Description
The Rubus Blouse is a feminine raglan blouse featuring a delicate lace pattern between the raglan increases, wide balloon sleeves with a soft puff at the shoulders, and a boat neckline that ties with a bow. Since the neckline is shaped with short rows on both back and front you can choose to have the bow on either the back or the front, depending on how you choose to wear the blouse. Despite the puffed sleeves, the blouse is seamless, as the puff effect is created through increases. The blouse has slightly long three-quarter-length sleeves that end just before the wrist, but since it is knitted top-down, you can easily adjust the length of both the sleeves and the body to your preference. The bow and all edges are I-Cords.
 
Sizes
XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL)
 
Finished Measurements
Bust Circumference: Approx. 89 (93) 99 (105) 110 (112) 118 (120) cm.
 
Sleeve Length (measured from underarm): approx. 33 (34) 35 (36) 37 (37) 37 (37) cm.
 
Body Length (measured from center back): approx. 48 (49) 52 (54) 56 (57) 58 (59) cm.
 
The blouse is designed with a positive ease of 0-10 cm. The model in the photo has a bust measurement of approx. 84 cm and is wearing size XS.
 
Materials
175 (200) 200 (225) 225 (250) 275 (300) g of Soft Silk Mohair from Knitting for Olive (225 m/25 g) held double, or a similar thin silk-mohair yarn, such as Silk Mohair by Isager yarn (212 m/25 g).
 
The blouse in the photo is knitted in Soft Silk Mohair from Knitting for Olive. Color is Brown Nougat.
 
I recommend only using 2 strands of fine silk-mohair for this pattern or alternately you can knit the blouse using only 1 strand of Isager Soft Fine 150 m/25 g from Isager Yarn, which also creates a fluffy blouse.
 
You will also need 4 stitch markers knitting this pattern.
 
Recommended Needles
The blouse is worked in stockinette stitch back and forth and in the round on 4 mm circular needles (80 cm) with 2 strands of fine silk-mohair.
 
For the I-Cord Neckline Edge: Use a 3 mm circular needle (80 cm) to pick up stitches.
 
For I-Cord itself: Use 4 mm needles. Two double-pointed needles can be helpful for knitting the tie/I-Cord.
 
Gauge
19 sts x 27 rows = 10 x 10 cm in stockinette stitch, worked back and forth and in the round on 4 mm needles.