Cloudy Day Raglan

Cloudy Day Raglan is a beautiful textured sweater, combining lace and purl stripes. The sweater is worked seamlessly from top down and requires minimal finishing. The work begins with the neck ribbing. The neckline is then shaped with short rows. When the raglan increases are completed, sleeve stitches are placed on hold. The body is then worked in the round towards the hem and finished off with a ribbing. Sleeve stitches are then placed back on the needles and the sleeves are worked in the round towards the cuffs.

The pattern includes a photo tutorial for German short rows. The lace pattern is both charted and written.

SIZES:

XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL)

Bust circumference of the finished sweater: 33 ¼ (38, 42 ¾, 45 ¼, 50, 54 ¾, 57, 61 ¾)” / 83 (95, 107, 113, 124.5, 136.5, 142.5, 154.5) cm.

To fit the actual bust 28 (32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56)” / 70 (80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140) cm.

Designed to be worn with approximately 5-6 ¾” / 12.5-17 cm of positive ease. Shown in size S.

YARN:

1050 (1210, 1350, 1440, 1570, 1725, 1845, 2015) yds / 960 (1105, 1235, 1320, 1435, 1580, 1690, 1845) m fingering weight yarn and the same amount of laceweight mohair to be held together

or DK-weight yarn if working with a single strand.

Please note that the given amounts are only an estimate.

The yarns used for the sample are Knitting for Olive Merino (273 yds / 250 m per 50 g skein; 100 % extra fine merino) and Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (246 yds / 225 m per 25 g skein; 70 % mohair, 30 % silk), both in color Ballerina.

NEEDLES:

For main body, raglans and sleeves:

US 6 / 4 mm circular needles, 16” / 40 cm and 32” / 80 cm or longer

US 6 / 4 mm double-pointed needles (or a long circular needle if using Magic loop technique)

For ribbings:

US 4 / 3.5 mm circular needles, 16” / 40 cm and 32” / 80 cm or longer

US 4 / 3.5 mm double-pointed needles (or a long circular needle if using Magic loop technique)

NOTIONS:

stitch markers,

row counter,

waste yarn for holding the sleeve stitches,

tapestry needle

GAUGE:

22 sts and 33 rows in Purl stripe pattern using larger needles and yarns held together = 4” / 10 cm after blocking

one repeat of Lace pattern is approximately 2 ½” / 6 cm wide and 3 ¼” / 8 cm high