Oleander

Oleander is an all over lace pullover with drop shoulders and a V neck. Worked from the bottom up, it's a delicate airy piece with twisted ribbing details. The intuitive lace is fully charted for all the sweater parts, making this an accessible knit for lace enthusiasts

Techniques used:

Bottom up drop shoulder sweater

Lace and V neck shaping fully charted

Body worked in the round in lace with twisted ribbing fake seams on the sides

Fronts and Back split at the underarm to be worked flat separately

V neck shaping with simple and double decreases

German Short Row shaping on the shoulders

Shoulders joined with a three needle bind-off

Sleeves picked up around the armholes and worked top down in the round

Straight large sleeves gathered before the cuffs

Lace with twisted sts, eyelets and simple decreases

Lace patterning on WS rows when working flat

Pattern includes charted instructions only

Pattern in English and French (from page 31)