Lilou Blouse

The Lilou Blouse is a feminine stockinette blouse with i-cord ties at the waist and on the sleeves. The blouse is worked top down with raglan increases on the yoke. The first part of the yoke is worked back and forth, and then the rest of the blouse is worked in the round on circular needles. Along the way, yarn overs are worked on both the sleeves and body, which is where the ties will be threaded into at the end. At the yarn overs, stitches are picked up and worked to create a casing on the wrong side of the piece. The sleeves are worked straight down without decreases. Both the sleeves and body are finished with a regular bind-off, so the edges will naturally roll slightly upwards. For the neckline, an i-cord bind-off is worked from picked up stitches. Finally, i-cord ties are worked and threaded through the casings on the body and the sleeves. __ **Sizes** (XXS) XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL **Measurements** Bust circumference: (105) 110 (115) 120 (125) 133 (143) 155 cm (41 ⅜) 43 ¼ (45 ¼) 47 ¼ (49 ¼) 52 ⅜ (56 ¼) 61 inches Full length: (56) 56 (57) 58 (58) 59 (60) 60 cm (22) 22 (22 ½) 22 ⅞ (22 ⅞) 23 ¼ (23 ⅝) 23 ⅝ inches Sleeve length: (42) 42 (42) 42 (42) 42 (42) 42 cm (16 ½) 16 ½ (16 ½) 16 ½ (16 ½) 16 ½ (16 ½) 16 ½ inches **Gauge** 20 sts x 32 rows in stockinette stitch using 4 mm (US6) needles = 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4 inches) **Needles** Circular needles 3 mm / US2.5 (40 cm / 16 inches) Circular needles 3.5 mm / US4 (40 and 80 cm / 16 and 32 inches) Circular needles 4 mm / US6 (40 and 80 cm / 16 and 32 inches) Double-pointed needles 3.5 mm / US4 **Materials** Soft Silk Mohair by Knitting for Olive: (225) 225 (250) 250 (300) 300 (300) 325 grams The blouse is worked with 2 strands held together. **Size guide** The recommended positive ease is approximately 25 cm (9 ⅞ inches) larger than your chest measurement. Measure yourself around your chest or at the widest point of your torso and add 25 cm (9 ⅞ inches) to determine which size to knit. The finished measurements of the garment when knitted at gauge can be found on the first page of the pattern. The different sizes are intended for a chest measurement of approximately (80) 85 (90) 95 (100) 108 (118) 130 cm (31 ½) 33 ½ (35 ⅜) 37 ⅜ (39 ⅜) 42 ½ (46 ½) 51 ⅛ inches. The blouse in the pictures is knitted in two strands of Soft Silk Mohair by Knitting for Olive, in the colors Soft Rose and Pink Clay.