This is our little chunky sweetheart of a sweater.
The kind that makes you feel like a cute little bear.
Every summer we have been enjoying many meals outside in the sun, or under our big tree when it gets too hot, as it often does here in the south of France.
We are then surrounded by lavender bushes and humming bees, and loads of pretty butterflies, especially white ones, just flying around us. Those little ones inspired astrid for this sweater, and got their own spot on the upper part.
Yes, we call it the Butterfly Sweater.

Construction of The Butterfly Sweater - no. 26
The sweater is worked back and forth in stockinette stitch using 2 threads held together, from the bottom up. The sleeves are worked separately, also back and forth.

Yarn
Biches & Bûches Le Gros Lambswool (300) 400 (500) 600 (600) 700 g
+ Le Petit Silk & Mohair (75) 100 (125) 150 (150) 175 g
(1 thread of each quality held together)

Sweater sizes and measurements
x-small: chest width 45cm/17.75” – total length 54cm/21.25” - sleeve length 41cm/16.25” – upper arm circumference 33cm/13” - armhole depth 19cm/7.5”
small: chest width 50cm/19.75” - total length 55.5cm/21.75” - sleeve length 41cm/16.25” – upper arm circumference 36cm/14.25” - armhole depth 20cm/8.25”
medium: chest width 55cm/21.75” - total length 57cm/22.5” - sleeve length 41cm/16.25” – upper arm circumference 37.5cm/14.75” - armhole depth 22cm/8.75”
large: chest width 60cm/23.5” - total length 59cm/23.25” - sleeve length 41cm/16.25” – upper arm circumference 40cm/16” - armhole depth 23cm/9”
x-large: chest width 65cm/25.5” - total length 61cm/24” - sleeve length 39cm/15.25” – upper arm circumference 44cm/17.25” - armhole depth 24cm/9.5”
2x-large: chest width 70cm/27.5” - total length 63cm/24.75” - sleeve length 37cm/14.5” - upper arm circumference 47cm/18.5” - armhole depth 25cm/9.75”
Ease : The Butterfly sweater is intended to have approx. 10cm/4” of positive ease in chest width (20cm/8” in chest circumference).
 
Tension/Gauge
With 2 threads held together, worked back and forth using the larger needles:
13 sts and 18 rows = 10x10cm 4” in stockinette stitch
13 sts and 21 rows = 10x10cm 4” in Butterfly pattern

Suggested Needle Sizes
6mm UK4/US10 + 7mm UK2/US10.75 or the size to obtain gauge.
Straight or circular needles to accommodate for the large number of stitches.