My new sweater is made in 100% Mongolian Cashmere by Badma Yarns. ERDENE means “JEWEL” in Mongolian and I think it is a perfect name for this simple yet eye-catching sweater with an intricate lace pattern on the sleeves. The sweater is worked seamlessly from the top down allowing you to adjust the length of the body and the sleeves.

The range of ease across all the sizes is 13.5 – 14.5 cm/5.5 – 5.75”.

The picture shows size 2 with 14.5 cm/5.75” of positive ease.

YARN:
MONGOLIAN CASHMERE by Badma Yarns, light fingering weight (100% cashmere), 210 m/230 yds in 50 Gr
Grams: 295 (360, 415, 450, 520, 580)
Metres: 1240 (1510, 1745, 1890, 2185, 2435)
Yards: 1355 (1655, 1910, 2070, 2390, 2670)
I used color Pearl Mist

NEEDLES:
• 2.5 mm/U.S. size 1.5 80 cm/32” circular needles
• 2.5 mm/U.S. size 1.5 60 cm/24” circular needles or your preferred needles for knitting small circumference in the round (neck)
• 3.0 mm/U.S. size 2.5 80 cm/32” circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge
• 3.0 mm/U.S. size 2.5 circular needles or your preferred needles for knitting small circumference in the round (sleeves)

NOTIONS:
• stitch holders or waste yarn
• main marker and smaller markers for chart sections
• cable needle
• tapestry needle or crochet hook to weave in ends

GAUGE:
23 sts/34 RNDs = 10 cm/4” square in stockinette stitch on 3.0 mm/U.S. size 2.5 needles after blocking

SIZES:
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
to fit chest circumference: 75 (90, 105, 115, 135, 155) cm/30 (36, 42, 46, 54, 62)“

FINISHED CHEST MEASUREMENT:
88.5 (104.5, 118.5, 128.5, 149.5, 168.5) cm/35.5 (41.75, 47.5, 51.5, 59.75, 67.5)“

PATTERN NOTES:
• The sweater is worked in one piece top down. You start with the lace charts for the sleeves and work raglan increases for the back and front parts.
• After the increase section, you separate the sleeves and the body and work them separately.
• The neck shaping and neck band are worked last.

SKILLS REQUIRED:
• basics (cast on/bind off, knit/purl, increase/decrease)
• short rows
• working in the round
• working from a chart