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Louisa is a winter version of Liesl. She is constructed seamlessly from the bottom up using short rows to form the flattering asymmetrical hemline.

Skills Needed
General knitting skills
Short row shaping

Size
Small (Medium, Large, 1X, 2X, 3X)

Finished Measurements

Bust: 34 (38, 42, 46, 50, 54) in / 86 (97, 107, 117, 127, 137) cm
Length at center front/back (sides hang down additional 4”): 23 (25, 26, 27, 28, 28) in / 58 (64, 66, 69, 71, 71) cm

Materials
Yarn

Shown in:

Habu N-68 - 80% wool, 20% linen, 109 yd per 1 oz skein
11 (12, 13, 14, 16, 17) skeins in Brown

Also Recommended:

Two yarns held together:

Isager Viscolin - 50% viscose, 50% cotton, 202 yds per 50 g skein
4 (4, 5, 6, 7, 8) skeins color 53

-- AND --

Isager Alpaca 1 - 100% Alpaca, 437 yds per 50 g skein
3 (3, 4, 4, 4, 5) skeins color 012

Needles
US 7/ 4.5 mm circ needles 29–36” depending on bust size or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions
2 stitch markers
stitch holder

Gauge
19 sts and 24 rows = 4 in / 10 cm square in St st.