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Flora Sweater
Flora Sweater is worked seamlessly from the top-down. The cuffs and hem are knitted separately then join to the sleeves and body with the three-needle bind off method.
Gauge / With 4 mm ( US 6 ) needle :
22 sts and x 29 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” in stockinette stitch after blocking.
Recommended ease: 0~20cm / 0~8’’.
Size:
1 ( 2, 3, 4 )( 5, 6, 7 ) Sample shown in Size 2 with 18cm/7.25” positive ease.
Finished Bust circumference:
94 ( 101, 109, 116 )( 123, 130, 138 )cm / 37 ( 39.75, 43, 45.75 )( 48.5, 51, 54.25 )”
Yarns:
Gepard, Pura Lana, 50% wool, 50% Alpaca, 115m per 50g
Color 142: 8.5 ( 9, 10, 11 )( 12, 13, 14 ) Balls. Approx. 978 ( 1035, 1150, 1265 )( 1380, 1495, 1610 )m/1070 ( 1132, 1258, 1383 )( 1509, 1635, 1761 )yards.
(The total yardage is based on the cropped version, you may need more yardage when extending the length of body )
Update:
The white version with speckles in the photo is the one I knit with a combination of fingering weight hand-dyed yarn and a strand of silk mohair held together. For the lace pattern on the neckline, cuffs, and hem, I used a solid-colored triple-stranded mohair silk to avoid any color bleeding that might interfere with the lace pattern.
The yarn brand: Krea Deluxe Silk Mohair & Muticolor Organic Wool 1.
This sample is knitted in size 2, using approximately 960 m of Silk Mohair and 600 m of wool.
Needles:
4 mm (US 6), 40 ~120 cm circular needle for the body and sleeves, the hem and cuffs.
3.5 mm (US 4), for the neckline. If you would like to have a looser neckline, use 3.75 mm (US 5) needle will be better.
(DPNs or preferred needles (Magic Loop) for small circumference knitting.)
Other Materials:
Stitch markers, stitch holders or waste yarn.
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