Lucia Blouse is my contribution to the Isager Archives 2 collection
 
Description
Lucia Blouse is a feminine, oversized drop-shoulder blouse worked in stockinette stitch with the wrong side facing out. Anyway, the body and sleeves are worked from the wrong side so you can knit in the round (only knit stitches). 
 
The blouse features a delicate slip-stitch pattern on the front yoke — slip-stitch colorwork is an easy way to knit with two colors, since you work with only one color at a time. 
 
The blouse has decorative edges — across the shoulders on both the front and back pieces, and at the hem of the body and sleeves. These edges are worked in a beautiful stockinette pattern with the wrong side facing out, broken up by rows of chain stitches. At the bottom of the body, the overlapping edges form a small slit on each side. 
 
The shoulders, the sleeves, and the boat neckline are all gently shaped with short rows. 
 
The blouse is intended to be boxy and cropped. Sleeves are designed for a ¾ length. The piece is knitted top-down, making it easy to adjust both body and sleeve length to your preference. 
 
Video links to English-speaking tutorials for all techniques used are included in the pattern.
 
Note: The pattern also includes instructions for knitting the Lucia Dress!
 
Sizes
2XS (XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL) 4XL
 
Finished Measurements
Bust circumference: approx. 112 (115) 119 (125) 128 (132) 138 (141) 148 cm.
Body length (blouse) measured from the center back neck: approx. 50 (51) 52 (54) 56 (57) 58 (58) 58 cm.
Sleeve length measured from where sleeves are attached: approx. 26 (26) 27 (27) 27 (27) 27 (27) 27 cm.
 
The blouse is designed with 15–30 cm of positive ease. 
 
The blouse is intended to have a slightly cropped fit. The model in the photos has a bust measurement of approximately 84 cm and wears size XS with about 31 cm of ease. 
 
It is recommended to aim for more ease in the smaller sizes and less in the larger sizes.
 
Materials
Main color
150 (150) 150 (200) 200 (250) 250 (300) 300 g Spinni (300 m/50 g) or 150 (150) 150 (150) 200 (200) 200 (250) 250 g Trio 1 (350 m/50 g) held together with 100 (100) 125 (125) 150 (150) 175 (200) 225 g Silk Mohair (212 m/25 g). All yarns from Isager Yarn.
 
Contrast color (pattern)
25 g Silk Mohair from Isager Yarn.
 
The blouse shown is knitted with one strand Spinni in color 58 held together with one strand Silk Mohair in color 6, and Silk Mohair in color 36 for the pattern section. 
 
The dress shown is knitted with one strand Trio1 in color Ink held together with one strand Silk Mohair in color 30, and Silk Mohair in color 6 for the pattern section. 
 
You will also need two removable stitch markers (safety-pin type).
 
Recommended Needles
Circular needle 4 mm (80 cm) for stockinette stitch, worked both flat and in the round, with one strand Spinni/Trio 1 held together with one strand Silk Mohair.
 
The borders (top of front/back, sleeve, and hem edges) are also worked on 4 mm needles.
 
The front yoke pattern section is worked on a 3 mm circular needle (80 cm).
 
If you decide to crochet single crochet stitches around the neckline, you will need a 3 mm crochet hook.
 
If you want a tie for the dress, you will need two 3 mm double-pointed needles.
 
I recommend the Magic Loop method for knitting the sleeves and sleeve borders. If you do not use Magic Loop, you will also need a 4 mm circular needle (40 cm).
 
Gauge
18/19 sts × 27 rows = 10 × 10 cm on 4 mm needles in Stockinette stitch (flat and in the round)
18/19 sts × 37 rows = 10 × 10 cm on 3 mm needles in Slip-stitch colorwork (flat)