Meggy

Meggy Sweater is the short sleeves version of Anna, a soft and elegant cable sweater perfect for winter.

It is knitted seamlessly top down, in the round, entirely in cable stitches that waterfall, increasing in length and width from the yoke into the body.
At the back of the collar, some short rows are worked to make the back taller than the front.
In this version, the sleeves are short.

Sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL) (2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)
Bust Circumference: The garment measures 100 (110, 120, 130, 140) (150, 160, 170, 180) cm or 39.25 (43.25, 47.25, 51, 55) (59, 63, 67, 70.75) inches to fit a bust circumference of 70-80 (80-90, 90-100, 100-110, 110-120) (120-130, 130-140, 140-150, 150-160) cm or 27.5-31.5 (31.5-35.5, 35.5-39.5, 39.5-43.5, 43.5-47.25) (47.25-51, 51-55, 55-59, 59-63) inches.

Meggy is designed to have approx. 20-30 cm (7.75-11.75 inches) of positive ease, meaning that the finished garment will be approx. 20-30 cm (7.75-11.75 inches) larger in circumference than your bust.

The sample in the picture is a size S for a bust circumference of 86 cm / 33,75 inches with a positive ease of 24 cm / 3.5 inches knitted in Norli WOOrly in Love cream + Silky mohair Winter Rose
In the last few pages, you can find the testers’ versions and see how the sweater fits in different sizes, which yarn and colors they used and the yarn consumption

Body Length: 58 (58, 58, 65, 65) (65, 65, 65, 65) cm or 22.75 (22.75, 22.75, 25.5, 25.5) (25.5, 25.5, 25.5, 25.5) inches, mid back measured from the cast on edge.
Upper arm circumference: 36 (36, 36, 36, 48) (48, 48, 48, 48) cm or 14 (14, 14, 14, 18.75) (18.75, 18.75, 18.75, 18.75) inches.

Gauge: 20 sts x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4 inches) in stockinette stitch with one strand of Norli WOOrLi in Love and one strand of Norli Silky Mohair held together on 4.5 mm needles, after blocking.

Needle size: 4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles of 40, 60, 80 and/or 100 cm (16, 24, 32 and/or 40 inches).

Yarn weight: One strand of fingering-weight yarn + one strand of lace-weight yarn held together.

Suggested yarn: Norli WOOrLi in Love (80% extra fine merino wool 20% cashmere, 200 m / 218 yards - 50 g) + Norli Silky Mohair (70% super kid mohair 30% silk, 210 m / 230 yards - 25 g).

Estimated yarn usage:
Fingering and lace weight yarn: 720 (785, 955, 1065, 1205) (1280, 1360, 1435, 1510) m 788 (859, 1045, 1165, 1318) (1400, 1488, 1570, 1660) yards
Norli WOOrLi in Love:  4 (4, 5, 6, 7) (7, 7, 8, 8) skeins.
Norli Silky Mohair: 4 (4, 5, 6, 6) (7, 7, 7, 8) skeins