Jane Sweater features a bold shoulder and a two-layer illusion.

Designed seamlessly in only one piece, the sweater sports a vest silhouette and overlaid sleeves. It is worked top-down in stockinette stitch. First, back and front are knit separately back and forth. Then, they are joined at the underarm and the sweater is worked in the round to the hem. The folded shoulder is picked up along the armhole, and then folded over and sewn down on the WS. After that, stitches are put on hold and one continues to work the sleeve to the cuff. The sleeves are also shaped by some decreases. The folded neck is worked by picking up the stitches from the neckline.

The model in the picture is 169 cm tall and wears a size 2.

LEVEL

Intermediate (2/3)

YARN

7 (7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 10, 11) skeins of Natural Cotton Merino Gregoria Fibers (50g = 180 yards/165 m) (70% cotton, 30% merino).

12 (12, 12, 14, 16, 16, 16, 16) skeins of Kidsilk Lace Gregoria Fibers (25g = 230 yards/ 210 m) (73% superkid mohair, 27% silk).

The sweater is worked holding three strands of yarn together (two of Kidsilk Lace and one of Natural Cotton Merino).

For the sample we used two strands of our colourway “Sand” of Kidsilk Lace and one strand of our colourway “Oat” of Natural Cotton Merino.

NEEDLES

US 8 / 5 mm circular needles, cable length 32 or 40” (80 or 100 cm) in stockinette stitch.

US 6 / 4 mm circular needles, cable length 16 or 24” (40 or 60 cm) for the ribbing.

GAUGE

16 stitches x 21 rnds = 4” / 10 cm on US 8 (5 mm) needles.

SIZES

1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
The sweater is designed to be very oversized with a positive ease of 4-5.7” (10-16 cm) at bust.

Finished bust circumference: 40.5 (42.5, 43.5, 47.5) (49.5, 51.5, 55.5, 59.5)” / 101.25 (106.25, 108.75, 118.75) (123.75, 128.75, 138.75, 148.75) cm