V for Vanilla is a super simple and relaxed sweater with raglan sleeves and a V neck. The sweater is worked top-down, seamlessly. This sweater is a great opportunity to play with colours and yarn as the stockinette stitch will let the yarn shine.

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

This sweater is meant to be worn with positive ease. Choose a size with approx. 4.75’’ / 12 cm positive ease at bust circumference.

Finished measurements
Bust and waist circumference: 35.5-37.25-40-41.75 (43.5-45.25-48-51.5) 56-59.5-63-68.5’’ / 89-93.5-100-104.5 (109-113.5-120-129) 140-149-158-171 cm

Upper arm circumference: 12-12-13-13.25 (14.75-16-17-17.75) 19-19.5-21-22.75’’ / 30-30-32-33.5 (36.5-40-42-44.5) 48-49-52-56.5 cm

Sleeve length: 17.25’’ / 43 cm

Body length from underarm: 12’’ / 30 cm

Scye height: 8.25-8.25-8.75-9 (9.5-10-10-10.25) 10.5-11-11.5-11.5’’ / 21-21-21.5-22.5 (24-25-25-25.5) 26.5-27-29-29 cm

Neckline depth: 8’’ / 20 cm

Yarn
Petrichor Yarns MCN (80% merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon, 350 m / 100 g) and Shibui Knits Silk Cloud (60% mohair, 40% silk, 302 m / 25 g), or other fingering weight yarn held together with lace weight yarn. Another option is to use one strand of DK weight yarn.

3-3-3-3 (3-3-4-4) 4-5-5-5 skeins of fingering weight yarn and 3-3-3-4 (4-4-4-4) 5-5-5-6 skeins of lace weight yarn.

Yardage
Fingering weight: 875-885-910-985 (1040-1095-1175-1230) 1500-1740-1825-1890 yds / 800-810-830-900 (950-1000-1075-1125) 1370-1590-1670-1730 m,

Lace weight: 820-865-925-1005 (1070-1125-1175-1215) 1330-1495-1625-1695 yds / 750-790-845-920 (980-1030-1075-1110) 1215-1365-1485-1550 m.

Needles
US 6 (4.0 mm) and US 7 (4.5 mm) - 32’’ / 80 cm long circular needles and dpns if you prefer to work the sleeves with them. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the right gauge.

Gauge
18 sts x 25 rnds = 4x4’’ / 10x10 cm in stockinette stitch worked in the round on the bigger needle (after blocking).

Other
4 stitch markers, tapestry needle.