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Butterfly Sweater
Butterfly Sweater is v-neck sweater with flutter sleeves. It comes with two different sleeve edging options: a tiny picot edge and a smooth edge. It is worked seamlessly from the top down. The neckline is worked at the same time as the body, there is no further finishing at the neckline. The wide sleeves are balanced by a fitted body. No short rows are used in the pattern.
This sweater is designed with inclusive sizing in mind, designed to fit actual bust sizes from 76 cm / 30 inches to 172.5 cm / 68 inches. Measurements are given in both cm and inches.
Materials
Yarn
Sport weight
Yardage:
• cropped: 560 (635, 715, 775, 895) {980, 1030, 1115, 1215, 1325} m / 610 (695, 780, 850, 980) {1075, 1125, 1220, 1330, 1445} yds, including 10% allowance
• regular length: 640 (725, 815, 885, 1015) {1115, 1170, 1270, 1380, 1495} m / 700 (795, 890, 970, 1110) {1220, 1280, 1390, 1505, 1635} yds, including 10% allowance
Shown here: We are Knitters Finita (70% Merino, 30% Baby alpaca; 400 m /437 yds, 100 g / 3.5 oz cone; Color: Aquamarine):
• cropped: 2 (2, 2, 2, 3) {3, 3, 3, 4, 4} balls
• regular length: 2 (2, 3, 3, 3) {3, 3, 4, 4, 4} balls
Notions
Stitch markers; waste yarn; yarn needle
Needles
• 4 mm / US 6 circular needle of length 60-100 cm / 24-40 inches, depending on your size; adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.
• 4 mm / US 6 circular needle of length 60 cm / 24 inches, for the sleeve edgings.
Gauge
23 sts and 34 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches in stockinette stitch on larger needle worked flat/in the round, blocked.
Sizes
#sizeinclusive
Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) {6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
This garment is intended to be worn with about 2.5-9 cm / 1-3.5 inches positive ease.
Shown in size 1 (cropped version), modeled with 5 cm / 2 inches of positive ease.
Finished Measurements
Finished bust circumference: 84.5 (95, 105, 114, 124.5) {135, 145, 155.5, 166, 176.5} cm / 33.25 (37.25, 41.5, 44.75, 49) {53, 57.25, 61.25, 65.5, 69.5} inches
How to choose your size: Measure a sweater in a similar style in your closet or add the amount of desired ease to your actual bust measurement, pick the size closest to that number. For example, if you want 5 cm / 2 inches of positive ease and your bust measurement is 99 cm / 39 inches, you should pick size 3.
Overall length (cropped version): 40.5 (41.5, 43, 44, 46.5) {48, 48, 49, 50.5, 52} cm / 16 (16.25, 16.75, 17.25, 18.25) {18.75, 19, 19.5, 20, 20.5} inches
Overall length (regular length version): 47.5 (48.5, 50, 51, 53.5) {55, 55, 56, 57.5, 59} cm / 18.75 (19.25, 19.5, 20, 21) {21.5, 21.75, 22.25, 22.75, 23.25} inches
Required Skills
Decreases, increases, knitting in the round
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- First published: September 2023
- Page created: September 29, 2023
- Last updated: June 11, 2024 …
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