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Ethereal Summer is a summer blouse worked seamlessly from the top down featuring a deep neckline. It has decorative eyelets along the neckline and the raglan lines. It is designed to be worn with plenty of positive ease, the gathered hem and mid length sleeves give it a retro look of the 50s.

Ethereal Summer is graded with inclusive sizing in mind, designed to fit actual bust sizes from 76 cm / 30 inches to 168 cm / 66 inches. Measurements are given in both cm and inches.

Materials

Yarn

DK weight

Shown here:

Orchidean Luxury Yarns Luminous DK (100% Silk; 225 m / 246 yds, 100 g / 3.53 oz skein; Color Pale Teal: 3 (3, 3, 3, 4) {4, 4, 5, 5, 5} skeinsAn extra skein is added for size 1 (-, -, -, 5) {-, -, 8, -, -} to account for allowance since the last skein is almost entirely needed.)

Yardage: 475 (535, 610, 660, 730) {790, 880, 935, 1010, 1090} m / 515 (585, 665, 725, 795) {865, 965, 1020, 1105, 1190} yds, including 10% allowance

Notions

Stitch markers; waste yarn; yarn needle

Needles

• 4.5 mm / US 7 circular needle of length 60-100 cm / 24-40 inches, depending on your size; adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.

• 4.5 mm / US 7 needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round, for the sleeves.

• 3.75 mm / US 5 circular needle of length 60-100 cm / 24-40 inches, depending on your size, for the hem.

• 3.75 mm / US 5 needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round, for the cuffs.

Gauge

18.5 sts and 26 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches in stockinette stitch on larger needle worked in the round, blocked.

Sizes
#sizeinclusive

Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) {6, 7, 8, 9, 10}

This garment is intended to be worn with about 12-20 cm / 4.75-7.75 inches positive ease.

Shown in size 1, modeled with 17 cm / 6.75 inches of positive ease.

Finished Measurements

Bust circumference: 96 (104.5, 112.5, 120.5, 129) {141.5, 153, 162, 170.5, 179} cm / 38 (41, 44.25, 47.5, 50.75) {55.75, 60.25, 63.75, 67, 70.5} inches

How to choose your size: Measure a sweater in a similar style in your closet or add the amount of desired ease to your actual bust measurement, pick a size closest to that number. For between sizes, choose the smaller size. For example, if you want 15 cm / 6 inches of positive ease and your bust measurement is 99 cm / 39 inches, you should pick size 3.

Required Skills

Decreases, increases, knitting in the round