Mantova

A close fitting pullover with a short funnel neck and long, slim sleeves; worked in stockinette stitch with ottoman rib edging. The design is available in five sizes, one size per pattern.

This pattern is sold as a PDF download only and may not be returned.

YARN
CL Merino 5 or CL Alpaca 6
1370 (1540, 1720, 1890, 2060) yds/1247 (1401, 1565, 1720, 1875) m
Note: the pattern offers additional yarn options.

NEEDLES
0 US/2.0 mm, 4 US/3.5 mm through 7 US/4.5 mm
Please refer to the pattern for complete information regarding needle size, type and length.

OTHER NOTIONS
crochet hook: C/2.5 mm
knitter's pins: 12 dozen
tapestry needle

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
underarm: 30.5 (34.5, 38.5, 42.5, 46.5)"/77 (88, 98, 108, 118) cm
length from high shoulder: 20.875 (21.625, 22.675, 23.125, 23.625)"/53 (56, 58, 59, 60) cm
Mantova is intended to be worn with +2-4" of ease.

FINISHED GAUGE
stockinette stitch: 6 stitches and 8 rows = 1"/2.54 cm

FABRICATION AND CONSTRUCTION NOTES
The garment pieces are worked flat from the bottom up, including the edging; the neckbands are picked up and worked after the initial blocking; the shoulder construction extends through the top of the neckbands to create the funnel neck.