Calm by Anna Johanna

Calm

Knitting
February 2021
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
1258 - 2679 yards (1150 - 2450 m)
XXS-XS-S-M1 (M2-L1-L2-XL) 2XL-3XL-4XL-5XL
English Finnish
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Calm is a relaxed dress worked seamlessly top-down. It has a round yoke with a sweet lotus flower pattern, 3/4 sleeves, waist shaping and a flowy hem mirroring the flowers of the yoke.

Size
XXS-XS-S-M1 (M2-L1-L2-XL) 2XL-3XL-4XL-5XL

This dress is meant to be worn with positive ease. Choose a size with approx. 3.5’’ / 9 cm positive ease at bust circumference.

Finished measurements
Bust circumference: 34.25-35.75-37.75-41 (42.25-43.75-47-49.75) 54.5-57.75-61.5-67’’ / 85.5-89-94.5-102.5 (105.5-109-117.5-124.5) 136.5-144.5-153.5-167.5 cm

Waist circumference: 31.25-32.75-34.25-36.75 (38.5-40-42.5-46.25) 51-55-59.25-62.5’’ / 78-82-85.5-92 (96.5-100-106.5-115.5) 127.5-137.5-148-156.5 cm

Hem circumference: 39.25-42.5-42.5-45.75 (45.75-49-52.25-55.75) 59-62.25-65.5-68.75’’ / 98-106.5-106.5-114.5 (114.5-122.5-131-139) 147.5-155.5-163.5-172 cm

Upper arm circumference: 11-11.75-12.75-13 (13.75-14.5-15-15.75) 16.75-17.75-20.25-22.25’’ / 27.5-29-32-32.5 (34.5-36.5-37.5-39) 42-44.5-51-55.5 cm

Sleeve length: 12.5-12.5-12.5-13 (13-13.5-13.5-13.5) 13.5-13.5-13.5-13.5’’ / 32-32-32-33 (33-34-34-34) 34-34-34-34 cm

Body length from underarm: 24-24-24-24 (24-24-24-24) 26-26-26-26’’ / 60-60-60-60 (60-60-60-60) 65-65-65-65 cm

Scye height: 6.5-6.75-7-7.25 (7.5-8-8-8.5) 9.25-9.5-10-10.5’’ / 16.5-17-17.5-18 (19-20-20-21) 23-23.5-24.5-26.5 cm

Yarn
Aara Liina (50% alpaca, 25% linen, 25% silk, 400 m / 100 g), or other fingering weight yarn. Shown in colors Koru (MC) and Jalo (CC).

3-3-3-3 (4-4-4-4) 4-5-5-6 skeins of MC and 1 skein of CC.

Yardage
MC: 1020-1080-1185-1250 (1320-1400-1490-1570) 1740-1825-1950-2240 yrds / 935-990-1085-1150 (1210-1285-1365-1440) 1595-1675-1785-2055 m,

CC: 235-250-270-280 (290-300-320-335) 360-375-385-435 yrds / 215-230-245-260 (265-275-295-305) 330-345-355-395 m.

Needles
US 2 (2.75 mm) and US 2½ (3.0 mm) - 40’’ / 100 cm long circular needles and dpns in the bigger size if you prefer to work the sleeves with them. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the right gauge.

Gauge
22 sts x 34 rnds = 4x4’’ / 10x10 cm in stockinette stitch worked in the round on the bigger needles (after blocking).

Other
4 stitch markers, tapestry needle.