Nuage

A modern and light sweater, to play hide and seek with the sun…

CONSTRUCTION

• Seamless and top down; 

• Stitches are picked up around the neckline; 

• Short rows create a rounded edge in the back.; 

• The sleeves are worked in the round or flat, and include buttonholes so you can roll your sleeves depending on the weather.

SIZES 

Finished chest circumference : 30.8’’ / 77cm (34.8‘’ /87cm, 38.4’’ /96cm, 42’’/105cm, 46.8’’/117cm, 50’’/125cm) 

Shown in size M with no ease (“poivre et sel” colorway) and in size L with 9 cm (3,5’’) positive ease.

YARN 

770 (825, 985, 1.203, 1.422, 1.614) yds 700 (750, 900, 1.100, 1.300, 1.475) m / 3 (3, 4, 5, 6, 6) skeins of De Rerum Natura “Gilliatt” (274yds 250m / 100g, pure French merino), or equivalent worsted or aran yarn with the same gauge.

GAUGE

17 sts x 24 rows = 4” 10cm in stockinette stitch with largest needles after blocking.

NEEDLES

One US #7 [4.5mm] circular needle (32” [80cm]) or size required to obtain the indicated gauge, and one US #6 [4mm] circular needle (32” [80cm]) for the edging.

For the sleeves: double pointed needles in the same sizes (you can use circular needles only, with the magic loop method) or straight needles in the same sizes.

NOTIONS & TOOLS

5 markers

US #7 [4.5mm] hook

4 bits of scrap yarn in a contrasting color to place stitches on hold and for provisional cast on

Tapestry needle

4 buttons approximately 0.4” to 0.8” [1cm to 2cm] in diameter.

PDF to download (you will receive one file in French and one file in English).