Olga Blouse / Petite Knits Pattern

The Olga Blouse is knitted top-down in stockinette stitch with a striped colour-block yoke. The back yoke is worked flat with short-row shoulder shaping, then joined to the front yoke before the body is worked in the round. Sleeves are picked up from the armholes and the neck edge is folded and finished last.

Designed with approximately 12cm of positive ease in the smaller sizes, decreasing in the larger sizes. Knitted in two colours of a cashmere-blend yarn such as Cardiff Cashmere Classic, Sandnes Garn Cashmere, Lang Yarns Premium or a similar alternative.

Gauge: 23 sts x 36 rows per 10cm

Needles:
Circular needles:
3.5 mm US4 / 40, 60 and 80 and/or 100 cm [16, 24 and 32 and/or 40 inches]
and 3 mm [US2½] / 40 and 80 and/or 100 cm [16 and 32 and/or 40 inches];
Double-pointed needles:
3.5 mm [US4]
and 3 mm [US2½]
(unless the Magic Loop technique is used)

Materials:
Color 1 (dark):
125 (125-150) 150 (150) 175 (175) 175 (200) 200 (225) g
Cashmere Classic by Cardiff (25 g = 112 m [122 yds])
or Cashmere by Sandnes Garn (25 g = 110 m [120 yds])
or Cashmere Premium by Lang Yarns (25 g = 115 m 126 yds)
or Cashmere 6/28 by Pascuali (25 g = 112 m 122 yds)

Color 2 (light):
125 (125) 125 (150) 150 (150) 175 (175) 175 (200) g
Cashmere Classic by Cardiff (25 g = 112 m [122 yds])
or Cashmere by Sandnes Garn (25 g = 110 m [120 yds])
or Cashmere Premium by Lang Yarns (25 g = 115 m [126 yds])
or Cashmere 6/28 by Pascuali (25 g = 112 m [122 yds])

Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5)

The burgundy and blue Olga Blouse is knitted in Cashmere by Sandnes Garn in the colors Burgundy [4372] and Provence blue [5824].