Blath flower sweater

Blath flower sweater is a playful design, which features a colourwork pattern resembling stamens and petals, as if you are indeed wearing a flower on your shoulders. It also comes with exaggerated puffy sleeves, which are gathered at the cuff. If that’s not your cup of tea, a classic fitted sleeve option is also provided in the pattern. The pullover is worked top-down in the round. 

You can take a closer look at my sample and discover the design process in this podcast episode.

Sizes

• The pattern is written for nine sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) with a finished bust circumference of ca. 93 (103, 113, 123, 134) (144, 154, 164, 174) cm // 37.25 (41.25, 45.25, 49.25, 53.5) (57.5, 61.5, 65.5, 69.5) in incl. at least 15 cm (6 in) of the recommended positive ease. 

The sample is shown in size 3 on a 160 cm (5.3 ft) tall model with ca. 84-66-94 cm (33–26–39 in) body measurements. For more of the finished garment measurements, please refer to the schematic on page 2. 

Yarn

• MC: ca. 470 (510, 555, 600, 665) (735, 780, 875, 925) g or 5 (6, 6, 6, 7) (8, 8, 9, 10) skeins of Twist DK from LITLG, 100% Superwash Extrafine Merino Wool, with 230 m (252 yds) in 100 g, shown in colourway Autumn;

or ca. 1081 (1173, 1277, 1380, 1530) (1691, 1794, 2013, 2128) m // 1183 (1283, 1396, 1510, 1673) (1849, 1963, 2202, 2327) yds of any other DK weight yarn with a matching gauge. 

The yardage for MC is calculated for a slightly cropped version with puffy sleeves (as shown) and already includes 10% extra for extra length. 

Deduct ca. 20% if planning for a cropped version with a classic fitted sleeve.

• CC: ca. 75 (80, 85, 90, 95) (100, 105, 110, 115) g or 1 (1, 1, 1, 1) (1, 2, 2, 2) skeins of the same yarn, shown in colourway Fireclay;

or ca. 173 (184, 196, 207, 219) (230, 242, 253, 265) m // 189 (201, 214, 226, 239) (252, 264, 277, 289) yds of any other DK weight yarn with a matching gauge.

Needles and notions

• 3.0 mm (US 2.5) and 
• 3.5 mm (US 4) circular needles; 
• spare cables, spare circular needles or scrap yarn to keep sts on hold;
• a few stitch markers, one of which is removable;
• a tapestry needle or a crochet hook to weave in the ends.

Gauge

• 20 sts & 24 rnds in 10 cm (4 in) on 3.5 mm (US 4) needles measured over stockinette st and colourwork worked in the round after blocking;
• 26 sts & 32 rnds in 10 cm (4 in) on 3.0 mm (US 2.5) needles measured over 1x1 ribbing worked in the round after blocking.

Adjust the needle sizes if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Language



• English