Elisabeth Blouse / Petite Knits Pattern

The Elisabeth Blouse is knitted top-down starting with the collar worked in stockinette stitch front and back,to look smooth on both sides. The raglan yoke is worked flat, stitches are picked up for double-knit front bands, and the body is finished in the round with a short-row neckline.

An advanced pattern using Judy's Magic Cast On, German short rows, double knitting and Italian bind-off. Designed with approximately 6cm of positive ease, in three suggested yarn options including cashmere and silk mohair blends.

Gauge: 23 sts x 32 rows per 10 x 10 cm on 4mm needles.

Sizes XS–5XL. 

Materials:
Suggestion 1: 250 (250) 275 (300) 325 (350) 375 (400) 400 g Cashmere Classic by Cardiff Cashmere (25 g = 112 m [122 yds]) or Cashmere 6/28 by Pascuali (25 g = 112 m [122 yds]) or Cashmere Premium by Lang Yarns (25 g = 115 m [126 yds]) or Cashmere by Mondial (25 g = 115 m [126 yds])

Suggestion 2: 200-250 (250) 250 (300) 300 (350) 350 (400) 400 g Sunday by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 235 m [257 yds]) or Merino by Knitting for Olive (50 g = 250 m [273 yds]) held together with 125-150 (150) 150 (175) 175 (200) 200 (225) 225 g Tynn Silk Mohair by Sandnes Garn (25 g = 212 m [232 yds]) or Silk Mohair by Isager Yarn (25 g = 212 m [232 yds]) or 175 (200) 200 (225) 250 (250-275) 275 (275-300) 300 g Compatible Cashmere by Knitting for Olive (25 g = 150 m [164 yds])

Suggestion 3: 300 (300) 350 (350) 400 (400-450) 450 (500) 500 g Pernilla by Filcolana (50 g = 175 m [192 yds])

Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5 out of 5) Rated by Petite Knit