Who says you can’t knit a sweater in the summer? With it’s big sleeves, eyelets, and cropped fit, the Florence Sweater is the perfect sweater to throw on when the nights get slightly colder than the days.

Materials:

• 1 pair of 6 mm circular needles, 24” cord
• 1 pair of 8 mm circular needles, 24” cord
• 400 (400) 500 (500) 600 (600) 700 (700) 800 meters of yarn (aran-bulky weight yarn)

Gauge:
4”x4”: 10 stitches by 16 rows on 8mm needles in stockinette

Yarn Suggestions:

• Qing Fibre, Melted Baby Suri, 2 strands held together
• Wool and the Gang, Take Care Mohair
• Wool and the Gang, Feeling Good Yarn (size up)
• Any 50g/400m mohair, hold 3 strands together
• Pingouin, Pingo Fluffy, 2 strands held together
• Abbey Road, Truly Madly Mohair, 2 strands held together
• Sirdar, Temptations
• Blue Sky Fibers, Brushed Suri, 2 strands held together
• Lang Yarns, Suri Alpaca
• Cloudborn, Brushed Alpaca Wool DK
• Knitato, Fluffy Cloud
• Debbie Bliss, Nell
• Sandnes Garn, Borstet Alpakka
• Ice Yarns, Mohair Kan

Measurements:
XS:
Width - 18”
Length - 13”
Sleeve: 17”

Small:
Width - 20”
Length - 15”
Sleeve: 17”

Medium:
Width - 22”
Length - 17”
Sleeve: 19”

Large:
Width - 24”
Length - 19”
Sleeve: 21”

XL:
Width - 26”
Length - 21”
Sleeve: 23”

2X:
Width - 28”
Length - 23”
Sleeve: 23”

3X:
Width - 30”
Length - 23”
Sleeve: 23”

4X:
Width - 32”
Length - 23”
Sleeve: 23”

5X:
Width - 34”
Length - 23”
Sleeve: 23”

This pattern is suitable for beginners! You should be familiar with stockinette stitch! This pattern uses the following techniques: picking up stitches, reading charts, increases, and knitting in the round. I’ll be posting tutorials on my instagram!

Check on my instagram @karas.knit.eng and the tag #FlorenceSweater for more images!