Holly Blouse

Holly Blouse is a light and airy blouse that features a beautiful and detailed allover lace pattern with elegantly clean and minimal edges along the neckline, sleeves and body. The blouse is worked entirely in the round from the bottom up using 1 strand of either Merino, Cotton Merino or Pure Silk. You start working the body up to the armholes where it is then placed on hold while you work both sleeves. Afterwards, work is joined at the underarms and the yoke shaped with charted decreases. The neckline is finished with an elegant and durable i-cord edge while the body and sleeves have folded edges. Holly Blouse has long sleeves and is intended to be fitted overall but without being tight. It is therefore designed with negative ease as the eyelet pattern will stretch slightly with wear. To choose the correct size, look at the ‘to fit chest circumference’ measurements on the previous page. If your actual chest circumference is, say, 98 cm [38½”], you should choose to knit a size M in order to achieve the intended fit. The Holly lace pattern is charted only. Sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL) Finished measurements: Chest circumference: approx. 74 (80, 86, 98, 105, 117, 129, 135, 148) cm [29¼ (31½, 33¾, 38½, 41¼, 46, 50¾, 53¼, 58¼)]” to fit chest circumference: approx. 76-83 (84-91, 92-99, 100-107, 108-117, 118-127, 128-138, 139-149, 150-160) cm [30-32¾ (33-35¾, 36¼-39, 39¼-42¼, 42½-46, 46½-50, 50½-54¼, 54¾-58¾, 59-63)]”; Total length from shoulder (next to neckband) to edge: approx. 52 (54, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 66) cm [20½ (21¼) 21¾ (22½) 23¼ (24) 24¾ (25½) 26)]”; Sleeve length from underarm to edge: approx. 43 (45, 45, 45, 45, 45, 43, 43, 41) cm [17 (17¾, 17¾, 17¾, 17¾, 17¾, 17, 17, 16¼)]” Yarn: Knitting for Olive Merino, Cotton Merino or Pure Silk (250 m [273 yd] / 50 g [1.8 oz]), fingering-weight yarn, 5 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8) balls. Sample is in Merino in Bordeaux colorway Needles: 2.5 mm / US1.5 and 3 mm / US2.5 circular needles, or in size to obtain gauge Gauge (after blocking): 26 sts and 33 rows = 10 cm [4”] in pattern (Chart A) with 3 mm / US2.5 needles Notions: Stitch markers, waste yarn or stitch holders, tapestry needle