The Mina Sweater is knitted by starting at the back from the top down to the base of the armholes. Then, both fronts are picked up and knitted separately, working from the top down to the edge of the front neck. After joining both pieces, the front is worked to the armhole, and then the front and back are joined and knitted in the round down to the hem. Pick up and knit for the sleeves.

Size:
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) Sample is shown in size 1 on a model who is 163 cm (5’4”) tall, and with 43 cm/17” positive ease.

Finished body circumference:
126 (134, 142, 150, 157)cm/49.5 (52.75, 56, 59, 61.75)”

Yarn:
My sample of the blue color: dLana, La Madrilana DK, 100% , 100g=235m/256yd. Color 004 Despejado, 6 (6.5, 7, 8, 9) skeins. Approx. 1410 (1527, 1645, 1880, 2115) m/1536 (1664, 1792, 2048, 2304) yards.

My sample of the white color: Gepard Woolia, 100% Merino, 50g=133m/145yd. Color 105, 14 (15, 17, 19, 21) balls. Approx. 1862 (1995, 2261, 2527, 2793) m/2030 (2175, 2465, 2755, 3045) yards.

The body length of my white sample is x cm/x”
(You may need more yardage when extending the length of body or sleeves)

Needles:
5 mm (US 8) for the body. 4 mm (US 6) for the neck band, hem and cuffs. (Use circular needles ranging from 60 to 120 cm according to the requirements of each section; DPNs or preferred needles (Magic Loop) for small circumference knitting)

Other Materials:
Stitch markers, waste yarn, cable needle

Knitting help:
Backwards loop cast-on

German short-rows