth

17 (19, 20, 22, 25) (27, 28, 29, 31) cm

Upper Arm Circumference

31 (33.5, 35, 38.5, 42.5) (45, 47.5, 48.5, 52.5) cm

Sleeve Length (adjustable)

6.5 cm

Yarn

Main Color (MC)

Fingering weight yarn

400 (440, 480, 530, 580) (640, 700, 770, 850) m

Contrasting Color (CC) – total

150 (160, 180, 200, 220) (240, 260, 290, 320) m

Note: If using multiple contrasting colors, divide the total yardage required by the number of colors used to estimate the amount needed for each. Colors used in the yoke require slightly more yarn than those used only in the body.

Sample shown

Main Color (MC)

Sandnes Garn Tynn Line
(53% cotton, 33% viscose, 14% linen – 220 m per 50 g)

Color: 1015 Kitt

Quantity:
2 (2, 2, 3, 3) (3, 3, 4, 4) balls

Contrasting Colors (CC)

1 ball of each - 4 colors

Needles

2.5 mm (US 1.5)

• Double-pointed needles or circular needles with a 40 cm cable for sleeves and neckline
• Circular needles with at least an 80 cm cable for the hem

3 mm (US 2.5)

• Circular needles with at least an 80 cm cable for the body

Gauge

24 stitches and 32 rows = 10 cm in stockinette stitch with larger needles, after blocking.

Notions

• 4 stitch markers
• Waste yarn
• Tapestry needle
• Blocking tools