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Liesel is a seamless top-down raglan pullover featuring lace panels running at different angles. The construction of the sweater, with the fronts worked diagonally, is based on a cardigan pattern I designed a few years ago, Cable Stayed Cardigan.

Liesel is designed for DK weight yarn (I made mine with Miss Babs Yowza in the Oyster colourway) and is easy to customize. The pattern gives you suggested body lengths for a short (a little below the waist) and a hip-length sweater, but the instructions are written in a way allowing you to change the length. There are three sleeve options: short, long wider (shown here) and long fitted.
All charts have been translated into written instructions - you will find them on page 4.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished body circumference:
88.5 (98, 108.5, 118, 128.5) (139, 147.5, 159, 167.5) cm
35.5 (39.25, 43.5, 47.25, 51.5) (55.5, 59, 63.5, 67) in
To be worn with 3-10 cm/1-4 in of positive ease at chest. Shown in size 4 with 8 cm/3 in of positive ease (long sleeve, short body version) and in size 3 with 2 cm/0.75 in positive ease (short sleeve, short body version).

Gauge (blocked)
Stockinette stitch: 21 sts and 28 rows/rnds = 10 cm/4 in, with larger needle(s)
8-st lace panel is 3.5 cm/1.5 in wide, with larger needle
20-st back panel is 9.5 cm/3.75 in wide, with larger needle
1x1 rib pattern: 21 sts and 32 rows/rnds = 10 cm/4 in, with smaller needle(s)

Yarn
Smooth DK weight yarn, shown in Miss Babs Yowza (100% superwash merino wool, 512 m/560 yds per 227 g, colourway: Oyster)

Shorter sweater, short sleeves:
650 (740, 860, 960, 1070) (1180, 1320, 1420, 1530) m
720 (810, 950, 1060, 1170) (1300, 1450, 1560, 1680) yds

Shorter sweater, long sleeves:
960 (1060, 1210, 1340, 1470) (1640, 1820, 1950, 2090) m
1050 (1170, 1330, 1470, 1620) (1810, 2000, 2150, 2300) yds

Longer sweater, short sleeves:
710 (800, 930, 1030, 1150) (1310, 1460, 1570, 1680) m
780 (870, 1020, 1140, 1260) (1440, 1600, 1720, 1850) yds

Longer sweater, long sleeves:
1010 (1120, 1280, 1410, 1550) (1770, 1950, 2100, 2240) m
1110 (1230, 1410, 1550, 1700) (1950, 2150, 2310, 2470) yds

Needles and Notions
4 mm/US 6 circular needle 80-120 cm/32-47 in long
4 mm/US 6 needle(s) in preferred style for knitting small circumferences
3.5 mm/US 4 circular needle 80-120 cm/32-47 in long
3.5 mm/US 4 needle(s) in preferred style for knitting small circumferences
Scrap yarn
Stitch markers

Skills Needed
Long tail and backward loop cast-ons, knit, purl,
picking up sts, increases, decreases, German short
rows, following simple lace pattern