Ariadne Sweater

Ariadne is a lace sweater with a traditional Estonian nupp stitch and crochet neck edge.

Level: intermediate / advanced.

Construction:

The body is worked in the round on circular needles from bottom to underarms, then it is divided for the front and back. The shoulders are joined with the mattress stitch. Sleeves are worked in the round from wrist to underarm, then back and forth for the armhole shaping. The sleeves are sewn to the body. The neckline is finished with the crochet edge.

Sizes:

1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7, 8) with finished bust circumference 69 (81, 92, 104) (115, 127, 139, 150) cm / 27.5 (32, 36.5, 41) (45.5, 50, 54.5, 59)”. Intended to be worn with 0-10 cm / 0-4” of negative ease.

The sample is shown in size 2, with 9 cm / 3.5” of negative ease.

Techniques:

nupp stitches (video tutorial included), increases, decreases, working in the round (including small diameter rounds), working flat, knitted cast on, k2tog elastic cast off, p2tog elastic cast off, mattress stitch