Blossom by Irina Dmitrieva

Blossom

Knitting
February 2021
Sport (12 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
1050 - 1650 yards (960 - 1509 m)
33 (35, 37, 39, 42, 43)”/ 84 (90, 94, 100, 106, 110) cm circumference at bust
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This round-yoked sweater is worked seamlessly top-down in one piece with an interesting lace pattern on the yoke, while the rest is worked in simple stockinette. The body and sleeves are divided at the underarm and worked separately to the bottom.

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Finished Dimensions: 33 (35, 37, 39, 42, 43)”/ 84 (90, 94, 100, 106, 110) cm circumference at bust

Intended Ease: +1–3″ (2.5–7.5 cm)

Yarn: 300 (350, 350, 400, 450, 500) grams approximately of 330-360 m/100g or other Sport weight yarn.

Yardage: 1050 (1150, 1250, 1450, 1550, 1650) yards of Sport weight wool yarn

Needles:

US 2 ½ (3 mm) 16’’ (40cm) and 32” (80 cm) circular needle for tubular cast on and ribbing

US 4 (3,5 mm) 24” (60cm) and 32” (80 cm) circular needle for body and sleeves.

Gauge: 23 sts x 34 rows = 10 x10 cm (4×4)” in Stockinette Stitch on US 4 (3.5 mm) needle, after blocking

Notions: 4 stitch markers, waste yarn, tapestry needle

Skill level: Intermediate (3 of 5)

Required techniques: tubular cast on, increasing and decreasing, German short rows, picking up stitches, knitting in the round, reading chart, Tubular Bind Off