Soufflé by Laura Penrose

Soufflé

Knitting
March 2022
yarn held together
Lace
+ Lace
= Fingering (14 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
875 - 2516 yards (800 - 2301 m)
1 2 3 4 5 (6 7 8 9 10)
English French
This pattern is available for £6.00 GBP
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Now available in French!

Designed to show off the stunning properties of Lang Lace, the Soufflé is a light and romantic tee with a flirty sheer yoke. Both short and long sleeve options are included and full instructions on how to customise bicep and wrist circumference are given.

Also in the Soufflé Collection:
Chunky Soufflé
Petit Soufflé
Summer Soufflé


The Soufflé has been professionally tech edited and fully tested. You can see the work of my wonderful testers over on Instagram using the hashtag #souffletee

Sizes: 1 2 3 4 5 (6 7 8 9 10)
Chest Circ: 71 82.5 91.5 101.5 114.5 (120.5 133.5 142 155 162.5)cm
28 32.5 36 40 45 (47.5 52.5 56 61 64)”
Gauge: 20 sts x 28 rounds = 4 x 4”/10 x10cm yarn held double, stockinette in the round on 4mm needles, blocked
Yarn: Lang Lace 310m/25g
Short Sleeves: 3 3 4 4 5 (6 7 7 8 9) balls (approx)
Long Sleeves: 4 4 5 5 6 (7 7 8 9 10) balls (approx)

or Drops Kid Silk 210m/25g (or other similar mohairs)
Short Sleeves: 4 5 5 6 7 (8 9 10 11 12) balls (approx)
Long Sleeves 5 6 6 7 8 (9 10 11 12 13) balls (approx)

Needles: 3.5mm/4mm circular needles or suitable needles to obtain gauge
Other Materials: stitch markers, embroidery needle, scissors, 1x 10mm Button

Construction
Worked top down, starting flat to create the keyhole closure and then joined and worked in the round from then on. Yarn is held single for the yoke to create a sheer look, then held double for the body and sleeves. Icord neck and ruffle are added separately. Full instructions for both short and long sleeve versions with advice on how to personalise the sleeve cuff circumference for bicep and wrist.

Sizing
When choosing which size to knit it is best to go by the chest measurement if possible as all bodies are different, and the sizes are only a suggestion. Designed to have 5-10cm / 2-4” positive ease, choose a size that is 5-10cm / 2-4” larger than your chest circumference. Sleeve and body lengths are based on the average for each size but feel free to make them as long or short as you wish bearing in mind it may affect your yardage.

Gauge & Yarn
It is always a good idea to gauge swatch to make sure your garment fits, and in this case it is important to swatch with yarn held both single and double to make sure you’re happy with the fabric you’re creating. You can create two separate swatches, or you can start your swatch with yarn held single, then change to 2 strands after a few cm. Make sure to take your gauge reading from the section where yarn is held double.
The pattern is written for lace weight fluffy yarn like Kidsilk Mohair or Alpaca. If using a different fibre please bear in mind the dimensions can’t be guaranteed.

The Knit Purl Girl has a great video on mohair if your unsure what yarn to chose, you can watch it here

Yarn used for sample was kindly gifted by Knitt.co.uk