AuroraDress

Difficulty level: 2-3⭐️ out of 5⭐️ (because of german short rows along the sleeves + i-cord)

Description of difficulty levels

 

1⭐️ out of 5⭐️

Patterns marked with 1⭐️ are suitable for beginners, there are help videos and no difficult techniques.

 

2⭐️ out of 5⭐️

Patterns marked with 2⭐️ are suitable for the slightly experienced knitter who still doesn't want difficult techniques but a project with a bit more detail.

 

4 and 5⭐️ out of 5⭐️

I don't yet have patterns that complicated or full of difficult techniques if these levels apply. They are simply there so that the knitter can put the degrees of difficulty into perspective.

Needles

Circular needles 8 and 7 for I-cord (60, 80 or 100 cm – depending on growing number of stitches)

Knitting tension

One thread on needle 8 in stocking st: 10 x 10 cm = 15 sts x 20 rows after washing and drying (Before washing: 16 sts x 21 rows)

For a denser look (less transparent):

You can also choose to knit Aurora in two strands of baby merino on needle 8 instead of one, to achieve a tighter stitch image. Make a knitting test in advance, which you wash and finally measure whether it meets the knitting tension of 15 sts x 20 rows (I have tested it, and it can be done). Be aware that you will probably need twice as much yarn.

XS (S) M (L) XL

Chest circumference (widest place, measured on own body): 80-84 (85-90) 91-95 (96-100) 101-110 cm

Ease

Ease (negative): 5-10 cm, ie. 5-10 cm is drawn from your measurements on your own body, after which you choose the circumference below that fits these measurements.

Measurements of work

Chest circumference: 76 (80) 84 (88) 92 cm

Shoulder width: 40 (40) 41 (41) 42 cm

Hip circumference: 84 (88) 92 (96) 100 cm

Length of work: 78 (82) 82 (84) 86 cm

My AuroraDress in the picture above is knitted in a size small: my measurements are 88 cm around the chest, 70 cm around the waist, and 94 cm around the hip.
I'm 1.67 meters tall.

250 (250) 300 (300) 350 g Drops Baby Merino (50 g = 175 m) if the sweater is knitted in only one color. If you want to add another color to the edges, use an additional 50 g = 1 ball.

Colour code: Drops 46 Rose (Unicolor) for body and 17 Beige (Mix) for the i-cord.

Buy yarn here

Baby merino is superwash-treated yarn, which i.a. means that the yarn is very elastic, especially during washing. It is therefore important that the yarn is washed carefully so that the work does not stretch out of shape, watch, and follow this video (turn subtitles on and in the settings there’s a button which allows you to automatically translate my subtitles to your own language):

https://youtu.be/bM8GcwObEW4

Recommended to machine wash in a laundry bag: delicate wash, 40 degrees at 600 revolutions or lower. However, the video also shows hand washing.

!!Feel free to add a thin thread to maintain the shape, e.g. a thread of mohair!!