Presidio blouse is a lightweight feminine design inspired by The Presidio in San Francisco. The blouse is designed to be made with light DK cotton yarn for a perfectly draped fit ending in delicate Picot edging. Optional bust and waist shaping give you further tools to create a bespoke blouse that fits exactly the way you want it to!

Constructed from the top down, the top is worked back-and-forth in stockinette. German short row shaping helps the neck stay high on the back, after which stitch increases are worked on every right side row to create the raglan yoke. The blouse is then split into the body and sleeves, which are worked separately. The body instructions include optional german short row bust shaping as well as optional waist shaping, which give the blouse a more feminine fit-and-flare silhouette. The body and sleeves are finished with a picot stitch bind-off, and the blouse is finished with a six-button double-knitted button band.

Sizes: US XS-5XLircumference 30-62in/76-157cm)

Materials:

• 3mm circular needles with at least 32-inch (80-cm) cord
• (optional) 3mm circular needles with 8-inch (20-cm) cord for the sleeves, or
• (optional) 3mm DPNs for the sleeves
• 2mm circular needles with at least 32-inch (80-cm) cord for the double-knitted button band
• 250(300)350(400)450(500)550(600)650g cotton yarn (50g/100m)
• scrap yarn or stitch holders
• tapestry needle
• stitch markers (x4)
• 15mm diameter buttons (x6) or similar

Gauge:
4x4” (10x10cm)
20 stitches x 24 rows
(in stockinette)