Florarium Sweater by Teti Lutsak

Florarium Sweater

Knitting
March 2020
Aran (8 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 7 - 4.5 mm
4.0 mm (G)
798 - 1936 yards (730 - 1770 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
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For me, Florarium is all about reds of flowers and greens of leaves, a perfect colour combination taken directly from nature.

It is a modern round yoke pullover with crew neck, slightly A-line shaped body and long wide sleeves, featuring a botanical stranded colour work pattern with floats of contrasting colour on the right side. Worked in rustic Icelandic wool it calls for outdoor walks and cozy time spent indoors. The finished garment is light, yet extremely warm and comforting like a hug.

Sizes
The pattern is calculated for nine sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) to fit 74 (84, 94, 104, 114) (124, 134, 144, 154) cm / 29 (33, 37, 41, 45) (49, 53, 57, 61) in bust circumference with ca. 15 cm /6 in of positive ease for all the sizes, except of size 1 with ca. 10 cm /4 in.

For the finished garment measurements, please refer to the graph provided. The sample is shown in size 2 on a 160 cm (5.3 ft) tall model with 84-66-94 cm (33–26–39 in) body measurements.

Yarn

Main colour: ca. 300 (340, 385, 430, 470) (515, 560, 605, 650) g of Lettlopi 100% Icelandic wool with 100 m (109 yds) in 50 g skein in shade 1417;

Contrasting colour: ca. 65 (85, 105, 125, 150) (175, 195, 215, 235) g in shade 9431; or any similar yarn to match the gauge.

Needles and notion
A pair of 4.5 mm (US 7) 80 - 100 cm (32 - 40 in ) circular needles for the body, a pair of 4.5 mm (US 7) 40 cm (16 in) circular needles for the sleeves or a pair of 4.5 mm (US 7) interchangeable needles with spare cables, stitch markers, scrap yarn, 4 mm (G-6) crochet hook, row counter and tapestry needle (optional).

Gauge
16 sts & 20 rows in 10 cm (4 in) measured over stockinette stitch in a round after blocking on 4.5 mm (US 7) needles and 17 sts & 20 rows over colour work.