Summer Snowflake is a simple top with puff sleeves and a decorative eyelet border along the neckline, sleeves, and hem. The top is designed so that it can be worn both ways – either with the neck opening at the back or at the front.

It is a fun an easy knit without advanced techniques - perfect for beginners! It is worked top-down in stockinette stitch with raglan increases, using double strand merino and silk mohair on 4 mm (US 6) needles. The gauge of 20 sts / 10 cm / 4” allows for endless yarn combinations. Add a few skeins an elongate the sleeves to knit an all-year sweater version.

Materials
Needles: 3.5 mm (US 4) & 4 mm (US 6) circular needles
Gauge: 20 sts × 29 rows = 10 cm / 4″ in stockinette
Yarn (held together throughout):
• Drops Alpaca — 167 m / 182 yd per 50 g skein
• Drops Kid Silk — 210 m / 229 yd per 25 g skein

Bust circumference
XS: 90 cm / 35.4″
S: 94 cm / 37.0″
M: 98 cm / 38.6″
L: 102 cm / 40.2″
XL: 110 cm / 43.3″
2XL: 116 cm / 45.7″

Length
XS: 53 cm / 20.9″
S: 54 cm / 21.3″
M: 55 cm / 21.7″
L: 56 cm / 22.0″
XL: 56 cm / 22.0″
2XL: 57 cm / 22.4″

Yardage & grams per size

XS: Merino 680 m / 741 yd (200 g); Silk Mohair 630 m / 687 yd (100 g)

S: Merino 680 m / 741 yd (200 g); Silk Mohair 630 m / 687 yd (100 g)

M: Merino 680 m / 741 yd (200 g); Silk Mohair 840 m / 916 yd (100 g)

L: Merino 850 m / 927 yd (250 g); Silk Mohair 840 m / 916 yd (125 g)

XL: Merino 850 m / 927 yd (250 g); Silk Mohair 1050 m / 1145 yd (125 g)

2XL: Merino 1020 m / 1112 yd (300 g); Silk Mohair 1050 m / 1145 yd (125 g)