Taya is a very cosy and comfortable V-neck sweater, worked in one piece from bottom up with a wonderful light fingering yarn. The softly rounded bottom of back and front are worked in short rows using the “wrap&turn” method. This method is described in detail, but the pattern inludes also a link to a very good video.

Sizes:
XS (S/M/L/XL/2XL)

Bust circumference of finished sweater:
40 (42/44/46/49/51) inches
101 (108/112/118/125/130) cm

This (oversized) sweater is intended to fit with about 6” - 7” 15 - 18 cm of positive ease at bust. Shown in size S with 6” 15 cm positive ease at bust.

Materials:

• Buttjebeyy handdyed „Samira” (50 % mullberry silk, 25 % merino, 25 % yak; yardage 546 yds 500 m / 100 g): 3 (3/3/4/4/4) skeins (here shown in color „Tagetes/Indigo”) available at www.buttjebeyy.de or any other light fingering yarn providing this yardage

• US size 4 3,5 mm circular needles (or any size to obtain gauge), 32”, 39” and 47” 80, 100 and 120 cm long

• double pointed needles or a short circular needle in the same size

• stitch markers

• 3 stitch holders

• possibly some safety pins (for holding the underarm stitches)

Gauge:
24 sts and 34 rows in stockinette stitch = 4” 10 x 10 cm in square after blocking