Lattice Embrace is a slightly dressy alternative for when you need a warm hug. Wear this sweater with a long skirt or with jeans-it’s a loose cuddle when you need it, with a sophisticated ribbing. Worked in pieces, with any bulky weight yarn or combination of yarns that knit at 3 stitches to the inch, this is an easy pattern for a knitter’s first sweater.

Oversized, with drop shoulders, this coat is not burdened with buttonhole plackets to add bulk. No tight shapes or constraints…. Close this sweater with a flexible number of buttons from 1-6, three-quarters of the way across your bust, for a slightly off-set look. At the neckline, button up tight against the chill or unbutton the top button for a folded over triangle. This will embrace you on chilly days, with a lattice-like ribbing for ‘office’ occasions. Go ahead. Turn the thermostat down a little.

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Finished Measurements:
36” (40”, 44”, 48”, 52”, 56”, 60”, 64”)/91.5 (101.5, 112, 122, 132, 142, 152.5, 162.5) cm
Note: Intended ease is approximately 2-8”/5-20 cm larger than bust size.

Yardage/Meterage required:
780 (880, 950, 1050, 1155, 1271, 1398, 1537) yards/713 (805, 869, 960, 1056, 1162, 1278, 1406) m of bulky weight yarn or a combination of 2 yarns knit together that knit at 3 sts to an inch/2.5 cm.
Notes: A wide variety of yarns will work in this pattern.

The yarns pictured in this sample were stash yarns, long discontinued.
Knit together, 1 strand each of worsted and fingering weight yarns:
-Radford Yarn Technologies Softspun (also briefly produced as Classic Elite Waterspun) (100% Pure NZ Merino Wool) approximately 465 yds (425 m)/7 oz (200gram) skein. Color used in sample is light gray.

-Rowan Donegal Lambswool (100% pure new wool) 109 yds (100 m)/.88oz (25gram) skein.
Color used in sample is #467 or dark gray.
-Sample used 7 buttons.

Yarn Substitution ideas:
4 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8) skeins Brooklyn Tweed Quarry 100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool; 200 yards/183 meters per 100 gram skein
Or
7 (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14) skeins Quince & Co. Puffin 100% American Wool; 112 yards/102 meters per 100 gram skein

This pattern has been tech-edited.