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Burano Sweater
The name of this sweater comes from a little island near Venice, Burano, which is full of colourful houses that inspired the colours of the stripes.
The sweater has a classic, simple look with a pop of colour. It has a seamless top-down construction with set-in sleeves. First, the collar is shaped, then it’s worked in the round in stockinette and finished off with a twisted rib for the cuffs, collar and hem.
Sizes: A (B, C, D) E (F, G, H)
Measurements: Circumference after blocking approximately:
85 (95, 105, 115) 126 (136, 148, 160) cm
Or
33 ½ (37 ½, 41, 45) 49 ½ (53 ½, 58, 63) inches
Consider about 10-15 cm or 4/6 in of positive
ease
Needles and others:
4 mm circular needles (40 and 80-120 cm length)
3 mm circular needles (40 and 80-120 cm length)
If you use the magic loop technique you don’t need the 40 cm length
Stitch markers, stitch holders or scrap yarn
Gauge: 20 stitches x 30 rows per 10 cm/4 in on 4 mm needles after blocking
Yarn: DROPS Alpaca + DROPS Kid Silk
Main colour: 100, 01
600 (650, 700, 760) 830 (910, 1020, 1130) m
Stripes colours: 2917, 58 (blue); 2923, 52 (yellow); 3620, 61 (red); 9022, 53 (pink)
Approximately for one stripe (body + sleeves):
30 (32, 34, 36) 40 (46, 52, 60) m
Or a combination of sport weight + mohair yarn or DK yarn
Happy knitting :)
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