Melba sweater

The Melba sweater is a timeless sweater. It is built from top to bottom, using a “hammer handle” construction.

The Melba sweater has a modern and easy-to-wear cut. Its creation is very simple and accessible to beginners.

Sizes:
80, 90, 100 (110, 120, 130) 140, 150 cm finished garment circumference \nRecommended ease of 5 to 15 cm.

Wool :
Lolilafée fingering merino and silk mohair in “Sage” color, held together

You will need the following footage:
920, 1010, 1140 (1245, 1345, 1480) 1635, 1800 meters of fingering thickness yarn
840, 930, 1025 (1176, 1210, 1345) 1480, 1645 meters of mohair lace type thread

Either
5, 6, 6 (7, 7, 8) 9, 9 balls of our base n°1 - merino
5, 5, 5 (6, 6, 7) 7, 8 balls of our base n°3 - silk mohair

Sample
20 stitches over 30 rows = 10cm (washed and blocked)
in stockinette stitch, flat, with 4.5 mm needles

Needles
4.5 mm needles for the body of the sweater
4.0 mm needles for ribbing
Or to adapt according to your sample

Small equipment

• 1 Md marker ring
• 8 marker rings
• 1 upholstery needle
• Blocking material
• Leftover wool or extra cables
• Elastic “thread” (thickness 1mm)

Techniques

• Jersey
• ribs 1/1
• decreases: 2 sts tog
• long-tail cast on
• thrown away
• Interlayer increases (AID and AIG) on the right side and on the wrong side
• knitting in the round

All specific techniques are accompanied by video tutorials to help you create the model.

Difficulty
The difficulty of this pattern was rated at 2/5, corresponding to a “motivated beginner” level of knitting.

For any questions about our knitting patterns, please contact us at the following address: support@lolilafee.com