If you've been dreaming of a soft, airy and voluminous sweater, this pattern is for you. This model assumes wide lantern sleeves, which may not fit under a coat, but will look very beautiful and romantic without outerwear or with a vest
The pattern offers two collar options (long and short), two body designs (with slits and fitted) and two cuff options
Yarn options:
• Drops Air
• Drops Alpaca + Drops Brushed Alpaca Silk - knit in 2 stands
Knitting gauge:
• K1 P1 Rib (5 mm needles): 17 stitches in 10 cm, 30 rows in 10 cm
• False English Rib (5 mm needles): 14 stitches in 10 cm, 32 rows in 10 cm
Needles:
• 5 mm (US 8) circular needles with 40 and 80-120 cm needle cord
• and 3.5 mm (US 4) stocking needles for the cuffs (or 3.5 mm circular needles if you prefer the magic loop technique)
Yardage: 1400-1850 m (1531-2023 yd) of yarn depending on you size XXS-5XL
Sizes grid: Bust circumference | Cardigan width | Sleeve width:
• XXS 75-80 cm (29½-31½ inches) | 100 cm (39 inches) | 40 cm (16 inches)
• XS 80-85 cm (31½-33½ inches) | 105 cm (41 inches) | 42 cm (16½ inches)
• S 85-90 cm (33½-35½ inches) | 110 cm (43 inches) | 44 cm (17¼ inches)
• M 90-95 cm (35½-37½ inches) | 115 cm (45 inches) | 46 cm (18 inches)
• L 95-100 cm (37½-39½ inches) | 120 cm (47 inches) | 48 cm (19 inches)
• XL 100-110 cm (39½-43¼ inches) | 125 cm (49 inches) | 50 cm (19½ inches)
• 2XL 110-120 cm (43¼-47¼ inches) | 135 cm (53 inches) | 52 cm (20½ inches)
• 3XL 120-130 cm (47¼-51¼ inches) | 145 cm (57 inches) | 54 cm (21¼ inches)
• 4XL 130-140 cm (51¼-55 inches) | 155 cm (61 inches) | 56 cm (22 inches)
• 5XL 140-150 cm (55-59 inches) | 165 cm (65 inches) | 58 cm (23 inches)
The pattern will give you 25 cm of positive ease. For example, if the bust circumference is 90 cm, then knit size M, the width of the sweater on the bust will be about 115 cm
Skills needed to knit the sweater: knitting in the round, flat knitting, casting on, binding off, knitting top-down raglan, knitting K1 P1, knitting False English Rib, knitting Knit Double Rib
