BELLA BLOUSE is an elegant, soft sweater with a delicate, feminine edging around the neckline and on the sleeves. Stitches are cast on with the Italian cast on method, and the neckline edging is worked in twisted rib. Then, the edging around the neckline is worked in fair isle. The yoke is worked in stockinette stitch. To create ease and a good fit across the back and around the neckline, short rows are worked at the upper part of the yoke. Before the work is divided into body and sleeves, increases are worked along the armholes. Body and sleeves are worked in stockinette stitch. The body is finishedwith a ribbing, and the sleeves are finished with a fair isle edging as well as with a ribbing and Italian bind off.
Sizes
Sizes: 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) 9 (10)
Bust circumference: 93 (99) 104 (111) 118 (122) 127 (134) 138 (146) cm
Length: 53 (54) 55 (56) 57 (58) 58 (60) 61 (62) cm
Sleeve length: 41 (42) 43 (44) 45 (45) 46 (46) 47 (47) cm
Sleeve width: 38 (38) 39 (39) 40 (40) 41 (41) 42 (42) cm
How much positive ease you like in your clothes varies from person to person. Measuring some of your favorite sweaters can help you choose the perfect size.
I have a positive ease of 10 cm in my BELLA BLOUSE.
Needles
Double pointed needles 4 mm
Circular needle 4 mm and 4.5 mm (40 and 60/100 cm)
Optional: 4 mm straight needle for the Italian cast on
Gauge
17 sts × 25 rows in stockinette stitch on a 4.5 mm needle =
10 × 10 cm
Materials
Color A:
50 (50) 50 (50) 50 (50) 50 (50) 50 (50) g Isager Bouclé by Isager in color E0 (100 % alpaca; 175 m/50 g)
25 (25) 25 (25) 25 (25) 25 (25) 25 (25) g Silk Mohair by Isager in color 0 (75 % super kid mohair, 25 % silk; 212 m/25 g)
– two strands of Silk Mohair and 1 strand of Isager Bouclé are held together throughout
Color B:
200 (250) 250 (250) 300 (300) 300 (350) 350 (350) g Isager Bouclé by Isager in color 100 (100 % alpaca; 175 m/50 g)
175 (200) 200 (200) 225 (250) 250 (300) 300 (300) g Silk Mohair by Isager in color 100 (75 % super kid mohair, 25 % silk; 212 m/25 g)
– two strands of Silk Mohair and 1 strand of Isager Bouclé are held together throughout
