DARLING MY SIZE is knit from the top down. The neckline is based on the invisible cast on / provisional cast on. Darling has a moderate puff sleeve, which is finished with a long cuff in rib. The sweater is worked in stockinette stitch apart from the center front, where you work a simple lace pattern.
Finished measurements Sizes Str. XS (S) M (L) XL
Chest: Approx. 97 (102) 110 (117) 125 cm.
Body, length: Approx. 40 cm.
Suggested yarn: Snefnug from CaMaRose, 55% Alpaca, 10 % Merino wool, and 35% Cotton, 110 m/50 g. 9 (9) 10 (11) 12 skeins. The sample in the picture is knit in colour Pudder 7386.
Suggested needle size: Circular needle 40 cm: sizes 3.5 mm, 4.0 mm, 4.5 mm, 5.5 mm for neckline (alternatively dpns). Circular needle size 5.5 mm: 50, 60, 80 and 100 cm. Circular needle size 4.0 mm, 80 cm for rib on body. Double pointed needles (dpns) for sleeves: Sizes 4.0, 4.5 mm and 5.5 mm.
Gauge: 16 sts x 23 rounds = 10 x 10 cm in stockinette stitch on size 5.5 mm after washing.