“Bloom is a feminine top-down knitted blouse that can be worn all year round depending on the material you choose for the blouse. The shape is a bit loose and if you knit a size larger than you normally need, there is room for a thin shirt underneath the soft knit”

DIFFICULTY: knitting *** / finishing **
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SIZES: S(M)L(XL)XXL
FINISHED BUST MEASUREMENTS: 95(104)113(122)131 cm / 37½(41)44½(48)51½”
FULL LENGTH: 53(54)55(56)57 cm / 21(21¼)21½(22)22½”

YARN / YARDAGE
Light blue blouse
-125(125)150(175)175g Kid Seta silk mohair fra Gepard Garn, 70 % super kid mohair/30 % silk (210 m/25g).
-2(2)2(2)2 cones Kashmir Lux, 95 % Geelong first cut lammeuld / 5% cashmere (1000 m / 50 g).
The 2 qualities are knitted together. Note that in this version the blouse is transparent and loosely knitted.

Brown blouse
-125(125)150(175)175g Isager silk mohair, 75 % super kid mohair/25 % silk (210 m/25g).
-150(150)150(200)200g Isager Alpaca 1, 100 % alpaca (400 m/50g).
The 2 qualities are knitted together.

RECOMMENDED NEEDLES
3 mm/US 2½ circular needle (80 cm/32”) – 2 circular needles for the neckline.
3.5 mm/US 4 circular needle (40+60+80 cm / 16+24+32”)
3.5 mm/US 4 dpns for small circumferences
Markers

GAUGE
22 sts and 29-30 rows in stockinette on 3.5 mm / US 4 needles using one strand of each yarn held together = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4”
Adjust needle size if necessary to get gauge.

VIDEOLINK
Video 5) – German Short Row / on www.sannefjalland.dk – look under Videos in the main menu.
Video 7) – Lukket kant / on www.sannefjalland.dk – look under Videos in the main menu.
Note that the videos are in Danish

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE MODEL
The Bloom blouse is worked top down featuring short row shaping to raise the back and working the yoke in the round with charted increases followed by raglan increases. Separate for sleeves and continue working the body which is finished off with a lace section. The sleeves are worked in the round in stockinette and cast off at desired length. The sleeve hem will roll slightly over the cast off the edge.