A wonderful combination of romanticism, comfort and minimalism! The design owes its charm to the botanical lace yoke in a deliberately chosen spot to attract the attention, but not to reveal too much at the same time. Lea Chunky is a warmer and fluffy version of Lea sweater, with longer sleeves and body to provide adequate warmth for cold days.

Lea Chunky is a warm, comfortable and romantic, made top-down project ornamented with a subtle lace on a circular yoke. It is very universal and fits every body shape or stylistic. It is very fast and pleasant to knit, and it does not require much yarn. Beginners friendly!

The pattern has been created in collaboration with SabinaSiestoe.

Lea Chunky is a warmer version of Lea sweater. You can buy the patterns separately or together paying less! Buy collection now! If you have already bought the fingering version via Ravelry, you can use “Leachunky” code to buy the Chunky one with 28% discount

Sizes:
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) [6, 7, 8, 9]
Sweater circumference in chest:
78 (88, 98, 108, 118) [128, 138, 148, 158] cm
30.75 (34.75, 38.5, 42.5, 46.5) [50.5, 54.5, 58.25, 62.25]“
Suggested ease: 4-10 cm / 1.75-4”
The pictures show size 2, with 4 cm 1.75” ease.

Yarn:
The sweater is made with one thread of DK weight yarn
and one thread of heavy lace weight fluffy yarn held together.
SabinaSiestoe Superwash merino DK singles (100g/220m 240 yards) and SabinaSiestoe Baby Suri/Silke (50g/300m 328 yards):
about 600 (660, 760, 860, 950) [1040, 1150, 1240, 1320] meters or 659 (722, 831, 940, 1039) [1137, 1258, 1356, 1444] yards each.

Needles:
5 mm and 5.5 mm US 8 and US 9 circular needles

Others:
1 stitch marker
Scrap yarn or stitch holder
Tapestry needle

Gauge:

• 16.5 sts x 24 rows – 10 cm x 10 cm 4” x 4” on 5.5 mm needles in Stockinette st, after blocking.
• 15 sts x 16 rows – 10 cm x 10 cm 4” x 4” on 5 mm needles in Garter st, after blocking.
• One repetition of Lace chart: 16 sts x 22 rows – 12.5 cm x 8 cm 5” x 3.25” on 5 mm needles, after blocking.

Helpful resources
See posts about Lea Chunky on my blog!

Use #leachunkysweater when you show your project on IG!

Happy knitting!