Duchesse is knitted from the top down without a seam. This sweater is constructed with a yoke in the round. Delicate ruffles adorn the collar and cuffs to give the impression of wearing a feminine blouse under a basic wool sweater.

 The sweater is knitted with a fingering weight yarn and a lace weight mohair and silk blend yarn. The ruffles are knitted with two strands of a lace weight mohair and silk blend.

 Sizes
 XS (S, M, L, XL) (2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL).
 The model shown is knitted in size XS and is worn with 3¼ in / 8 cm of positive ease.
 Choose a size that is 2-5 in / 5-13 cm larger than your chest measurement.
 Finished garment bust measurement: 35¼ (38½, 42½, 46½, 50) (54, 57¼, 61¼, 64)'' / 90 (98, 108, 118, 127) (137, 145, 155, 163) cm.

 Please note that I unfortunately could not find any testers for sizes 4XL and 5XL. If you would like to knit one of these sizes, please contact me. I will be happy to offer you the pattern.

 Sample
 20 stitches and 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm or 4 x 4 in in stocking stitch knitted with yarns A and B held together, with 4.5 mm / US 7 needles, after blocking.

 Threads used
 A. Fingering BFL / Gotland by Air de Lune, 75% BFL / 25% Gotland, 350 m / 100 g.
 3 (3, 3, 4, 4) (4, 5, 5, 5) skeins in natural color or approximately 720 (815, 935, 1095, 1215)(1370, 1500, 1645, 1770) m of fingering weight yarn.

 AND

 B. Soft Silk Mohair by Knitting for Olive, 70% mohair / 30% silk, 225 m / 25 g.
 4 (5, 5, 6, 7) (7, 8, 9, 9) balls of Pearl Grey or approximately 880 (975, 1110, 1280, 1405) (1565, 1710, 1855, 1985) m of a mohair and silk blend in lace weight.

 Needles and accessories
 Circular needles 4.5 mm / US 7 and 3.5 mm / US 4.
 Yarn needle and marker rings.