Cottage Blouse by Marita Harvey

Cottage Blouse

Knitting
March 2026
both are used in this pattern
yarn held together
Light Fingering
+ Lace
= Worsted (9 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL
English Norwegian
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SIZES
XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL

CIRCUMFERENCE
83.5 (87.5) 93 (97) 106.5 (118) 127.5 cm

EASE
-1.5 (-2.5) -2 (-3) -3.5 (-2) -2.5 cm

LENGTH
approx. 55 (57) 59 (62) 64 (66) 68 cm excl. neckband

GAUGE

21 sts x 28 rounds of stockinette stitch on needle 4 mm/US6

NEEDLES
Circular needles 3.5 mm/US4 (80 cm) and 4 mm/US6 (40 and 80 cm)

YARN
Long sleeves:
Merino from KFO (single strand)
250 (250) 250 (250) 250 (250-300) 300 g together with
Soft Silk Mohair from KFO
125 (125) 125 (125) 125-150 (150) 150-175 g

Short sleeves: Merino from KFO (single strand)
200 (200) 200 (200) 200 (200) 250 g together with
Soft Silk Mohair from KFO
75-100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) 125 g

OTHER MATERIALS
3 buttons (12 mm)

The blouse is worked top-down in stockinette stitch. First, a section of the back is worked. Then both shoulders are worked, and finally the pieces are joined so that the sleeves and yoke are worked at the same time. The sleeves and body are finished neatly using the Italian bind-off technique.

Choosing the right size
The sizes are calculated with negative ease of –1.5 to –3.5 cm, which should be subtracted from your own bust measurement. The pattern is written for the following body bust measurements:
80–85 (85–90) 90–95 (95–100) 100–110 (110–120) 120–130 cm

Garment bust circumference − your bust measurement = ease
Example: Size M, bust measurement 96 cm
93 − 96 = –3 cm

The model in the photo has a bust measurement of 83 cm (0.5 cm ease in the blouse) and is wearing size XS with a total length of 47 cm measured at the center back excluding the neckband (shorter than the length stated in the pattern).

The blouse in the pictures is worked with one strand of Merino (Powder) held together with one strand of Soft Silk Mohair (Mushroom Rose) from KFO.