Lalea Sweater

LALEA is a seamless top-down sweater with a scalloped neckline and an intricate lace pattern on the yoke while the rest is made in reverse stockinette (knitted on wrong side). The ease across all the sizes is 15 cm/6”. The picture shows size 3 with 15 cm/6” of positive ease. YARN: ROAN SPORT by PRIMROSE YARN Co, (60% American SW Merino, 40% domestic non-SW Merino), 297 m/325 yds in 100 Gr Grams: 380 (415, 455, 505, 565) (605, 645, 690, 720) Metres: 1125 (1235, 1355, 1495, 1685) (1795, 1915, 2045, 2135) Yards: 1230 (1350, 1485, 1635, 1845) (1965, 2095, 2240, 2335) I used colorway Beautiful Ambition NEEDLES: • 2.5 mm/U.S. size 1.5 80 cm/32” circular needles • 2.5 mm/U.S. size 1.5 60 cm/24” circular needles or your preferred needles for knitting small circumference in the round (neck) • 3.0 mm/U.S. size 2.5 80 cm/32” circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge • 3.0 mm/U.S. size 2.5 circular needles or your preferred needles for knitting small circumference in the round (sleeves) NOTIONS: • stitch holders or waste yarn • main marker and smaller markers for chart sections • tapestry needle or crochet hook to weave in ends GAUGE: 24 sts/35 RNDs = 10 cm/4” square in stockinette stitch on 3.0 mm/U.S. size 2.5 needles after blocking SIZES: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) to fit chest circumference: 70 (80, 90, 100, 110) (120, 130, 140, 150) cm/28 (32, 36, 40, 44) (48, 52, 56, 60)" FINISHED CHEST MEASUREMENT: 85 (95, 105, 115, 125) (135, 145, 155, 165) cm/34 (38, 42, 46, 50) (54, 58, 62, 66)" PATTERN NOTES: • The sweater is worked in one piece top down. You start with the circular yoke according to the lace charts. • After the lace charts you turn your work and knit on WS to get a reverse Stockinette on RS. • Then you separate the sleeves and the body, and work the neck shaping with short rows. • After that, you continue working the sleeves and the body separately. SKILLS REQUIRED: • basics (cast on/bind off, knit/purl, increase/decrease) • short rows • working in the round • working from a chart (written instructions to charts are also provided)