This evergreen sweater by Andrea Mowry features some of our favourite characteristics in a knitting pattern: simple yet effective stitching, effortless garter sections and a wondrous final result.
Knit top down, with a flattering, cropped, boxy silhouette, it looks equally beautiful paired with your favorite jeans or thrown on over a dress!
We opted to knit it in Bottoni Sport, as it had the nearest thickness to the original yarn used for this piece; in any case you'll have to adjust your own gauge to make it fit to your dimensions.
In fact, Bottoni - though knitted with the same needles as the recommended ones - blooms quite nicely, yielding a larger garment than expected.
Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4)(5, 6, 7)
Finished Bust Circumference:39 (43, 47, 51)(55, 59, 63)”, 99 (109, 119.5, 129.5)(140, 150, 160) cm
Recommended ease is 4-9”/10-23 cm
the sample shown here is actually a SIZE 1, but tunrs out quite roomy for a 96cm bust, with 20cm of positive ease.
Yarn
Used for this sample: Bottoni Sport ( 100% italian wool from Brogna, Sambucana and Moretta breeds) - 350m/100g per skein
Colorway: Marina
Please note that yardage refers to our own sample and to the used yarn, so it differs from the original indications
Suggested Yardage: 1334 (1464, 1608, 1742)(1886, 2040, 2188) yds, 1225 (1345, 1471, 1594) (1725, 1865, 2000) m
that equals to 4 (4, 5, 5)(5, 6, 6) skeins of Bottoni sport
Needles
US 4/3.5 mm – 32”/80 cm to 40”/100 cm circular and preferred needles for small circumference knitting (Magic Loop or DPNs)
US 3/3.25 mm - 16”/40 cm circular for collar, 32”/80 cm for hem and preferred needles for small circumference knitting for cuffs.
Gauge
21 sts & 44 rows = 4”/10 cm on larger needles.
Measured over garter stitch in the round after blocking.
