The ROBIN sweater is a loose-fitting sweater with wide batwing sleeves. It is lightweight, drapes beautifully and is ideal for combining with high-waisted pants and skirts.

The sweater is worked seamlessly from the top down. At the beginning, the sweater is worked flat and increases are made at the same time, to shape the V-neck and sleeves. Once the V-neck has been completed, the sweater is worked in the round and the increases for the batwing sleeves are continued. For the armholes, the front and back parts are then worked separately back and forth. After completing the armholes, back and front are then joined again and worked in the round, with centered, double decreases in each round, for the slanted sleeve shaping. The sweater ends with a narrow-ribbed border. For the long sleeve cuffs, stitches are picked up from the side edges of the front and back parts and worked in the round in a rib stitch pattern.

Techniques used: left and right leaning increases, centered double decreases, pick up and knit sts along side edges, binding off acc to the ‚Italian BO method‘.

Sizes
XS (S/M) L/XL (XXL)

Measurements:
Span of batwing sleeves, without cuffs:
approx. 92 (96) 100 (103) cm / 36.2 (37.8) 39.4 (40.5)”
Total length: 53 (55) 57 (59) cm /20.9 (21.7) 22.4 (23.2)”
Depth V-neck: approx. 16,5 (17) 18 (19) cm / 6.5 (6.7)
7.1 (7.5)”

Thanks to the wide batwing sleeves, the sweater automatically offers a high degree of freedom of movement. It is therefore not necessary to specify a recommended positive ease.

Yarn
Double stranded:
150-175 (175) 200 (225) g ‚Milano‘ by Lamana (90 % Merino Superfine, 10 % Cashmere; 180 m/25 g) together with 100 (125) 125 (150) g ‚Premia ’ by Lamana (60 % Mohair, 40 % Silk; 300 m / 25 g), here in color ‚Marble‘ (Milano) and color ‚Silk Grey‘ (Premia).

Single stranded:
250 (275) 300 (325) g ‚Cashmere Classic‘ by Cardiff Cashmere (100 % Cashmere; 112 m/ 25 g), here in color ‚Sudan‘
or
250 (275) 300 (325) g ‚Como‘ by Lamana (100 % Merino Superfine; 120 m/ 25 g).
or
250 (275) 300 (325) g ‚Como Cashmere‘ by Lamana (70 % Merino Superfine, 30 % Cashmere; LL 120 m/ 25 g)

Needles
80 and 100 cm/32 and 40” circ. ndl size 3.5 mm (US 4/UK 10 or 9),
80-100 cm/32-40” circ. ndl size 3.0 mm (US 2.5/UK 11) for neckline- and bottom border,
A set of dpns size 3.0 mm (US 2.5/UK 11) for sleeve cuffs (not necessary when cuffs are worked with ‚Magic Loop Method‘).

Gauge/Tension
In stockinette stitch using ndl size 3.5 mm: 23 sts x 34-35 rows = 10 x 10 cm/4” square, measured after washing.
Please adjust needle size if necessary, to obtain correct gauge.

Notions
Tapestry needle, removable stitch markers, crochet hook size 3.5 mm (US 4/UK 10 or 9) and elastic yarn or a thin elastic band for the neckline border.