Ladies Lunch Dates Sweater
Whether you’re popping out for a causal coffee date with friends or heading out on a date night with your favourite person the Ladies Lunch Dates Sweater has you covered. Knit in a sumptuous woolly blend and paired with jeans and boots for a casual look or try knitting it in a luxurious fibre blend such as baby camel and silk or pure silk and pair with tailored slacks and heels for an evening out.
This deep v-neck sweater looks great as a top on its own showing a little skin or layered over a collared shirt for a more office ready look.
I encourage you to play with both fibre content and colour combinations for infinite possibilities.

Knit top down and in the round, this sweater uses techniques such as a provisional cast on, intarsia (don’t panic!) and a sewn bind off. Don’t let any of this put you off, there are videos to show each technique.

Finished Measurements
Centimetres - cm
Armscye
(21, 21.5, 22, 22.5 )(23, 23.5, 24, 24.5) (25, 25.5, 26, 26.5) (27, 27.5, 28, 28.5)
Bust Circumference
(95, 100, 105, 110) (115, 120, 125, 130) (135, 140, 145, 150) (155, 160, 165, 170)
Garment Length
(46.5, 47, 47.5, 48) (48, 49, 49, 50)(50.5, 51.5, 52.5, 52.5) (53.5, 54.5, 55, 56)

Inches - “
Armscye
(8.5, 8.5, 8.75, 9) (9.25, 9.5, 9.5, 9.75)
(10, 10.25, 10.5, 10.5) (10.75, 11, 11.25, 11.5)
Bust Circumference
(38, 40, 42, 44) (46, 48, 50, 52) (54, 56, 58, 60)(62, 64, 66, 68)
Garment Length
(18.5, 18.5, 18.75, 19) (19.25, 19.5, 19.5, 19.75) (20, 20.55, 21, 20.75) (21.25, 21.75, 22, 22.5)

Yarn Requirements
This design uses 4ply/fingering weight yarn that is 400m per 100g (based on Harnie Hoolie’s Designs Silky McSilkface and Silky Humps). If substituting yarn look for one that is 360-400m per 100g.
For your main colour (used for the ribbing and narrow stripes), you’ll need:
Metres - (550, 564, 579, 595) 616, 634, 660, 675 {691, 715, 732, 756} (783, 800, 825, 848)
Yards - (601, 616, 633, 650) 673, 693, 721, 738 {755, 793, 800, 826} (856, 874, 902, 927)

Plus for your contrast colours you’ll need:
Metres - (1100, 1128, 1159, 1191) 1232, 1268, 1320, 1351 {1382, 1430, 1464, 1513} (1566, 1600, 1651, 1696)
Yards - (1202, 1262, 1266, 1300) 1346, 1386, 1442, 1476 {1510, 1586, 1600, 1652} (1712, 1748, 1804, 1854)

Note that you can use as many colours as you like for your contrast colour, so divide this number by how many colours you want to use to see how much of each colour you need.

A note on ease in this pattern and choosing a size.
Ladies Lunch Dates Sweater is designed for 10-20cm of positive ease. But what does this mean for you while picking which size to make?
An amount of positive ease is how much bigger than your own measurements the garment should be when finished. So for this design, you want to measure your upper bust, add the amount of ease you want and find that final number in the Upper Bust Circumference in the Finished Measurements on the next page. That is the size you’ll knit.
My upper bust measurement (at the time the photos were taken) is 99cm and I’m wearing the 120cm size in all samples and photos. That gives me 21cm of ease and you can see how that sits on my body.
Those with petite bodies at the lower end of the finished measurements may prefer to stick to 7-10cm of ease, while larger bodies will get a similar fit to me in the 15-20cm range (or more if you like).