Once upon a time, Eve strolled around a lovely garden with flowers and trees. The sun was shining and Eve decided to take a rest in the shadow under an old apple tree. Lying under the apple tree, Eve fell asleep. She was dreaming of a lovely sweater with a round lacy yoke and cropped sleeves that would look great with her favorite skirts and dresses, as well as with her beloved jeans and chinos.

All about Eve is worked seamlessly from the top down. It starts with an openwork yoke. Short rows are worked to raise the back. Body and sleeve increases are then worked along raglan lines. The cropped sleeves and the body hem are finished with the same pattern as the neck edge.
Directions for the lacy yoke are provided as a chart as well as written out in full.

SIZES
XS (S, M, L, XL)(XXL, 3XL, 4XL) with finished body size 34¾ (39, 43½, 48, 52½)(57, 61¼, 65¾)“ / 88.5 (99, 110.5, 122, 133.5) (145, 155.5, 167) cm
Intended to be worn with 2–7¾” / 5–19.5 cm positive ease around the body.
Sample is shown in color Lying under the apple tree in size L on a 46” / 117 cm bust with 2” / 5 cm positive ease.

YARDAGE
3 (3, 4, 4, 4)(5, 5, 5) skeins Nature’s Luxury On Stage Short Stories or approx. 590 (650, 710, 775, 840)(940, 1010, 1090) yd / 540 (595, 650, 710, 770)(860, 925, 995) m DK or Worsted weight yarn to obtain given gauge

Everybody knits differently, so given yardage is an estimate.

GAUGE
18 sts x 24 rows = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch with US 7 / 4.50 mm needle after washing and blocking
18 sts x 24 rows = 4“ / 10 cm in Hem Pattern with US 7 / 4.50 mm needle after washing and blocking for neck hem, stretches up to 14.5 sts x 24 rows = 4” / 10 cm for neck edging
18 sts x 24 rows = 4“ / 10 cm in Hem Pattern with US 6 / 4.00 mm needle after washing and blocking for sleeve and body hem

Take time to check gauge and adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.

NEEDLES
US 7 / 4.50 mm circular needle 16” / 40 cm and 32” / 80 cm
US 6 / 4.00 mm circular needle 32” / 80 cm and 1 set double pointed needles for hems

NOTIONS
5 stitch markers (one in a different color to be used as m1), tapestry needle, waste yarn to hold stitches

REQUIRED TECHNIQUES
Long Tail CO, Backwards Loop CO, knit and purl stitches;
decreases: cdd;
increases: yo, M1L, M1R;
German Short Rows, picking up underarm sts, Traditional BO

SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate

The pattern has been test knitted by dear friends and tech edited by James Bartley.

A kit including the pattern is available here.