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“Lale” is a relaxed, loose-fitting sweater with drop shoulders and a stripe pattern inspired by sailor’s clothes. For my sample, I have chosen colors with a bit of a maritime touch.

The sweater features an interesting, but simple construction: After the center pieces of back and front have been knitted in horizontal stripes, the side panels are added with the stripes running in a different direction, which has a flattering effect. Increases on the center pieces, starting at the waist, automatically shape the slope of the sleeves.

Needles: Main needle size is 3,0mm; 2,0mm and 2,5mm needles are used for edges.
Gauge: 28 sts x 40 rows in Stockinette (so a stripe repeat of 24 rows has a height of 6cm).
Worked at a gauge of 2 sts less on 10cm (i.e. 26 sts), the piece will become approx. 1 size bigger.

To complement the oversized, slightly boxy shape of the sweater, it is recommended to use a yarn with a lot of drape,
i.e. containing Alpaca, silk or linen. For my sample, I have used
“Das Mondschaf Leo” which is a blend of all three of those
(50% Alpaca, 25% silk, 25% linen, 400m/ 100g),
with “Raven” as main color and “Q” als contrast color.

The sweater should be worn with at least 10cm ease at hips.

Width at waist ranges from 100 to 136cm (circumference).

Clarification for step 3/ Umformulierung in Schritt 3:
Sizes L, XL and XXL only:
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• Size L: rows 6 to 12/ size XL: rows 8 to 14/ size XXL: rows 10 to 16: Continue in pattern, i.e. repeat rows 2 and 3 for 3 times and then row 2 once.

Nur für die Größen L, XL und XXL:
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• Größe L: Reihen 6 bis 12/ Größe XL: Reihen 8 bis 14/ Größe XXL: Reihen 10 bis 16: Weiter im Muster, d.h. R 2 und 3 noch dreimal und dann R 2 einmal.