My testknitter’s darling: Daria is an easy-to-knit summer sweater, worked bottom up in one piece.

You start working the body in rounds until the beginning of the lace yoke, then you work both sleeves and put all pieces together for working the yoke.

Sizes:
XS (S, M, L, XL, XXL)

Bust circumference of finished sweater:
35 (37, 39, 41, 43, 45) inches 88 (94, 100, 106, 112, 118) cm

This sweater is intended to fit with about 1 - 2 inches 2 - 4 cm of positive ease at bust. Shown in size S with 1” 2 cm positive ease at bust.

Materials:

• Any linen or cotton yarn with a yardage of approx 229 yds (210 m)/100 g. I used the Buttjebeyy “Puro Lino” (100% linen). You’ll need 5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 8) skeins.
• US size 4 3,5 mm circular needles (or any size to obtain gauge), 32” and 47” 80 and 120 cm long
• US size 2½ 3,0 mm, 32” 80 cm long (for the lace pattern only)
• US size 4 3,5 mm double pointed needles (or any size to obtain gauge)
• 4 stitch markers
• 3 stitch holders

Gauge:
21 sts and 31 rows = 4” 10 x 10 cm in stockinette stitch after blocking