Butterfly’s Garden is based on the beauty of spring. This Top is lightweight, flowy and perfect for a spring or summer day. With beautiful butterflies and stranded flowers along the top, a choice of elbow length sleeves, or short sleeves, you can make this top come to life with unlimited colors.

CONSTRUCTION
Based on the tradition of Icelandic circular yoke sweaters, Butterfly’s Garden is knit in the round from the bottom up. With options for short sleeves or long sleeves, and waist and bust-shaping this pattern works for lots of bodies. Short rows are worked on the back of the sweater to bring the front of the collar lower than the back. The stranded yoke is worked, and then the ribbed collar is finished with Jeny’s surprisingly stretchy bind-off.

SKILLS
Knit, purl, short rows, seed stitch, invisible increasing and decreasing, stranded colorwork in-the-round, Butterfly Stitch, Kitchener stitch (grafting)

Notions:
Stitch markers, tapestry needle, scrap yarn, or stitch holder.

Finished Gauge:
Rowan Baby Ccashsoft Merino
57% Wool, 33% Acrylic, 10% Cashmere 50 g (1.75 oz)
142 yds (130 m)

Finished Gauge CC:
La Bien Aimée
100% Superwash Merino Wool 115g
252 yds (230 m)

22 sts and 28 rounds = 4” 10 cm in
stockinette stitch on larger needles, after blocking.

Needles: 1 each US3 (3.25mm) for ribbing and US4 (3.50mm) circular needles for body and matching sets of dpns or long circular needles to magic loop sleeves. Or needle sizes necessary to meet gauge.

FIT
Sweater is designed to be worn with 1-2” 2.5-5cm of positive ease. Choose the size that is 1-2” 2.5- 5cm larger than your actual bust measurement.