Crocus by Knitting for Breakfast

Crocus is a soft, warm and refined garment.
The floral shapes of the yoke recall the petals and pistils of the wonderful winter flower from which we were inspired and from which the pattern takes its name.
It is a top-down, circular yoke sweater. Gradual increases are made in the yoke up to the sleeves that will be put on hold onto holder or scrap yarn and then resumed later.
This way there will be no seams.
The yoke is made up of a single chart that contains the increases.
The yoke is embellished with a refined lace stitch motif with bobbles.
We used the wonderful “Fine Lace” yarn in alpaca and merino together with a silk|mohair yarn both from Rowan.
The two yarns together give a delicate melange effect and an elegant look.
Crocus comes in 12 sizes (from 85 to 182 cm 33.5 to 71.6“ bust circumference).
The size guide and the table on PDF will help you choose the fit you prefer.

Difficulty: intermediate

Needles and notions
Circular needles 3.5 and 4 mm / US 4 and
(cables 40, 60 and 100 cm 16, 24 and 40“ )
Cast on the neck with the shorter cable and then switch to the longer cable as you increase stitches. Use 60 cm 24” for sleeves.

YARN by Rowan
Yarn 1: Fine lace
80% alpaca 20% Lana 50gr/400m
Yarn 2: c
70% mohair 30% silk 25gr/210m

The two threads of yarns are held together throughout the pattern

YARDAGE (long sleeve)
XXS, XS, S (M, M1, L, XL) (2X, 3X, 4X) 5X, 6X

Yarn 1: 2, 3, 3 (3, 3, 4, 4) (4, 5, 5) 5, 6 balls
Yarn 2: 4, 4, 5 (5, 5, 6, 6) (7, 8, 9) 10, 11 balls

NOTE: Yardage is estimated and may vary depending on yarn used, gauge variations or modifications.

Sizes XXS, XS, S (M, M1, L, XL) (2X, 3X, 4X) 5X, 6X

This Tee is designed to fit with 8 - 18 cm 3 - 7 ” of positive ease at the bust.

Note: The SIZE shown in photos is size M1

Bust Circumference(finished garments):

85, 91, 97 (102, 108, 114, 125) (137, 148, 160) 171, 182 cm;
33.5, 35.8, 38.1 (40.1, 42.5, 44.8, 49.2) (53.9, 58.2, 62.9) 67.3, 71.6 “

GAUGE
21 stitches and 30 rows = 10X10 cm stockinette with needles 4 mm / US and Yarn 1 + Yarn 2