PANTHERINAE SWEATER

For this pattern, I was inspired by my inner crazy cat lady - I want everything in my life to be covered in leopard print and this sweater is a perfect way to get started with that.
Anyway, what does the name Pantherinae mean? Thanks for asking, it’s just the scientific name for various species of big cats - leopards, jaguars, lions, tigers… I wanted a long and fancy sounding name for the sweater and I ended up with Pantherinae efter looking up big cats on Wikipedia ;)

This pattern comes in 6 sizes.
To find your size, measure the circumference of your bust using a tape measure. If you usually wear bras, wear one while measuring. Then, choose whichever sweater size below that is 10-15 cm/4-6 inches larger than your bust measurement. If another area of your torso is larger than your bust (stomach/upper pelvis), measure that area and use it to find your size instead of your bust measurement.

A: 90 cm/35 inches
B: 100 cm/39 inches
C: 110 cm/43 inches
D: 120 cm/47 inches
E: 129 cm/50 inches
F: 135 cm/53 inches

This pattern uses sport weight yarn, I used Rauma 3 tr strikkegarn which is a 100% wool yarn, 100 gram=300 meters. I held it double with a silk mohair yarn (25 gram=210 meters), for added fuzz and softness.
Since this pattern will require blocking, I recommend that you use a yarn with a high wool content.

Recommended amount of yarn:
Color A is the base color for the whole sweater, and color B is used for the colorwork pattern.
A: 900 meters of color A, 150 meters of color B
B: 1000 meters of color A, 150 meters of color B
C: 1100 meters of color A, 150 meters of color B
D: 1200 meters of color A, 175 meters of color B
E: 1300 meters of color A, 175 meters of color B
F: 1400 meters of color A, 200 meters of color B

The required amount of yarn will vary based on the preferred length of your sweater and the height of the person it’s made for - I can never guarantee that the yarn estimation is 100% accurate.

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