Ethereal Sweater is light as air, soft as breath, and a joy to knit and wear. The design features a rolled neckline, stranded stripes and a slipped stitch pattern in the two-color yoke, a split hem, and textured two-color cuffs. It is knit top-down and seamless, without waist shaping, and can be tried on as you go along.

Skills Needed: Working with two colors, stretchy/flexible cast on, backward loop cast on, working in the round, slipping stitches, m1 and kfb increases, ssk and k2tog decreases, knitting through the back loop.

Sizes and Measurements:
This pattern is written with 2.75-6.5 in. 7-17 cm planned positive ease added; choose your actual bust size as the pattern size, and your finished sweater will be a bit bigger.

Actual Bust Size: 28 (32, 36, 40, 44, 50, 54, 58, 62) in. 71 (81, 91, 102, 112, 127, 137, 147, 157) cm.

Finished Measurement at Bust: 31.5 (35.75, 40, 42.75, 48.5, 54.25, 60, 62.75, 68.5) in. 80 (91, 102, 109, 123, 138, 152, 159, 174) cm.

Main Color (MC): 3 (3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7) skeins Yama Fibre Arts Merino Linen Singles (Fingering; 90% South African Merino, 10% Linen, Superwash; 394 yds/100 g) in Gray Sage. If substituting yarn, 920 (1105, 1300, 1500, 1705, 1995, 2205, 2360, 2595) yds 840 (1010, 1190, 1370, 1560, 1825, 2015, 2160, 2375) m fingering weight yarn.

Contrasting Color (CC): 1 (1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) skeins Yama Fibre Arts Merino Linen Singles (Fingering; 90% South African Merino, 10% Linen, Superwash; 394 yds/100 g) in Nomad. If substituting yarn, 245 (280, 350, 390, 420, 495, 560, 595, 610) yds 225 (260, 320, 360, 385, 450, 515, 545, 560) m fingering weight yarn.

Needles:

• US Size 4 3.5 mm 16 in. 40 cm circular needle.
• US Size 4 3.5 mm 24, 32, 40, or 60 in. 60, 80, 100, or 150 cm circular needle (use cable length that is most comfortable for you for the number of sts at bust for your size).
• US Size 4 3.5 mm DPNs (or needles for your preferred style of small circumference knitting).
• US Size 3 3.25 mm DPNs if desired for cuffs (or needles for your preferred style of small circumference knitting).
• Or use needle size(s) needed to obtain gauge.

Other Materials: 6 stitch markers, including 1 to mark beginning of round; tapestry needle.

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