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Barbroe Blouse Kit

$89.90

A 'Knitting for Olive' design 

Barbroe Blouse is a light, feminine and elegant lace blouse with an allover eyelet pattern, a keyhole opening in the back, set-in sleeves and a collar that is closed with three buttons in the back.Full pattern information is below.

Kit Contains: 

  • Pattern
  • Knitting for Olive Merino Marzipan

 

Option 1: Size 1 to fit 72-82cm

Option 2: Size 2&3 to fit 83-98cm

Gauge (after blocking): 20 sts and 40 rows = 10 cm in Barbroe stitch pattern with 3mm needles. 1 repeat of the stitch pattern measures 4 cm widthwise

Other Requirements:

  • needles: 2.5 mm and 3 mm circular and double-pointed needles, or in size to obtain gauge. In addition, crochet hook size 1.5 mm steel
  • stitch markers
  • stitch holders
  • tapestry needle
  • 3 buttons (diameter: 12 mm)

 

All colour options of Knitting for Olive yarn available instore may be used for this kit- please call or put your colour request in your order

Knitting for Olive Merino maybe be substituted for Knitting for Olive Cotton Merino

Individual Paper Pattern may only be purchased instore


The blouse is worked from the bottom up. The body is worked in the round to the underarms where work is divided into front and back, and each piece subsequently shaped and finished separately while working back and forth. Sleeves are worked from the bottom up, mostly in the round, and sewed in as the final step using mattress stitch.
The Barbroe stitch pattern is a simple charted lace pattern that is easy to follow. If you find it helpful, you can place a marker between each chart repeat to make it easier to keep track of where you are.
Barbroe Blouse is intended to be fitted and is therefore designed with negative ease. To choose the correct size, look at the ‘to fit chest circumference’ measurements. If your actual chest circumference is, say, 98cm, you should choose to knit a size 3 in order to achieve the intended fit.

 

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)


Finished measurements: Chest circumference: approx. 72 (80, 88, 96, 104, 112, 120, 128, 136, 144) cm to fit chest circumference 72-82 (83-91, 92-100, 101-109, 110-118, 119-127, 128-136, 137-145, 146-154, 155-165) cm  Length from shoulder to edge: approx. 50 (52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 66, 68, 70) cm ; Sleeve length from underarm to edge: approx. 45 (45, 45, 47, 47, 48.5, 48.5, 48.5, 48, 48.5) cm 

 

Yarn: 1 strand of Knitting for Olive Merino (250m/50g), fingering-weight yarn, 4 (5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9) balls.

 

Needles: 2.5 mm and 3 mm circular and double-pointed needles, or in size to obtain gauge. In addition, crochet hook size 1.5 mm steel

 

Gauge (after blocking): 20 sts and 40 rows = 10 cm in Barbroe stitch pattern with 3mm needles. 1 repeat of the stitch pattern measures 4 cm widthwise
Notions: Stitch markers, stitch holders, tapestry needle, 3 buttons (diameter: 12 mm)