Cherry Puff is a beautiful and fluffy blouse with saddle shoulders and short puff sleeves, it is knitted top-down in Handdyed Fat Mohair and Mohair Bouclé. The body features various bead motifs and is finished with a beautiful wave edge. The beads are placed on a stitch using a crochet hook, after which the stitch is knitted as usual.

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To start, 2 shoulder pieces are made. Afterwards, stitches are picked up along these edges to knit the back first and subsequently the front piece. The armholes are shaped by increases on the back and front pieces, and both are finished with a beautiful wave edge. Both the back and front pieces feature various bead motifs. The side seams of the body are sewn together, and stitches are picked up along the armholes. The sleeve cap is shaped with short rows, while the puff is formed with increases at the top of the sleeve; the sleeve is knitted in the round. Finally, ribbing is knitted at the neckline.

Also available as a KIT including yarn, beads, and pattern here.

Size: Chest circumference 85 (90) 95 (100) 105 (107) 112 (117) 120 cm — Lenght 47 (47) 48 (48) 48 (48) 49 (49) 50 cm

Yarn: Handdyed Fat Mohair (200m/100g) – 200 (200) 200 (200) 300 (300) 300 (300) 300 g. — Handdyed Mohair Bouclé (220m/100g) – 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 g.

Beads: Neon Fuchsia : 390 (390) 390 (456) 456 (456) 456 (456) 456 pcs. — Green: 342 (408) 408 (408) 408 (408) 408 (408) 474 pcs. — Bronze: 224 (241) 253 (264) 281 (288) 300 (314) 321 pcs. — Pastel purple: 177 (190) 203 (216) 222 (227) 243 (250) 255 pcs. — Apricot: 172 (186) 192 (205) 219 (222) 232 (242) 250 pcs. — Stripe mix1: 144 (144) 162 (180) 180 (180) 198 (198) 216 pcs. — Light green: 86 (86) 86 (88) 88 (88) 88 (88) 88 pcs. — Ducks: 16 (17) 18 (19) 20 (21) 22 (23) 24 pcs.

Needles: Circular needle 6 mm + Circular needle 5 mm (40 cm) + Crochet hook 1,5 mm

Gauge: 16 stitches x 18 rows in stockinette stitch with beads = 10 x 10 cm.