Snow Drop Sweater

Snow Drop Sweater is an oversized sweater knitted from the top down. The sweater is knit with cables from charts. First you form the back piece using short rows. The front is picked up at the shoulders and knit seperately before the shoulders are joined. The body is finished with a 1x1 rib. Stitches are picked up for the sleeves and knit in the round in pattern. Lastly the stitches for the collar are picked up and knit in a 1x1 folded rib.

Needles: Circular needle 5,5 mm (40, 60, 80/100 cm) [US9 (16, 24, 32/40 inches)], circular needle 4,5 mm (40, 80/100 cm) [US7 (16 and 32/40 inches)].

Gauge: 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] = 20 sts x 24 rows texture knit with needle 5,5 mm [US ] after washing and blocking the swatch.

Sizes: 1 (2) 3 (4) 5

Bust circumference: 108 (116) 124 (132) 140 cm

Length: 58 (60) 62 (64) 66 cm

Materials:

550 (600) 650 (700) 750 g Peruvian Highland Wool from Filcolana ([50 g = 100 m [109 yds]) held together with 175 (175) 200 (200) 225 g Alva from Filcolana ([25 g = 175 m [190 yds]).