Belle Summer Sweater

Level
Advanced beginner. Sweater body is worked bottom up on straight needles. Sleeves are worked separately on straight needles.

Sweater has a 12 row garter rib at the bottom and the top. There is a slash neck, so there is no shaping at the neckline. The remainder of the sweater is knitted using an eight row pattern repeat which is not difficult once you get the hang of it.

Style
Sweater is boxy shape and slightly oversized, with a slash neck.

Size
One size: L / XL
To fit UK 16 / 18 or US 12 / 14

Actual sweater measurements, when measured flat after washing/blocking:
Chest: 59 cm
Length: 64 cm
Sleeve length to shoulder join: 46 cm
Sleeve cuff width: 12 cm
Neck opening: 26 cm

Needles
6 mm straight needles (30 cm)

Yarn
Drops Belle Unicolour (53% Cotton, 33% Viscose, 14% Linen)
Colour 01 White
Each ball: 50 g / 120 m
Total requirements for sweater: 10 balls (500 g / 1200 m)

Tension
Approximately 14 stitches and 24 rows = 10 x 10 cm square when knitted in pattern.