Olanna Blouse English

The Olanna blouse is a top-down V-neck blouse worked in a contiguous sleeve construction. The back yoke is shaped with increases and the sleeve and shoulders are worked from stitches that are picked up and knitted along the yoke. V-neck increases and simple cables are worked to shape the fronts. The work is then joined in the round and worked in stockinette stitch. Lastly, the sleeves stitches are knit in the round on shorter circular needles or double pointed needles.

Difficulty: ★★★(3 out of 5)

The recommended ease for the Olanna Blouse is between 15-20 cm / 6-8 inches of positive ease. The measurements are designed to fit a bust circumference of 75-80 (80-85) 85-90 (90-95) 95-100 (100-110) 110-120 (120-130) 130-140 (140-150) 150-160 cm / 29½-31½ (31½-33½) 33½-35½ (35½-37½) 37½-39½ (39½-43½) 43½-47½ (47½-51½) 51½-55 (55-59) 59-63 inches. If your bust circumference is 90 cm (35½ inches), you should knit a size S with a finished bust circumference of 107 cm (43) inches.

XXS, XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL, 6XL

Finished Bust: 

100 (104) 107 (110) 114 (126) 134 (140) 154 (160) 166 cm / 40 (41½) 43 (44) 45½ (50½) 53½ (56) 61½ (64) 66½ inches

55 (55) 55 (55) 58 (58) 60 (60) 63 (63) 63 cm / 22 (22) 22 (22) 23 (23) 24 (24) 25 (25) 25 inches measured mid-back

Gauge:                            

18 sts x 28 rows in stockinette stitch on 4.5mm (US7) needles = 10 x 10 cm or 4 x 4 inches.

Suggested Needles:   

 4.5 mm (US7) 80 or 100 cm / 32 or 40 inches, 4 mm (US6) 80 or 100 cm / 32 or 40 circular needles or suitable needle size to obtain gauge.

175 (200) 200 (225) 225 (250) 250 (275) 275 (300) 300 g Isager Silk Mohair (25 g = 212 m or 232 yds) worked with two strands held together

The green Olanna blouse is knit in 2 strands of Isager Silk Mohair in color 57