Soft and fluffy are qualities we love in cool weather knits. Add lace and a gorgeous halo from the yarn and you’re left with a sweater you’ll never want to take off. Ariosa combines Bella Cash and Penna into a hazy, dreamy garment that is just as much fun to knit as it is to wear.

DIFFICULTY
Intermediate

SIZES
Small (Medium, Large, 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, 6X)
Shown in Small size with 5” of positive ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust: 37 (41½, 46, 50¾, 55¼, 59¾, 64½, 69, 73½)”
Length: 20½ (21, 21½, 22½, 23, 23½, 24½, 25, 25½)”

MATERIALS
Universal Yarn Penna (50% baby suri alpaca, 28% extrafine merino, 22% nylon; 25g/186 yds)
• 102 Clouded (A) – 6 (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11, 12, 13) balls
Universal Yarn Bella Cash (60% superwash fine merino, 30% nylon, 10% cashmere; 50g/230 yds)
• 113 Sky (B) – 6 (6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) balls
Needles: US Size 7 (4.5 mm) straight (or your preferred needle for knitting flat) or size needed to obtain gauge
US Size 6 (4 mm) straight (or your preferred needle for knitting flat) and 16” circular (for neck edging)
Notions: Tapestry needle, stitch markers, stitch holders or waste yarn

GAUGE
21 sts x 26 rows = 4” in Little Diamonds patt with A and B held together as one strand and using larger ndl
21 sts x 28 rows = 4” in Stockinette stitch (St st) with A and B held together as one strand using larger ndl

PATTERN NOTES
This sweater is knit flat in pieces and seamed. The shoulders are shaped using short-rows and joined using the three-needle bind-off. Stitches are picked up along to neck and knit to create a rolled collar.

In this pattern, hold a strand of color A and a strand of color B together as one strand throughout.