Sizes
(XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL) 4XL
Finished measurements
Circumference: (88) 95 (103) 110 (118) 127 (133) 143 cm (34½) 37½ (40½) 43 (46½) 50 (52) 56 inches
Back width: (33) 34 (36) 38 (39) 40 (42) 44 cm (13) 13¼ (14) 15 (15) 16 (16½) 17 inches
Length: (52) 53 (55) 57 (58) 60 (61) 62 cm (20½) 21 (21½) 23½ (24) 24½ inches
Yarn
Gepard Wild&Soft (60% merino wool, 40% wild tussah silk, 50 g = 240 m)
held together with
Gepard Kid Seta Tweed (70% mohair, 30% silk, 25 g = 210 m).
Yarn quantities
Wild&Soft col 142: (200) 250 (250) 300 (300) 350 (350) 400 g
Kid Seta Tweed col 142: (125) 125 (150) 150 (175) 200 (200) 225 g
Suggested needles
3 and 4 mm (US3 and US6) circular needles, 40 and 80/100 cm [16 and 32/40 inches].
3 mm [US3] double-pointed needles
Gauge
21 sts x approx. 29 rows stockinette stitch = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] on 4 mm [US6] needles.
Construction
First you work the top of the back section across the angled shoulders and a little bit of the back. Then, you pick up stitches for the front section along the angled shoulders on the back piece. Each shoulder is worked separately to leave an opening for the neck. The front section angled shoulders are shaped with short rows. Then you pick up sts for the top of the puff sleeve and then the sleeves, front section and back section are worked simultaneously in the round until the bottom of the arm hole. Then the body and sleeves are worked one at a time. To finish, stitches are picked up around the neckline to make the neck band. I have used a long-tail cast on for all cast-ons. All stitches are cast-off in knit and purl (i.e. knit sts are knitted, and purl sts are purled before casting off).
Selecting your size
Gabi blouse is intended to have a positive ease of 6-14 cm depending on how loose fitting you would like. Here the blouse is shown with a positive ease of 10 cm. The length is measured in the middle of the back, including the neckband.
The pattern will be sent as a pdf-file to your e-mail.
When knitting Gabi blouse, you may find the following videos helpful:
Overview - Gabi
Pick up stitches with the yarn tail
Pick up stitches for the puff sleeve
Gabi - Shoulder reinforcement
Long tail cast on
German short rows
M1T
M1R
M1L
M1RP
M1LP
K2tog
SSK
Pick up stitches for the neckline
Tubular bind off
Rearranging stitches from 2x2 rib to tubular bind off
