Find your felicity
in the simple elegance
of a sweater with seamless set-in sleeves
and wavy lace

Your everyday sweater, knitted top-down and seamless so there is no pinning, ‘setting in’ and sewing like for traditional set-in sleeves, but you get the tailored fit around your shoulders and upper arms.

Instructions are written for 3/4 length sleeves with wavy edge, and long sleeves with i-cord edging.

This pattern has been tech edited and test knitted.

FINISHED BUST CIRCUMFERENCE

1 (2, 3, 4) 5 (6, 7, 8, 9)
81.5 (92, 102.5, 112) 123.5 (132, 142.5, 153, 162.5) /
32¼ (36¼, 40½, 44¼) 48½ (52, 56¼, 60¼, 64)“

The sample was knit in Size 2 and worn with + 6 cm / 2¼” ease at bust.
Suggested ease: + 2.5-7.5 cm / 1-3”.

YARN

3/4 Sleeve
Fingering weight
Moondrake Co. Cormo (384 m / 420 yds per 100 g skein, 100% non-superwash Cormo)
Sample colour: Dusty Pink

705 (805, 915, 1005) 1115 (1205, 1305m 1415, 1525) m /
765 (880, 1000, 1100) 1220 (1315, 1425, 1550, 1670) yards
2 (2, 3, 3) 3 (4, 4, 4, 4) skeins

Long Sleeve
DK weight *
Cardiff Cashmere Classic (112 m / 120 yds per 25 g skein, 100% cashmere)
Sample colour: 518 Piombo

• Please note that although Cardiff Cashmere Classic is classified as a DK weight yarn, it has yardage that is more similar to a fingering weight yarn. It is not necessary to use a DK weight yarn to knit the long sleeve version. Any yarn that gives you the required gauge is a good substitution.

900 (1025, 1170, 1280) 1410 (1520, 1640, 1780, 1910) m /
985 (1125, 1280, 1400) 1545 (1660, 1795, 1945, 2100)yards
9 (10, 11, 12) 13 (14, 15, 16, 17) skeins

Yardage is an estimate.

NEEDLES

One 3.25 mm / US 3 circular needle, 60 cm / 24” or longer
One 3.5 mm / US 4 circular needle, 60 cm / 24” or longer
One (set) 3.5 mm / US 4 preferred needles for working sleeves in the round
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

GAUGE (after blocking)

23 sts and 33 rows = 10 cm / 4” in Stockinette stitch with 3.5 mm / US 4 needle
23 sts and 16 rows in Lace Pattern = 10 cm / 4” in width and 6 cm / 2¼” in height with 3.5 mm / US 4 needle

NOTIONS

Removable stitch markers, stitch markers, stitch holder or waste yarn for holding stitches, tapestry needle for weaving in ends.

NOTES AND TECHNIQUES

Felicity is a sweater with seamless top-down set-in sleeves. It is worked flat with short rows to shape the back neck, shoulders, front neck and underarm, then worked top-down in the round. Stitches are picked up around the armhole, then worked in short rows to shape the sleeve cap before the sleeve is worked in the round to the cuff. Instructions are written for 3/4 length and full length sleeves. Finally, stitches are picked up around the neck to complete the neckband in the round.

A huge thank you to a team of kind and committed test knitters who offered their time and resources to work through the pattern to make sure that it is clear and as error-free as possible: Clare, Susie, Caryn, Su Yan, Sharon, Yuki, Chikoko, Qiu Fang, Ida, Shiho, Uiko, Selma, Tomomi, Akemi, Haruna, Sumiko and Joana.

Special thanks to Naoko Ogawa (Strands of Life) for tech editing and Knitters Without Borders LLC for kindly sponsoring all yarns for test knitting.