Cherry Puff is as warm and comfortable as it is elegant and flattering. It uses a simple top-down contiguous construction method where you work the shoulders before you work the body and sleeves all in one. The eyelet motif in the front and the drapey sleeves gives a vintage inspired look, and the sleeve length can be modified.

I hope you will enjoy this pattern, and if you need any help, please do not hesitate to contact me in my Ravelry group ‘Skeindeer Knits’. It’s the best place for swift support.

Yarn
Lille Rille Tykk Merino (100% superwash merino, 225 m / 246 yds, 100 g).

Could be substituted with any DK weight superwash yarn in either merino, bluefaced leicester (BFL) or similar. This sweater can accommodate a lot of different yarn types.

Yarn amount: (973, 1035, 1086, 1168, 1238) (1304, 1385, 1453, 1517, 1588) m / (1064, 1131, 1188, 1277, 1353) (1426, 1514, 1589, 1659, 1736) yds

Needles
Gauge-size needles for yoke, body and sleeves, 1 mm below-gauge circular needles for ribbed neckline, hem and cuffs.

The sample was made using 4.5 mm (US 7) and 4 mm (US 6).

Gauge
20 sts x 28 rnds = 10 cm / 4” in stockinette stitch.

Sizes
(1, 2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)

Garment bust: (80, 88, 96, 104, 112) (120, 128, 136, 144, 152) cm / (31, 35, 38, 41, 44) (47, 50, 54, 57, 60) yds

Choose the size that measures closest to the bust of the recipient.
The sample is knit in size 5.

Notions
6 stitch markers, of which 2 distinct
2 x 40-60 cm / 16-24” long waste yarn or spare needles for holding sleeve stitches