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Sweet Poppy Pullover features elegant panels along the front and sleeves which include simple lace stitches and some smocking (wrapped stitches) which form the shape of poppies. If you’ve never done smocking before, you will be surprised at how easy this technique is and will want to use it all the time. The raglan shaping and top-down construction make this an easy sweater to customize according to your desired body length. Sleeves too, can be customized to ¾ length or long. Instructions are provided for both. The stitch patterns are provided in both written and charted formats.

Sizes:
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9).

Finished Measurements:
Bust: 32 (34 ½, 37 ½, 40, 44) (48, 52, 56, 60) / 81 (87.5, 95, 101.5, 112) (122, 132, 142, 152) cm.
Length: 20 ½ (21, 21 ½, 22 ½, 22 ¾) (23 ¼, 24, 24 ½, 25)” / 52 (53.5, 54.5, 57, 58) (59, 61, 62, 63.5) cm.

Samples shown are size 1 (pink clay) and size 3 (white) and have -1”/ -2.5 cm and +4 ½”/ 11.5 cm of ease, respectively. Suggested ease is -1 to +6”/ - 2.5 to +10 cm.

Techniques to know:
Simple lace, German short rows, working in the round, smocking (wrap stitch), increasing and decreasing, binding off, backward loop cast on.

Yarn:
Sport or Dk weight held single or fingering + lace held double.

Sample 1 (long sleeve version) was worked in Cape May Fiber Co. Merino Cashmere Silk (75% superwash merino, 15% cashmere, 10% silk, 245 yds per 100 g skein) in Pink Clay - 4 (4, 4, 4, 5) (5, 5, 6, 6) skeins.

Sample 2 (3/4 sleeve version) was worked in:
Campolimi Filati Trilli (100% merino) in color 835 - 5 (6, 6, 6, 7) (7, 8, 8, 9) 50g balls and:
Campolmi Filati Super Kid (70% kid mohair, 30% polyamide) in color 2430 - 4 (4, 4, 4, 5) (5, 5, 6, 6) 25g balls.
Note: These two yarns are held together throughout.

Approximate yarn amounts (3/4 sleeve):

Single strand: 750 (800, 850, 915, 985), (1060, 1135, 1225, 1325) yds. / 686 (732, 777, 837, 901) (969, 1037, 1120, 1212) meters

Double strand: 775 (875, 875, 940, 1010), (1110, 1185, 1275, 1375) yds / 708 (800, 777, 860, 924) (1014, 1084, 1165, 1253) meters of fingering weight yarn held together with: 775 (875, 875, 940, 1010), (1110, 1185, 1275, 1375) yds / 708 (800, 777, 860, 924) (1014, 1084, 1165, 1253) meters of lace weight yarn.

Long sleeves will require approximately 10 - 20 additional grams of yarn.

Gauge (on main needle):
20 sts, 28 rows = 4”/ 10 cm in st st,
36 st front panel = 6”/ 15 cm, 14 st sleeve panel = 2”/ 5 cm.

Needles:
Main needle: US Size 6 (4 mm) 16”/ 40.5 cm, and 24” / 61 cm or longer circular needles or size needed to obtain correct gauge.
Edging needle: US Size 4 (3.5 mm) 16”/ 40.5 circular needle and dpns or needles two sizes smaller than main needle.

Notions:
5 Stitch markers, 4 for raglans and one distinct for the beginning of the rnd, cable needle or dpn for wrapped sts.