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Rising Lotus is a cozy top-down pullover, designed with comfort and beauty in mind. This DK-weight sweater features a relaxed, boxy silhouette and graceful scooped neckline, making it a wardrobe staple you’ll reach for again and again. My favorite part? Lotus lace panels on both front and back — they are much easier than they look and make the knitting addictive.

A few other details to love:

• You can try it on as you go for a perfect fit
• The length can easily be customized (body and sleeves)
• A short-sleeved option is included
• It’s finished with pretty half-twisted ribbing in which only the knits are twisted, for a more relaxing project
• Written instructions for the lace with an optional chart on the same page (no flipping back and forth!)
• Plus photo or video tutorials for all the tricky bits

I hope you will enjoy knitting it as much as I did!

Instructions are fully written, with one optional chart for the lotus lace.

Yarn
970 (1070, 1170, 1260) (1340, 1420, 1500) yards/890 (980, 1070, 1160) (1230, 1300, 1380) meters of DK-weight yarn; shown in ArtFil Chalet in the Detente colorway. A solid or semi-solid yarn is recommended.

Alternatively, one strand of fingering-weight yarn and one strand of silk-mohair yarn can be held together throughout. You will need the yardage indicated above for each of these yarns.

Sizes
XS (S, M, L) (XL, 2XL, 3XL)

Finished Measurements
Bust: 39 (41.75, 44.5, 47) (51.5, 55, 59.5)”/99 (106, 113, 119.5) (131, 139.5, 151) cm

Recommended ease: 4-6”/10-15 cm. To achieve this fit, choose a size with a bust measurement that is 4-6”/10-15 cm larger than your own.

Shown in XS with 5”/12.5 cm positive ease.

Blocked Gauge
18 stitches and 26 rows/rounds = 4”/10 cm square in stockinette stitch on US 7/4.5 mm needle.

Needles

• US 7/4.5 mm circular needle, 24”/60 cm or longer, or size to obtain gauge
• US 7/4.5 mm double-pointed needles or preferred method for knitting small circumferences in the round (for sleeves), or size to obtain gauge
• Two US 5/3.75 mm circular needles, one measuring 16”/40 cm (for neckband) and one measuring 24”/60 cm or longer (for body ribbing), or two sizes smaller than needle used to obtain gauge
• US 5/3.75 mm double-pointed needles or preferred method for knitting small circumferences in the round (for cuff ribbing), or two sizes smaller than needle used to obtain gauge

Notions

• 8 stitch markers (including 1 in a contrasting color or shape)
• Tapestry needle
• Two stitch holders or waste yarn

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