Jenny Blouse

The Jenny Blouse is worked from the top down. First, the back yoke is worked back and forth in the smock pattern with short rows. Next, stitches are picked up and knitted along the top of the back yoke and the shoulders are worked from these stitches, also with short rows. The body is worked in the round on a circular needle. The sleeves are worked in the round in the smock pattern. The pattern includes instructions for working the sleeves with and without decreases. At the end, stitches are picked up and knitted for the folded neck edge.

Knit a swatch to check your gauge before starting your project. Remember to wash the swatch before measuring your gauge.

Size guide

The Jenny Blouse is designed to have approx. 8 cm [3¼ inches] of positive ease, meaning it is designed to be approx. 8 cm [3¼ inches] larger in circumference than your chest measurement. The sizes XXS (XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL) 4XL (5XL) are designed to fit a chest measurement of 75-80 (80-85) 85-90 (90-95) 95 100 (100-110) 110-120 (120-130) 130-140 (140-150) cm [29½-31½ (31½-33½) 33½-35½ (35½-37½) 37½-39½ (39½-43¼) 43¼-47¼ (47¼-51¼) 51¼-55 (55-59) inches]. The bust measurements for the finished blouse are listed on the front page of the pattern. Measure yourself before starting your project to determine which size will fit you the best. For example, if you measure 94 cm [37 inches] around your chest (or around the widest part of your upper body), you should knit a size M. A blouse in size M has a bust circumference of 102 cm [40¼ inches] which in the given example would give you 8 cm [3¼ inches] of positive ease. Schematics can be found here.

Sizes: XXS (XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL) 4XL (5XL)

Bust circumference: 89 (93) 98 (102) 107 (116) 129 (138) 147 (160) cm [35 (36½) 38½ (40¼) 42¼ (45¾) 50¾ (54¼) 57¾ (63) inches]

Length: 51 (53) 55 (57) 59 (61) 62 (64) 66 (68) cm [20 (20¾) 21¾ (22½) 23¼ (24) 24½ (25¼) 26 (26¾) inches] measured mid back excl. neck edge

Gauge: 36 sts x 34 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] in the smock pattern on a 3 mm [US2½] needle after wash and blocking

Needles: Circular needles: 3 mm [US2½] / 40, 60, 80 and/or 100 cm [16, 24, 32 and/or 40 inches] and 2.5 mm [US1½] / 80 and/or 100 cm [32 and/or 40 inches]; Double-pointed needles: 2.5 mm [US1½] and 3 mm [US2½]

Materials: 350 (400) 400 (400-450) 450 (450) 500 (500) 550 (550) g Sunday by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 235 m [257 yds]) or Merino by Knitting for Olive (50 g = 250 m [273 yds]) held together with 200 (200) 225 (225) 225-250 (250) 250 (275) 275 (300) g Silk Mohair by Isager Yarn (25 g = 212 m [232 yds]) or Primo Tynn Silk Mohair by Sandnes Garn (25 g = 212 m [232 yds]) or 200 (200) 200 (200-225) 225 (250) 250 (275) 275 (275) g Soft Silk Mohair by Knitting for Olive (25 g = 225 m [246 yds])

Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5 out of 5)

See the classification of difficulty here. 

This pattern is digital and will be sent as a pdf-file to your e-mail.

The green Jenny Blouse is knitted in Sunday by Sandnes Garn in the color Green tea [9533] held together with Silk Mohair by Isager in color 57.

Video

Smock:

Measure gauge:

Skp:

K2tog:

M1Lk:

M1Lp:

M1Rk:

M1Rp:

German Short Rows:

Picking up stitches for shoulder:

Backwards loop method:

P2tog:

Italian bind-off:

Quick and easy italian bind-off:

Picking up stitches for sleeve:

Picking up stitches for neck edge:

Double knitting in the neck edge:

Knit down the neck edge: