CHARLOTTE is a seamless top down raglan sweater with a large heart-shaped pattern on the back and stripes that punctate the work. Knitted with a DK weight merinos and alpaca yarn, it is extremely soft and has a lovely texture. Charlotte has a straight body cut that fits all body types and is meant to be relatively loose.

SKILL LEVEL
Upper intermediate : you should master the raglan construction, German short rows and have a good methodical approach to make raglan body and sleeves decreases at the same time as working the heart pattern

SIZES
XS, S (M, L, XL) (2XL, 3XL, 4XL) 5XL
to fit a bust circumference without ease of
73, 83 (94, 104, 114) (124, 134, 144) 155 cm (29, 33 (37, 41, 45) (49, 53, 57) 61 inches)
(for final garment bust circumference, add 10 to 30 cm of ease)
(Note: sizes 4XL and 5XL have not been tested yet. Contact me if interested)

MATERIALS
Yarn: Alpaca Soft DK by Rowan (70% merinos 30% baby alpaca, 50gr = 125m (137 yds)
Estimated number of balls by colour :
• Colour 1 (Grey – 00211): 2, 2 (2, 2, 2) (3, 3, 3) 3 balls
• Colour 2 (Beige – 00202): 3, 3 (4, 4, 4) (5, 5, 6) 6 balls
• Colour 3 (White – 00201) : 2, 2 (2, 3, 3) (3, 3, 4) 4 balls
• Colour 4 (Pink - 00223) : 4, 4 (5, 5, 6) (6, 7, 7) 8 balls
Estimated meterage and yardage by colour :
• Colour 1: 150, 170 (190, 205, 225) (255, 280, 310) 335 meters
(165, 180 (205, 225, 250) (280, 310, 340) 370 yards)
• Colour 2: 305, 340 (385, 425, 465) (525, 575, 640) 690 meters
(330, 370 (425, 465, 510) (575, 630, 700) 755 yards)
• Colour 3: 195, 215 (245, 270, 295) (335, 365, 405) 440 meters
(210, 235 (270, 295, 325) (365, 400, 445) 480 yards)
• Colour 4: 415, 470 (530, 580, 635) (715, 790, 875) 945 meters
(455, 510 (580, 635, 700) (785, 865, 960) 1035 yards)

Circular needles: 3mm (2 ½ US) with a 60-80 cm (24-32 inches) cable and 4mm (6US) with a 80-100 cm (32-40 inches) cable.
Double-pointed needles (if you use them) 3mm (2 ½ US) and 4mm (6US)

Notions: 10 stitch markers, tapestry needle, 2 short spare cables or leftover yarn