Straw sweater 1 knitted in DROPS Kid-Silk + Flora and one strand of Merino Extra Fine. The straw pattern on the body involves 28 rounds of intricate work, but the rest of the sweater is much simpler. The sweater is knitted from the bottom up with cables in the raglan. The model in the picture is wearing size M.

Sizes
XS (S) M (L) XL (XXL)

Measurements
Bust circumference: 88 (95) 103 (111) 118 (126) cm
Full length: 58 (60) 61 (63) 65 (67) cm
Sleeve length: 42 (44) 46 (47) 48 (49) cm
Neck circumference: 42 (46) 48 (50) 50 (50) cm

Gauge
21 stitches x 27 rows in stocking stitch on 4 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm.

NOTE: Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches over 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches over 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.

Needles
Double-pointed needles and circular needles (40 cm) size 3.5 mm
Circular needles size 4.5 mm (40 and 80 cm)

Yarn and yarn amounts
DROPS Flora, 65% wool, 35% alpaca. Yardage per skein 50 grams = 210 meters
DROPS Kid-Silk, 75% mohair, 25% silk. Yardage per skein 25 grams = 200 meters
DROPS Merino, 100 % merino extra fine. Yardage per skein 50 grams = 105 meters

DROPS Flora
Colour 01 off white, 200 (250) 250 (250) 300 (300) g

DROPS Kid-Silk
Colour 01 off white, 100 (125) 125 (125) 150 (150) g

DROPS Merino extra fine
Colour 37 misty forrest, 50 (50) 100 (100) 100 (100) g

Knitting the Straw sweater
The Straw sweater is knitted from the bottom up, starting with the body and sleeves, which are worked separately. Once the body and sleeves are complete, they are joined together, and the yoke is shaped with raglan decreases where the raglan shaping is done using cable decreases.
The pattern on the body consists of a detailed chart that is followed for a specific number of rounds, after which the rest of the sweater is mainly stocking stitch.