Vela

by Sari Nordlund Vela is one of the two designs that Sari has created for the 2026 mYak retreat in Murano | Venice. You can see the second design La Serenissima here. Vela comes from Italian, meaning “sail”. This tee was inspired by the little boats moving steadily through the waterways of Venice. The name also reflects the design details: the cable pattern recalls ropes on boats, while the lace motif mirrors the gentle ripples boats leave behind on the canal surface. The Vela Tee is a lightweight, fingering-weight tee worked seamlessly from the top down, starting at the neckline. Its design features an elegant lace-and-cable motif that flows across the front, back, and sleeves, while panels of smooth stockinette stitch along the sides provide a calm, balanced contrast. The lace pattern is fully charted over the raglan increases, creating a flowing, integrated texture. Each kit contains the yarn you will need to complete your project. The pattern is not included. You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry here. You can also create your own color combination by choosing your skeins in Baby Yak Silk Light Fingering and Kupa Collection Light Fingering. On our baby yak colors, we only dye on the natural basis we have. No bleaching or decoloring. Each color will vary from season to season, so depending on the shade of the natural fiber, making it darker or lighter. This is the beauty of working with natural fibers. The shade of the sample you see photographed, will not always correspond to the shade we have in stock or at your local LYS. © Sari Nordlund