This light and airy garment will be your best friend in mild weather. Irresistible details make it a wardrobe staple and options are provided for both short and long sleeves. Sweater is worked from the top down with seamless drop-shoulder style sleeves. This top is designed to be worn with 6-10”/15-25.5 cm positive ease; choose the size that is at least 5”/12.5 cm larger than your actual bust measurement for a comfortable fit in the armhole and neckline areas. Shown in Size 3 with just over 7”/17.5 cm positive ease. Pattern is designed for advanced beginning knitters comfortable with following basic shaping instructions. Want to see some beautiful people and how this knit fits on a variety of bodies? Check out my Test Knitter Projects!

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This design features YOTH Yarns Best Friend in the colorways Mint (short sleeve) and Shiitake (long sleeve).

Unique Features:

• Versatile sizing options for a wide range of body types and styling choices; #sizeinclusive
• Seamless construction for a polished finish
• Textured stitches add visual interest
• Detailed written pattern with schematic for easy understanding

Materials Needed:

• Needles: US Size 2.0 (2.75mm) and US Size 4.0 (3.5mm) short and long circumference circular needles
• Yarn: This design features YOTH Yarns Best Friend in the colorways Mint (short sleeve) and Shiitake (long sleeve). This is a laceweight to very lightweight fingering yarn in gauge.
• Short Sleeve Sweater: 850 (950, 1050, 1100, 1225){1325, 1425, 1550,1675}(1800, 1925, 2050) yards/780 (870, 970, 1010, 1130){1220, 1310, 1420, 1540}(1650, 1770, 1880) meters of laceweight to light fingering weight yarn.
• Long Sleeve Sweater: 1200 (1325, 1450,1500, 1625){1700, 1825, 1925, 2050}(2175, 2275, 2375) yards/1100 (1220, 1330, 1380, 1490){1560, 1670, 1770, 1880}(1990, 2090, 2180) meters of laceweight to light fingering weight yarn.
• Stitch markers, including 2 removable markers

Project Details:

• Gauge: 23 Stitches by 32 Row = 4 Inches in Stockinette On Larger Needles
• Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5){6, 7, 8, 9}(10, 11, 12)
• Finished Chest Circumference: 34 (38.25, 42.5, 46.5, 50.75){55, 59.25, 63.25, 67.5}(71.75, 75.75, 80)”/86.5 (97, 108, 118, 129){139.5, 150.5, 160.5, 171.5}(182, 192.5, 203) cm
• Fit: This sweater was designed to be worn with 6-10”/15-25.5 cm of positive ease. Choose your size by adding your desired ease to your actual chest measurement and choose your size after adding these numbers together. For example, my bust measures just under 36”/91.5 cm, so I knit the Size 3 which gives me approximately 7”/17.5 cm of positive ease. Sizing for this design (particularly upper arm & armhole depth) was created with this fit in mind from sleeve length, to armhole depth and beyond.