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Hanabira kits at balcker yarns shop

Hanabira is a Bottom up set in sleeve jumper, knitted in the round, the body has simple lace and texture motif with loads of bobbles that represent flower petals hence the name Hanabira
The body is knitted straight with no shaping until the underarm, where stitches are cast off and the front and back are separated to be knitted flat while shaping the armhole, short rows are added to improve the fit then the front and back are grafted with 3-needles bind off, the sleeves are knitted top down and shaped with short rows and decreases

The motif is both charted and written

Sizes
1, 2, 3 (4, 5, 6) 7, 8, 9 (10, 11, 12) 13, 14
Finished bust circumference: 76, 81.5, 87.5 (93.5, 99, 105) 111, 116.5, 122.5 (128.5, 135, 140) 146, 157.5 cm
Ease: 0-5 cm of positive ease
Sample is size 3 with 1.5 cm of positive ease

Yarn
Blacker yarns Tamar 4ply (100% British wool, 350 m / 100 g)
Sample colourway: Gwindra
3, 3, 3 (3, 4, 4) 4, 4, 4 (5, 5, 5) 5, 6 skeins

Meterage
843, 897, 956 (1014, 1063, 1144) 1215, 1275, 1351 (1424, 1500, 1560) 1683, 1822 m

Gauge
Stockinette: 24 sts x 32 rnds = 10 cm in the rnd after blocking with Needle B

Needles
Needle A: 3 mm
Needle B: 3.5 mm

Notions
Stitch markers, waste yarn, 2 spare needles, darning needle