Icelyn Blouse by Valentina Bogdanova

Yarn ~ ANY SILK MOHAIR lace weight, HELD DOUBLE (i.e. you work with two strands), (45% silk, 33% mohair, 22% baby alpaca), 240 m/262 yds in 20 Gr Grams: 190 (210, 245, 275, 300, 325) Metres: 2245 (2510, 2890, 3275, 3590, 3875) Yards: 2450 (2740, 3155, 3575, 3915, 4230) I used color No. 7 Pudder Any fingering weight held single.

Needles • 2 mm/U.S. size 0 circular needles or your preferred needles for knitting small circumference in the round (neck) • 3.0 mm/U.S. size 2.5 80 cm/32” circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge • 3.0 mm/U.S. size 2.5 circular needles or your preferred needles for knitting small circumference in the round (sleeves)

Notions • stitch holders or waste yarn • main marker and smaller markers for chart sections • cable needle • tapestry needle or crochet hook to weave in ends.

Gauge 26 sts/28 RNDs = 10 cm/4” square in stockinette stitch on 3.0 mm/U.S. size 2.5 needles after blocking

Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) to fit chest circumference: 75 (90, 105, 120, 135, 150) cm/30 (36, 42, 48, 54, 60)"

Finished chest measurements 84.5 (100, 115.5, 129, 144.5, 160) cm/33.75 (40, 46.25, 51.5, 57.75, 64)"

Pattern Notes • The blouse is worked in one piece top down. You start the circular yoke according to the charts (written instructions for the charts are also provided). • After the circular yoke, you separate the sleeves and the body, work the neck shaping with short rows, then continue working the sleeves and the body separately.

Skills Required • basics (cast on/bind off, knit/purl, increase/decrease) • short rows • working in the round • working from a chart (written instructions have been provided)