As usual I took my inspiration from the protected flora of Dordogne. This time I have chosen the Linaigrette (Eriophorum gracile Koch ex Rothiii), a plant whose the thin stem bears an inflorescence of fluffy flowers, looking like cotton.
The slenderness and fluffiness of the plant are illustrated in the lace collar and colour work of my little sweater.

This beauty is worked flat top-down, starting with a provisional cast on. Body and sleeves are separated at the underarm. Body is worked straight with an easy stranded pattern at the end, finished with a picot hem. Sleeves are worked in the round, top down. They are slightly shorter than usual and all stitches are gathered at the end. A little lace collar is joined at the neck. Finally stitches are picked up along the edge to work the buttons bands.

Level
★★★ (on 5)
Sizes
Pattern includes 14 sizes corresponding roughly to 3 m, (6 m, 9 m, 12 m), (18 m, 2, 3), (4, 5, 6), (7, 8, 9) 10 years. Pattern is designed with 2-3 in / 5-7 cm positive ease.
Final measurements are given in schematic and in table 1a or 1b (see last picture)
Material
Yarn
Pascuali, Sole, (90% cotton pima, 10% cashmere; 1.76 oz / 50 g, 153 y / 140 m), shown in :
MC: colour 55, beige: 3 (3, 3, 4), (4, 4, 5), (5, 6, 6), (7, 7, 8), 8 skeins.
CC: colour 01, white: 1 skein.
Needles
US 3 / 3.25 mm circular needle for working the body or size needed to obtain gauge.
US 2½ / 3 mm circular needle or one size smaller than the main needle.
Notions
Scrap yarn.
2 stitch markers.
2 stitches holders.
Tapestry needle.
6 (6, 6, 6), (7, 7, 7), (8, 9, 9), (10, 10, 10), 10 buttons 11 mm.
Gauge
26 sts x 36 rows worked in stocking stitches over 4 in / 10 cm using US 3 / 3.25 mm needle, washed and blocked.

Imperial and metric measures are given.
Written instructions and charts.

A huge thank you to my wonderful testers who improved so much the first version of this pattern. Thank you
lestouffer ; Labedz ; svetula27 ;LadyDaVinciKnits ; nayus ; Kbasley ; TeenyTinyRedHouse ; Klopez4455 ; dariajk ; DianaBogd ; matoaca423.