Ithosi Blouse
Ithosi Blouse
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A fitted blouse with wide sleeves. Knit it with or without a hood, in new yarn or reknitted from an old sweater.
⭐ Intermediate · 🇩🇰🇬🇧 Danish & English · ♻️ Reknit guide included · 7 sizes · 2 versions
What you get ＋
- Digital PDF pattern (instant download)
- Choose Danish or English
- 2 versions: with or without hood
- Sizes (1) 2 (3) 4 (5) 6 (7)
- Reknit guide: how to use yarn from an old sweater
Sizes & measurements ＋
| Size | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blouse chest, cm | 76 | 80 | 82 | 91 | 93 | 101 | 104 |
| Length from neck, cm | 46 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 58 |
Size guide: The knit should have a negative ease of 5-10 cm to ensure a snug fit. This means the chest measurement of the knit should be 5-10 cm less than your chest circumference.
Gauge, needles & materials ＋
- Gauge: 16 sts x 24 rows in stockinette = 10 x 10 cm (after washing)
- Suggested needles: 4.5 mm (40 and 60/80 cm)
- Thin elastic thread for the neck/hood
Make a swatch to make sure you get the best possible result.
Yarn: reknit or new ＋
The blouse in the photos is knitted with 2 thin strands.
Choose one of the two options:
♻️ Option 1: Reknit
Give new life to old sweaters or leftover yarn. Swatch until you reach a gauge of 16 sts x 24 rows = 10 cm. The pattern shows you how.
| Size | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meters of each strand, without hood | 650 | 700 | 720 | 750 | 800 | 850 | 900 |
| Meters of each strand, with hood | 800 | 850 | 870 | 900 | 950 | 1000 | 1050 |
🧶 Option 2: New yarn
| Size | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permin Leonora, balls, without hood | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Permin Leonora, balls, with hood | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Permin Leonora: 25 g = approx. 180 m.
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