Aura is the Greek goddess of the breeze and the fresh, cool air of early morning. I found her name perfect for this feminine sweater with an all-over simple but stylish lace pattern. The yarn used for the sample project is a beautiful soft and smooth cotton yarn, and I fell in love with this colour at first sight.
The sweater is knit flat from the bottom up. The sleeves are set-in, which add even more to the feminine character. The neck edging is knit separately and then sewn in place in order to get a nice wavy edge.

Finished measurements

Chest:
74 (81, 88, 95.5, 103, 110, 117.5, 124.5, 132) cm
29 (31 ¾, 34 ¾, 37 ½, 40 ½, 43 ¼, 46 ¼, 49, 52) "

Length:
58 (59, 60, 61.5, 62.5, 63.5, 66, 67, 68.5) cm
22 ¾ (23 ¼, 23 ½, 24 ¼, 24 ¾, 25, 26, 26 ½, 27) "

Shown in size 31 3/4 with about 4 cm (1 1/2 “) negative ease

Yarn
weight: sport
fiber: 100% cotton
amount: 760 (840, 890, 960, 1020, 1130, 1220, 1270, 1360) m / 830 (915, 970, 1045, 1110, 1230, 1330, 1385, 1480) yd

Yarn used
Barka Gilice
100% cotton
137 m (150 yd) / 50 g
Colourway: Csillagszem

Recommended and tested yarn substitute
Elann Lara

Needles
3.5 mm (US 4) circular needle, 80 cm (32”) long
4 mm (US 6) straight needles
or use needle size that gives you the correct gauge

Notions
Stitch markers
Row counter (optional)
Yarn needle

Gauge
22 sts / 30 rows = 10 cm / 4 " in pattern using 4 mm needles, measured after washing
22.5 sts / 33 rows = 10 cm / 4 " in stockinette stitch using 4 mm needles, measured after washing

Skill level
intermediate

Skills used
basic lace
increasing and decreasing in lace pattern (instructions contain help and tips)
seaming
setting in sleeves

Construction
knitted flat, bottom up
set-in sleeves
neck edging knitted separately and then sewn in place

Pattern details
colour-coded easy-to-read pattern instructions
instructions include both US and metric measurements
2 photo pages
easy-to-read charts, charts are also written out
help to decrease in lace pattern
help to form smoother edges when shaping armholes, neckline and shoulders
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