Juniper Sweater

Juniper evokes memories of best friends, picking flowers on a field, baking cookies with mom. A comfy, flattering, and feminine sweater that will complement any outfit. It can be cropped or as long as desired and the lace on the sleeves can be made with the same color or a contrasting one. Juniper is worked vertically in 3 pieces that are sewn together at the end. The stitch creates a cozy but light fabric that resembles a knitted rib. Skill level: Intermediate Materials YARN: DK weight yarn (size 3). Approximately 840 (920, 990, 1080, 1190, 1280, 1320, 1430, 1460) m of MC and 120- 150 m of CC for a cropped sweater with long sleeves. Sample used Six and Seven Fiber, Soybean Base (100% Non SW Merino DK) in the colorways Willow (Main Color), and Au Lait (Contrasting Color). HOOKS: 5 mm or size needed to meet gauge and 1 mm smaller for lace panel. NOTIONS: tapestry needle, scissors, 12 stitch mkrs and 2 strands of scrap yarn to be used as mkrs. GAUGE: 20 sts x 17 rows of dslBLO using a 5 mm hook = 10 x 10 cm Sizes + measurements This pattern comes in 9 different sizes. These are the finished garment measurements: Bust Circumference: 76.5 (88, 100, 106, 117, 129, 135, 147, 159) cm / 30 (34.8, 39.5, 41.7, 46.3, 51, 53.3, 58, 62.5) inches.The design is made with -5 to 5 cm (-2 to 2 inches) of ease in mind.