Dreamweft Sweater

Difficulty: Intermediate. Ability to work from a chart is required.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

Finished bust circumference:

-106.5 (115.5, 124.5, 133.5, 142, 151, 169, 178, 186.5) cm

-42¾ (46¼, 49¾, 53¼, 57, 60½, 67½, 71, 74¾)”

Designed to be worn with 30-40 cm / 12-16” positive ease around the chest.

Yarn: Fingering weight yarn. Depending on the length of the sweater, allow approximately:

-825 (880, 920, 1000, 1080, 1120, 1245, 1320, 1380) m

-900 (965, 1010, 1090, 1180, 1225, 1360, 1445, 1510) yds

Gauge:

Main fabric: 18 sts & 24 rows = 10 cm / 4” in Lace pattern on largest needles worked flat, blocked.

-Width of 4 repeats = 9 cm / 3 ½”

-Height of 5 repeats = 8 cm / 3⅓”

Ribbing: 24 sts & 34 rows = 10 cm / 4” in 1x1 twisted ribbing on smallest needles worked in the round.

Techniques used: Backwards loop cast-on, lifted increases, lace knitting, knitting in the round, twisted ribbing.