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Textured Sweater

The addition of a lace centre panel to this classic sweater adds softness and interest to a classic boxy shape for a feminine twist. Drop shoulders continue the soft boxy feel with shaping on sleeve tops to create the garment structure. A wide neck is given structure by adding a two by two ribbed neckband, worked after pieces are seamed and the sweater is almost complete.

SIZES
To fit bust: 76-81 86-91: 97-102: 107-112: 117-122: 127-132 cm (30-32 34-36: 38-40: 42-44: 46-48: 50-52 in)

RECOMMENDED EASE
The sweater is intended to fit with 10-15 cm (4-6 in) of positive ease, measured around chest. Sample shown in second size.

GARMENT MEASUREMENTS
Bust (at underarm): 91 102: 113: 124: 135: 146 cm (36.5 41: 45: 49.5: 54: 58.5 in)
Length (from shoulder): 51 52: 53: 54.5: 56: 58.5 cm (20 20.25: 20.5: 21: 21.5: 22.5 in)
Sleeve seam: 32 cm (12.5 in)

YARN
The Fibre Co. Cumbria Fingering (60% merino wool, 30% masham wool, 10% mohair; 300 m (328 yd) per 100 g hank)
in Appleby Castle – 4 5: 5: 6: 6: 7 hanks

You can purchase Cumbria Fingering from select local yarn shops around the world and directly from The Fibre Co.’s online shop. Follow this link for a list of stockists.

NEEDLES
1 pair 2.75mm (US 2) needles (or size to obtain gauge)
1 pair 3mm (US 2.5) needles (or size to obtain gauge)

TENSION
29 sts and 40 rows to 10 cm (4 in) measured over st st using 3mm (US 2.5) needles.

Foundations: The first wobbly scarf you knit and knotted proudly around your neck to keep out the cold. The handmade mittens you wore as a child, a gift from a beloved relative. When we think about the hours spent making those items, we understand that they are an act of love. It’s the time you set aside for your own creativity that day. It’s the way you felt as your beloved pulled on your hat as they left for work that day. Each stitch, a hidden wish. The gift of handmade is at the core of our latest series of design collections. We named it ‘Foundations’ because these are the building blocks for a lifelong hobby in which we can clothe ourselves and our loved ones in beautiful colours and texture.