A-Blouse in BC Garn Alba Fino & Jaipur Silk Fino - 2267BC - Downloadable PDF

A-Blouse in BC Garn Alba Fino & Jaipur Silk Fino – Pattern No. 2267BC by Jytte Slente

This elegant A-line blouse is a free, downloadable PDF knitting pattern designed by Jytte Slente for BC Garn (pattern number 2267BC). Rated as an intermediate level project, it combines two luxurious lightweight yarns to create a fluid, drapey top with a flattering silhouette. The pattern is worked flat on straight needles and features a clever construction method that makes it both interesting to knit and beautifully structured in the finished garment.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a women's A-line blouse with sleeves, available in three sizes:

• Small: 88 cm bust, 60 cm length
• Medium: 92 cm bust, 62 cm length
• Large: 96 cm bust, 64 cm length

The blouse has a relaxed, wearable silhouette suited to a range of occasions. Its lightweight yarn combination gives it an airy, almost ethereal quality, making it ideal for layering or wearing as a standalone top in warmer seasons.

Construction Technique

One of the most distinctive features of this pattern is its unusual construction direction. Rather than being worked from hem to shoulder in the conventional way, both the back and front panels are worked from side seam to side seam. This horizontal construction creates a unique fabric orientation and allows the wedge shaping to flow naturally across the body.

The shaping is achieved through short rows, worked alternately with the right side (RS) and wrong side (WS) facing. Short rows are a technique where you turn the work before reaching the end of a row, knitting only partway across, then turning again. When repeated in a structured sequence, as in this pattern, they create wedge-shaped sections of fabric that add dimension, drape, and gentle A-line shaping without the need for traditional increases or decreases at the edges. This is a hallmark of more advanced construction and is what places this pattern in the intermediate difficulty category.

The sleeves are also worked using this same short-row wedge method, maintaining a consistent and cohesive construction approach throughout the entire garment.

Stitches Used

The pattern draws on a small but purposeful selection of stitch techniques:

• Stocking stitch / Stockinette (St st): Knit on the right side, purl on the wrong side — the classic smooth fabric used as the primary stitch throughout.
• Reverse Stocking stitch (rev St st): Purl on the right side, knit on the wrong side — this creates a textured, ridged surface that contrasts with the smooth stockinette sections and adds visual interest.
• Short rows: Used extensively to create the wedge shaping across the body and sleeves. The pattern specifies precise stitch counts for each turn point, for example turning at 45–49–53 stitches and again at 75–79–83 stitches depending on size, creating graduated wedges of fabric.
• Knit (K) and Purl (P): The fundamental building blocks used throughout in combination with the short-row structure.
• Increases (inc) and Decreases (dec): Referenced in the abbreviations and used for shaping where needed.

Materials: Yarn

A key feature of this blouse is the double-strand yarn combination — the pattern is worked holding one strand of each yarn together throughout, blending their textures and fibres into a single, unique fabric.

• BC Garn Alba Fino (colour ex14): A 3-ply / lace weight yarn. 200–250 g required depending on size.
• BC Garn Jaipur Silk Fino (colour h53): Also a 3-ply / lace weight yarn. 200–250 g required depending on size.

By holding these two fine yarns together, the knitter