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A sweater fit for Snow White ❄️ — Lexi is a soft, elegant, but deceptively tough layer for New England winters, inspired by my favorite Maine-based heritage brand and the fairytale princess aura of its recipient. This sweater looks as fresh as new snow, while standing up to the winter winds with its big, soft cables and reinforcing garter slip texture stitch. Made for everything from shoveling snow to snowshoeing adventures, Lexi is the go-to sweater that feels like a wooly hug.

Made in Peer Gynt, this gentle and sturdy 100% Norwegian wool is ready to stand up against the cold, while keeping you cozy all day. This light worsted weight, worsted spun wool makes cables and stitches pop with long wool fuzz that gives the fabric a soft, ethereal look. Available around the world with a versatile and stacked color palette, the hardest part is choosing which color(s) to use!

Lexi is an angled-drop-shoulder pullover worked from the bottom up from an optional tubular cast on, with 2x2 ribbing at the hem and cuffs that flow seamlessly into the cable and texture pattern on the main body and sleeves. German short row shoulder shaping is worked before joining the shoulders with a three-needle bind off. The sleeves are worked from the bottom up and seamed to the armhole, and the underarm and sides are all seamed with a simple mattress stitch. Finally, the 2x2 rib, folded mock turtleneck is picked up and worked in the round.

Finished Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6); 39 (44.5, 50, 56, 61.5, 67)” / 97.5 (111.5, 125, 140, 154, 167.5) cm finished chest circumference. Pullover shown measures 44.5” / 111.5 cm, worn with 6” / 15 cm positive ease. Recommended ease: 2-14” / 5-35 cm positive ease.

Yarn
Sandnes Garn Peer Gynt (100% Norwegian wool; 100 yds / 91 m; 1.76 oz / 50 g): nature tweed (2523), 15 (16, 18, 20, 22, 23) skeins OR any light worsted weight yarn; 1420 (1600, 1760, 1980, 2130, 2290) yds / 1300 (1470, 1610, 1820, 1950, 2100 m.

Needles
Size A (for body and sleeves): 2 - US 8 / 5 mm: 32” / 80 cm circ.
Size B (for ribbing and neck): US 5 / 3.75 mm: 32” / 80 cm circ and 16” / 40 cm circ.
Size C (optional, for tubular CO): US 4 / 3.5 mm: 32” / 80 cm circ and 16” / 40 cm circ.
Adjust needle size as necessary to obtain the correct gauge

Notions
Cable needle (cn); tapestry needle; stitch markers (m); waste yarn.

Gauge
1 Chart B rep = 4.25” / 11 cm across on Size A needle, after blocking.

18 sts and 29 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Garter Slip Texture (Chart A) on Size A needle, after blocking.

Skills Required
Cabling with/or without a cable needle; increasing and decreasing; picking up stitches; seaming; German Short Rows; optional, Italian Tubular Bind Off.

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