Oversized Lace Pullover Ocean Breeze

Size: US 14 / UK 16

Materials:  

800 g of yarn (54% acrylic, 23% bamboo, 23% cotton; 262 m / 200 g).  

Knitting needles size 4.5 mm and 5.5 mm (US size 7 and 9 / UK size 7 and 5).  

Circular needle size 4.5 mm, 60 cm long.

Ribbing pattern 3/3: 3 knit stitches, *3 purl stitches, 3 knit stitches*, repeat from * to * throughout.

Lace pattern: The number of stitches is a multiple of 18 plus 11, plus 2 edge stitches.  

Work according to the chart, which shows only right-side rows.  

On wrong-side rows, purl all stitches and yarn overs.  

Begin with 1 edge stitch and 5 stitches before the pattern repeat, repeat the pattern repeat, and end with 6 stitches after the repeat and 1 edge stitch.  

In height, repeat rows 1 through 16 continuously.

Gauge:  

in Lace pattern: 15 stitches × 23 rows = 10 × 10 cm.

Back and Front:  

Both parts are worked the same.  

Cast on 84 stitches with needles size 4.5 mm and work 8 cm in ribbing pattern 3/3.  

Then switch to needles size 5.5 mm and continue in lace pattern, evenly increasing 23 stitches in the first row.  

When the piece measures 48 cm from the cast-on edge, bind off all stitches.

Sleeves:  

Cast on 54 stitches with needles size 4.5 mm and work 8 cm in ribbing pattern 3/3.  

Then switch to needles size 5.5 mm and continue in lace pattern, evenly increasing 53 stitches in the first row.  

When the sleeve measures 38 cm from the cast-on edge, bind off all stitches.

Finishing:  

Sew shoulder seams, working 22 cm from each side along the upper edge.  

Leave the center 26 cm open for the neckline.  

With the circular needle, pick up 90 stitches along the neckline edge on the right side and work in ribbing pattern 3/3.  

After 25 cm, bind off all stitches.  

Set in the sleeves, placing them 35 cm from the shoulder seams.  

Sew side and sleeve seams.