The Daphne sweater is a simple sweater for everyday use with extra special details. The double knitted edge along the boat neck makes for a sophisticated finish. It is also the perfect sweater to showcase your most beautiful buttons !

The front and back are worked separately flat in stockinette with german short row shaping for the back piece. They are then joined together at the underarm. From there on you will finish the body of the sweater in the round. You will also work a double knitted band for the bottom of the sweater.

The front and the back of the sweater are attached together at the shoulders by a buttonband. You will also connect the two double knitted band at the front and the back of the sweater when picking up sts for the sleeves. You will pick up and knit the sleeve stitches inside both the front and the back panels to link them together. Sleeves are then knit in the round and shaped with decreases.

The pattern includes links to youtube tutorials for specific steps in the pattern.

Techniques

The techniques included in this pattern are : german short rows, knitted cast on, twisted rib and italian bind off.

Materials

The pattern calls for two strands of yarn held together : an aran weight yarn and a lace weight yarn.

You will need 500 (500) 550 (600) 650 (750) 800 (850) 900 g of Peruvian Highland wool from Filcolana (50g = 100m) held together with 100 (100) 125 (150) 150 (175) 200 (200) 225 g of
Vivienne by Sesia (25 g = 210m) or any yarn that gives the same gauge.

Needles

5 mm needles 40 cms and 80 cm
4 mm needles 60/80 cm
4 buttons of Ø 25 mm

Gauge

10 cm = 15 stitches x 24 rows on 5 mm needles in stockinette