Palpaca is a warm and woolly hug in sweater form. It’s a simple yet elegant sweater featuring European shoulder construction, dropped shoulders, a bit of scye shaping and long sleeves. With the European shoulders, all shoulder shaping is done on the back, and no short rows are needed. The shoulder seam sits at the back. The front shoulders and cuffs have some easily memorized feather and fan lace on them.

Size
XXS-XS-S-M1 (M2-L1-L2-XL) 2XL-3XL-4XL-5XL

This sweater is meant to be worn with a bit of positive ease. Choose a size with approx. 6’’ / 15 cm positive ease at bust circumference.

Finished measurements
Bust and waist circumference: 36.5-39-40-43.5 (44.5-46.25-49-52.5) 57.75-60.5-64-69.25’’ / 91-98-100-109 (111-115.5-122-131) 144.5-151-160-173.5 cm

Sleeve circumference: 13-13.25-14.25-14.75 (16-17-18.25-19) 20-21-22.25-24’’ / 32-33.5-35.5-36.5 (40-42-45.5-48) 50-52-55.5-60 cm

Sleeve length: 17.75’’ / 45 cm

Body length from underarm: 9.75’’ / 25 cm

Neckline depth: 5-4.75-4.75-4.5 (6.5-6-5-4.75) 4.5-6-4.75-4.5’’ / 13-12-12-11 (16-15-13-12) 11-15-12-11 cm

Yarn
Linkulla Spinneri Wool Alpaca DK (50% Finnish wool, 50% alpaca, non-SW, 230 m / 100 g), or other DK weight yarn. Shown in marled brown colourway.

4-4-4-4 (4-5-5-5) 6-6-6-7 skeins.

Yardage
765-800-840-925 (995-1040-1115-1170) 1265-1330-1430-1575 yds / 700-730-770-845 (910-950-1020-1070) 1155-1215-1305-1440 m.

Needles
US 6 (4.0 mm) and US 7 (4.5 mm) - 32’’ / 80 cm long circular needles and dpns if you prefer to work the sleeves with them. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the right gauge.

Gauge
18 sts x 25 rnds = 4x4’’ / 10x10 cm in stockinette stitch worked in the round on the bigger needle (after blocking).

Other
Removable and regular stitch markers, tapestry needle.