Amelia Blouse

The Amelia Blouse is a tightfitting blouse worked in an all-over lace pattern. The blouse is worked bottom-up in the round – first the body, then the sleeves, after which the pieces are joined for the yoke and decreases are worked along the body, sleeves and shoulders. **Difficulty:** ★★★☆☆   **Sizes:** XXS (XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL) 4XL (5XL) **Width:** 64 (74) 85 (96) 106 (117) 128 (138) 149 (159) cm. The Amelia Blouse has a recommended negative ease of up to 15%. This means that you should choose a size where the final width of the garment is up to 15% smaller than your bust measurement. **Full Length:** 39 (40) 40 (41) 42 (47) 48 (50) 51 (53) cm. **Recommended Yarn:** *Striped Version:* Colour A: 100 (100) 100 (100) 150 (150) 150 (150) 200 (200) g Pure Silk (250m/50g) or Cotton Merino (250m/50g) or Merino (250m/50g) by Knitting for Olive. Colour B: 100 (100) 100 (100) 150 (150) 150 (150) 200 (200) g Pure Silk (250m/50g) or Cotton Merino (250m/50g) or Merino (250m/50g) by Knitting for Olive. Colour C: 100 (100) 100 (100) 150 (150) 150 (150) 200 (200) g Pure Silk (250m/50g) or Cotton Merino (250m/50g) or Merino (250m/50g) by Knitting for Olive. *Solid Coloured Version:* 200 (250) 250-300 (300) 350 (400) 400 (450) 500 (500) g Pure Silk (250m/50g) or Cotton Merino (250m/50g) or Merino (250m/50g) by Knitting for Olive. **Gauge:** 32 stitches x 40 rounds in lace knitting on 3 mm needles – or whichever needed to obtain gauge = 10 x 10 cm after washing and blocking. **Suggested needles:** 3 mm circular needles (60/80/100 cm) and 3 mm dpns. *Please note* that sizes 2XL, 4XL, and 5XL have not been testkitted. They have been released with the pattern to remove the hurdle of having to ask or commit to a testknit. However, if you have experience with lacework and are interested in testing one of the sizes, feel free to contact katrin@solvaraknitwear.com.