Stylish blouse with details that give a nostalgic look back in time
Size: S/L – (XL/XXL)
Half chest measurement: 77 (91) cm. (from sleeve edge to sleeve edge)
Length: 54 (57) cm.
Materials
Drops Brushed Alpaca Silk
Drops Cotton Viscose
Consumption
Brushed Alpaca Silk : 6(8)skeins Color 12
Cotton Viscose 6(8)skeins Color 28
Cotton Viscose Contrast color: 1 (1) skeins Color 24
15 mm buttons.
Needles: 80 cm circular needles. 4 mm, 5.5 mm and 3 mm.
Gauge: 5.5mm needles. 16.5 stitches x 20 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
It works back and forth, but there are many stitches on the needle at the end.
Recipe
Cast on 81 (104) sts (incl. 1 edge stitch on each side, knit all rows until you reach the sleeves) on needle 4 with one strand of each quality and work 13 rows in rib (k1, p1)
Change to a 5.5 mm needle and work 4 rows in stockinette stitch.
Now increase 1 stitch on each side inside the edge stitches on every 4th row a total of 10 times. (101/124 masks)
Increase 1 stitch on each side inside the edge stitches on every 2nd row a total of 5 times. (111/134 masks)
Now increase 2 stitches on each side on every 2nd row a total of 2 times ( 119 /142 stitches)
Now increase 1 x 4 stitches on each side (127/150 stitches)
Work straight until the work measures 31(33) cm.
Now start knitting 3 edge stitches on each side (this is the edge of the sleeve)
Work straight in stockinette stitch until the work measures 53(56) cm.
When the work measures 53 (56) cm. the neckline should be made like this :
Change to needle 3 and a contrasting color.
Knit 1, increase 1 (pick up the strand and knit it twisted) continue in this way and end with knit 1.
Knit 7 rows and bind off loosely from the RS.
Knit a similar piece.
Assembly:
Sew the sides together and up under the sleeve, sew together in the outer edge stitch.
Neck edge:
Overlap the neck edges and sew in buttons evenly spaced like this :
I sewed the first button in 1.5 cm. from the edge of the sleeve and 1 button towards the neck, leaving 32 cm. be open to the neck and then put the last 2 buttons on each side at equal intervals.
I made small stitches on the back of the neckline so it doesn’t come apart, but it would also be nice to make peeks for the shoulders.
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