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Argila is an half hourglass shaped sweater, knit from the bottom up, in flat pieces.
It is designed to be worn with 7.5cm/3” positive ease at the bust and 5cm/2” at the high hip.
The front piece is knit in brick stitch, while the back is knit in stockinette stitch, except for the top section at armhole height which is also knit in brick stitch. The neck has a rounded shape.
Sizes
The pattern is written to fit a bust circumference:
- 75(80, 85, 90, 95, 100)[105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130]cm
- 30(32, 34, 36, 38, 40)[42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52]”
Finished sweater bust circumference:
- 82.5(87.5, 92.5, 97.5, 102.5, 107.5)[112.5, 117.5, 122.5, 127.5, 132.5, 137.5]cm
- 33(35, 37, 39, 41, 43)[45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55]”
The sample is a size 85cm/34” with 5cm/2” of positive ease.
Materials
Yarn
Sport weight yarn:
- 1020(1080, 1110, 1200, 1260, 1350)[1410, 1470, 1560, 1620, 1710, 1770] meters
- 1112(1177, 1210, 1308, 1373, 1472)[1537, 1602, 1700, 1766, 1864, 1929] yards
My sample was knit in Fonty Nimbus, colorway Paprika, and I used 1020m/1112yd.
Needles
- 3.50mm/US 4 (or size needed to get gauge).
- 3.00mm/US 2.5 (or one size smaller than size needed to get gauge)
Notions
Stitch markers, tapestry needle and scrap yarn.
Gauge with 3.50mm/US 4 needles
Stockinette stitch
24 sts and 34 rows = 10cm/4'' (after blocking)
Brick stitch
24 sts and 44 rows = 10cm/4'' (after blocking)
Measurements of the finished sweater:
Ravelry
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