The Clouds sweater is a comfy thing that features many of my favorite elements: top-down raglan construction, short row shaping, plus total functionality of being basic garment. This sweater was designed to be loved and lived in and will quickly become your favorite; you will wonder how you ever lived without this knitted piece in your wardrobe.
It’s two types of sleeves and two types of neck ending are inc in the pattern. As sweater is knitted top down it can be easy customised to suit any body shape with adjusting of sleeves and body length.
The sweater is knit completely in the round, without any seaming! This makes it perfect for both beginners and intermediate knitters. Sweater intended to be worm with 10 - 20 - 30 cm/4’’- 8’’- 11.75’’ of positive ease around the bust.

Finished measurements:
Biust:
85 (90 , 97.5, 105, 112,5, 120, 130, 140, 147.5, 157.5, 167.5, 180)cm/34 ( 36, 39, 42, 45, 48, 52, 56, 59, 63, 67, 72)’’.

Sleeves from underarm:
43(43, 44, 44, 45, 45, 45, 45, 45, 45, 46, 46)cm/ 17.25 (17.25, 17.75, 17.75, 18, 18, 18, 18, 81, 18, 18.5, 18.5)’’.

Body length from underarm:
36 (36, 36, 38, 38, 38, 39, 39, 39, 39, 39, 39)cm/14.5 (14.5, 14.5, 15.25, 15.25, 15.25, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14)’’.

Yarn
Aran to chunky weight yarn held single or a combination of fingering or sport weight yarns held together, or a combination of fingering+fingering yarns, or a combination of DK+fingering weight yarns that meets the pattern gauge.

Following amount for each strand of yarn is required:
ca: 600 (650, 740, 800, 890, 950, 1070, 1170, 1250, 1350, 1460, 1570)m/656 (710, 809, 874, 973, 1038, 1170, 1279, 176, 1476, 1596, 1716)yds.

Sample shown in Filati Biagioli Modesto Aran Naturale, 160 meters/100 grams) in colour Natural Beige, 95%cashmere and 5%poliamide.

Needle
Needle Nr 1: 5mm/US8 circular needle, or size to obtain gauge: main needles.
Needle Nr 2: Needles of same size as main needle for working sleeves in the round: short circular needles, DPNs or magiclooping needles.
Needle Nr 3: 4.5mm/US7 circular needles or half size smaller than Needle Nr1 for working on the front side of neck and sleeves ribbing.
Needle Nr 4: 4mm/US6 circular needles or one size smaller than Needle Nr1 for working on the back side of neck and first half of neck rib.
Needle Nr 5: 3.75mm/US5 circular (or set of DPNS in same size)needle for work on second half of neck rib.
4 stitch markers, waste yarn , tapestry needle.

Gauge
15 sts and 23 rows or rounds / 10cm/4’’ in stockinette st, with main needle(needle Nr1), after washing and blocking.