Sharpei Sweater is a soft, lightly cropped and expressive sweater, made up of horizontally knitted pleats or plissés. The sweater is knitted from the bottom and up. First, the body is knitted in the round to the desired length, and then divided into a front and back piece. These are knitted separately back and forth on the needle while the neckline is shaped simultaneously. The shoulders are grafted together with the kitchener stitch. The sleeves are knitted with increases to create a balloon effect and are sewn on to the body.

Sizes:
1 (2) 3 (4) 5

Circumference:
105 (118) 130 (145) 160 cm // 41¼ (46 ½) 51¼ (57) 63 inches

Length:
50 (52) 56 (58) 62 cm // 19½ (20½) 22 (22¾) 24½ inches (measured from mid back including the ribbing)

Gauge:
16 sts x 23 rows in stockinette stitch = 10x10 cm // 4x4 inches on needles 5 mm // US8 or the needle size needed for correct gauge
or
17 sts x 9 plissés (54 rows)=10x10 // 4x4 inches on needles 5 mm/US8 or the needle size needed for correct gauge

Yarn suggestion:
1 strand Eco Puno from Lana Grossa held together with 1 strand kid silk from Drops
or
2 strands No. 12 ‘everyday yarn’ from Önling held together with 1 strand No. 10 ‘Silk Mohair’ from Önling

Yarn amount:
450 (500) 550 (600) 650 g Eco Puno from Lana Grossa and
200 (225) 275 (325) 350 g Kid Silk from Drops
or
5 (5) 5 (6) 6 cones* of No. 12 from Önling and
250 (250) 300 (350) 350g No. 10 ‘Silk Mohair’ from Önling

Suggested needles:
5 mm//US8 80 cm/100 cm // 32/39 inches circular needles and
3 mm//US3 40 and 80 cm//16 and 32 inches circular needles

I recommend winding up the cones into skeins by hand or with a yarnwinder, so that you can use the strand from outside and inside the skeins simultaneously.