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PATTERN INFORMATION
Ceinwen is a light sweater with a bit of lace - you will not get bored knitting it. It has a seamless top-down construction with set in sleeves, which can be long or short. The pattern contains detailed charts including neck and sleeve shaping in the lace pattern. All charts are translated into written instructions, which are at the end of the pattern.

Tech edited by Rachel C. Brown.

Skills needed
Provisional and backward loop cast-ons, stockinette stitch, increases, decreases, working in the round, picking up stitches, working a lace pattern, i-cord bind off.

Sizes
XS (S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X)
Finished bust circumference:
76.5 (86, 96.5, 106, 117.5, 128.5, 138.5) cm
30 (33.75, 38, 41.75, 46.25, 50.5, 54.5) in.
The sweater is designed to be worn with slight positive ease
or no ease. Shown in size M with approx 4 cm/ 1.5 in of
positive ease.

Gauge (measured after blocking)
• Stockinette St: 24 sts and 34 rows = 10 cm/ 4 in, with
larger needle
• Lace Pattern: 1 pattern repeat of 7 sts and 8 rows is
3 cm/ 1.2 in wide and 2.5 cm/ 1 in high, with larger
needle
• I-cord BO: 21 rows = 10 cm/ 4 in, with 4 mm (US #6)
needle

Materials
Yarn:
long sleeved version: 1030 (1130, 1260, 1460, 1600, 1800, 1900) m
1135 (1245, 1390, 1605, 1760, 1980, 2090) yds of fingering weight yarn. Shown in Malabrigo Sock (100% merino wool, 402 m/ 440 yds per 100g, col. Lotus). Use yarn that blocks well.

Needles and notions:
• 3.5 mm (US #4) and 3.25 mm (US #3) circular needles, 60-100 cm/ 24-40 in long (choose needle length appropriate for body circumference)
• 3.5 mm (US #4) and 3.25 (US #3) preferred needles for sleeve knitting (DPNs or circulars)
• 3.5 mm (US #4) short circular needle, 40-60 cm/ 16-24 in long (for upper front)
• one 4 mm (US #6) DPN or straight needle for i-cord BO
• crochet hook for provisional CO
• stitch markers
• scrap yarn