Cottage Blouse (English)

This pattern is in English and will be sent as a PDF to your email.

SIZES

XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL 

CIRCUMFERENCE

83.5 (87.5) 93 (97) 106.5 (118) 127.5 cm

EASE

-1.5 (-2.5) -2 (-3) -3.5 (-2) -2.5 cm

LENGTH

approx. 55 (57) 59 (62) 64 (66) 68 cm excl. neckband

GAUGE

21 sts x 28 rounds of stockinette stitch on needle 4 mm/US6 

= 10 x 10 cm (after washing and blocking)

NEEDLES

Circular needles 3.5 mm/US4 (80 cm) and 4 mm/US6 (40 and 80 cm)

YARN

Long sleeves: Merino from KFO (single strand) 250 (250) 250 (250) 250 (250-300) 300 g together with Soft Silk Mohair from KFO 125 (125) 125 (125) 125-150 (150) 150-175 g

Short sleeves: Merino from KFO (single strand) 200 (200) 200 (200) 200 (200) 250 g together with Soft Silk Mohair from KFO 75-100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) 125 g

OTHER MATERIALS 

3 buttons (12 mm)

The blouse is worked top-down in stockinette stitch. First, a section of the back is worked. Then both shoulders are worked, and finally the pieces are joined so that the sleeves and yoke are worked at the same time. The sleeves and body are finished neatly using the Italian bind-off technique.

Choosing the right size

The sizes are calculated with negative ease of –1.5 to –3.5 cm, which should be subtracted from your own bust measurement. The pattern is written for the following body bust measurements:

80–85 (85–90) 90–95 (95–100) 100–110 (110–120) 120–130 cm

Garment bust circumference − your bust measurement = ease

Example: Size M, bust measurement 96 cm
93 − 96 = –3 cm

The model in the photo has a bust measurement of 83 cm (0.5 cm ease in the blouse) and is wearing size XS with a total length of 47 cm measured at the center back excluding the neckband (shorter than the length stated in the pattern).

The blouse in the pictures is worked with one strand of Merino (Powder) held together with one strand of Soft Silk Mohair (Mushroom Rose) from KFO.