Meduza Sweater by Valentina Bogdanova

Meduza Sweater

Knitting
August 2022
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
1335 - 2535 yards (1221 - 2318 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) to fit chest circumference: 75 (85, 95, 105, 115) (125, 135, 145, 155) cm/30 (34, 38, 42, 46) (50, 54, 58, 62)"
English
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MEDUZA is seamless top-down sweater with an interesting lace pattern on the yoke while the rest is made in reverse stockinette (knitted on wrong side).

The range of ease across all the sizes is 7.5-9.5 cm /3-3.75”.

The picture shows size 2 with 7.5 cm/3” of positive ease.

YARN:
CARLA by WOOLISSIME, (70% Merino SW, 20% Silk, 10% Cashmere), 400 m/437 yds in 100 Gr
Grams: 305 (330, 365, 405, 445) (475, 515, 540, 580)
Metres: 1220 (1320, 1460, 1620, 1780) (1900, 2060, 2160, 2320)
Yards: 1335 (1440, 1595, 1770, 1945) (2075, 2250, 2360, 2535)
I used color MENERBES

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:
26 sts/38 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, 7, 8, 9)
to fit chest circumference: 75 (85, 95, 105, 115) (125, 135, 145, 155) cm/30 (34, 38, 42, 46) (50, 54, 58, 62)“

FINISHED CHEST MEASUREMENT:
83 (92.5, 104.5, 114, 123) (132.5, 144.5, 154, 163) cm/33.25 (37, 41.75, 45.5, 49.25) (53, 57.75, 61.5, 65.25)“

PATTERN NOTES:

• The sweater is worked in one piece top down. You start with neck band, then work the round yoke according to the lace chart. After the round yoke, you separate the sleeves and the body, work the neck shaping with short rows, then continue working the sleeves and the body separately.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

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