Orchid Damask is a circular-yoked sweater worked from the top down, featuring a colorwork yoke and a lace hem that mirrors the orchid yoke design. It can be worked with short, ¾, or long sleeves, and incorporates short rows to elevate the back neckline for best fit. The lace is optional but fun to work if you enjoy complex lace!

As it is top-down, this sweater can have sleeves of any length you wish. Noro Sonata is a summer-weight yarn, so I opted for 3/4 length sleeves, but this sweater could also be worked in sport-weight wool or fingering weight, and long sleeves for a winter garment.

Circumference of the finished garment at bust: (36, 40, 44) 48, 52, 56 60, 64, 68 in/ (90, 100, 110) 120, 130, 140 150, 160, 170 cm; Allow 2-8in/ 5-20 cm of positive ease, as desired.

Yardage for short sleeves: MC: (650, 750, 850) 870, 950, 1015 1080, 1160, 1233 yds/(594,686,777) 795,869,928 987,1061,1127m , or (2,2,3) 3,3,3 3,3,4 skeins. Add (1, 1, 2) 2, 2, 3 3, 3, 4 skeins for ¾ or long sleeves
CC: (260,288,317) 346, 375, 404 432,461,490 yds./(238,263,290) 316,343,370 395,421,448m or (1,1,1) 1,1,2 2,2,2skeins

Professionally tech edited. If you would like to test knit, please PM to me at Knitbird!