ORLA is a top-down yoke sweater featuring a captivating texture enveloped in cozy garter stitch.
Get fascinated by the textured yoke using elongated stitches where the yarn is wrapped multiple times around the needle when a stitch is knitted, cables without the need for a cable needle as well as bobbles that are worked on the right side only. The design is worked seamlessly in the round and uses DK weight yarn for extra comfort. Alternatively you can hold two strands of light fingering weight yarn together which gives you DK weight as well.
The pattern offers 7 sizes, ranging from 85-145cm/34-58inches bust, including 10-15cm/ 4-6 inches of positive ease for a feel good fit.

There’s also a matching cowl available, the ORLA cowl.

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Construction:
Orla starts at the neckline and is then worked seamlessly from the top down in the round. The textured yoke is worked, followed by short rows to shape the neck. After that the body and sleeves are separated and worked one by one in the round. The main pattern is garter stitch.

Sizes:
XS, S, M (L, 1X, 2X, 3X)
Finished bust circumference
85, 95, 105(115, 125, 135, 145)cm /
34, 38, 42(46, 50, 54, 58)inches
Orla is intended to be worn with positive ease. Choose a size that is 10-15cm / 4-6 inches larger than your actual bust circumference.

Sample is size S, worn with 10cm / 4 inches of positive ease.

Yarn:
Approx. 1100, 1200, 1350(1500, 1600, 1750, 1850)m / 1203, 1313, 1477(1641, 1750, 1915, 2024)yards of DK weight yarn.
(or double amounts of light fingering weight yarn if worked held double)

Sample is worked in Sarah by Permin (light fingering weight 50% merino, 50% shetland wool) held double (=DK weight), 883605 medium gray.

Gauge:
21 sts / 34 rows = 10cm / 4 inches in garter stitch in the round on 3,5mm/US 4 needles, blocked.

Instructions:
The pattern includes written directions as well as both charted and fully written instructions for the yoke section.
For the perfect finish video quick guide links are included for the italian tubular cast on and tubular bind off method.

Skill level:
Intermediate. Stitches used include: knit, purl, slipped stitches, elongated stitches, cabled stitches (there is no need for a cable needle but one can be used if you’re feeling nervous about having a stitch hanging freely), bobbles (which are worked on the right side only), k2tog, ssk, yo. Short rows are used.