Winter Flora features a lace pattern on the yoke, and also optionally on the sleeves. The sweater is knitted seamlessly from the top down. You start with a yoke of lacy stylised floral elements.
To raise the back neck, short rows are worked below the yoke. Further body and sleeve increases are then worked along the raglan lines. The body is knitted in stockinette stitch straight to the ribbed hem. For the sleeve you have the choice to either continue with stockinette stitch or work another floral lace pattern before the ribbed cuffs.

The instructions for the lace patterns of the yoke and the sleeves are provided as written text and as charts.

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9) with a finished bust measurement of 83 (93, 102.5, 112, 121.5) (134.5, 141, 152, 160) cm / 33.25 (37, 41,
44.75, 48.75)(53.75, 56.25, 60.75, 64)“
Intended to be worn with 5–15 cm / 2–6” positive ease around
bust. The sweater is shown in size 5.

YARDAGE
5 (5, 6, 6, 7)(7, 8, 8, 9) balls Schachenmayr Alva Silk in color 50 Indigo or approx. 1050 (1150, 1250, 1350, 1480)(1600, 1720, 1860, 2000) m / 1150 (1260, 1370, 1475, 1620)(1750, 1880, 2035, 2190) yd fingering or sport weight yarn to obtain given gauge.

Everybody knits differently, so given yardage is an estimate.

GAUGE
25 sts x 34 rows = 10 cm / 4” in stockinette stitch with 3.5 mm / US 4 needle after washing and blocking
25 sts x 36 rows = 10 cm / 4” in 1/1 ribbing with 3.5 mm / US 4
needle after washing and blocking
28 sts x 36 rows = 10 cm / 4” in 1/1 ribbing with 3.0 mm / US 2
needle after washing and blocking

Take time to check gauge, and adjust needle size if necessary to
obtain gauge.

NEEDLES
1 circular needle, 3 mm / US 2.5, 40 cm / 16” cm long, for neckband
1 circular needle, 3.5 mm / US 4, 40 cm / 16” long and another
longer one for the body, choose length that fits your body
circumference and personal preferrence
1 set of DPNs, 3.5 mm / US 4, for the sleeves if you don’t work them with Magic Loop

NOTIONS
5 stitch markers (one of them in a different color to be used as m1), tapestry needle, leftover yarn to put sts on hold

REQUIRED TECHNIQUES
Any stretchy CO of your choice, Backwards Loop CO; knit and purl stitches; increases: LLI, RLI, yo; decreases: k2tog, ssk, cdd;
short rows: German Short Rows; picking up sts from underarm;
Traditional BO

SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate

A great thanks to my so talented test knitters and my tech editor James Bartley.