Ainoa Sweater pattern, ENG

Sizes:
(XS) S (M) L (XL) XXL

Finished garment measurements:
Bust circumference: (87 cm 34.3") 95 cm 37.4" (108 cm 42.5") 120 cm 47.2" (133 cm 52.4") 146 cm 57.5"
Length from shoulder to hem: 53 cm 20.9" or desired length
Neck opening width: (33.5 cm 13.2") 35 cm 13.8" (37.5 cm 14.8") 39.5 cm 15.6" (41 cm 16.1") 43 cm 16.9"

Yarn: Novita Soft Merino 4 PLY (200 m 50 g) held together with Filcolana Tilia (210 m 25 g).
Yarn amounts: (XS) 300 g + 125 g S 350 g + 150 g (M) 350 g + 150 g L 400 g + 175 g (XL) 400 g + 200 g XXL 450 g + 200 g

Alternative yarn combinations include for example:
Drops Baby Merino held together with Drops Kid-Silk Sandnes Garn Sunday held together with Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair Lang Yarns Jawoll Superwash held together with Lang Yarns Jawoll Superwash

Gauge: 24 sts x 30 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm 4" x 4"
(NOTE Gauge is measured after finishing. Merino yarn stretches when washed.)

Needles and notions: 80 cm 32" circular needles size 3.5 mm / US 4 and 100 cm 40" circular needles size 4.0 mm / US 6 or needle size needed to obtain gauge. You will also need a cable needle.

Construction:
Ainoa is a relaxed top-down sweater worked in the round. Decorative vine motifs are worked between the raglan increases. The entire sweater is knitted holding a merino yarn together with a silk mohair yarn creating a luxuriously soft fabric. The vine motifs at the raglans merge under the arms to form two cables that run along the sides of the sweater from the underarm down to the hem. Knitting begins with the neck ribbing. The vine motifs and increases are then worked as the yoke is shaped. After completing the yoke the sleeves are separated and the body is worked in the round with the side cables. Finally the sleeves are knitted straight down and finished with ribbing.

Laura Wiik Design