My good friend Kat’s (owner of The Little Knittery in Los Angeles) octogenarian mother Irene is constantly knitting. She’s probably the most prolific knitter I know (with Kat coming in a close second), and her project of choice are these simple boxy style sweaters.
When I was playing around with swatching these colors in this stitch pattern I knew I wanted to make a sweater and I immediately thought of Irene, how a style of her sweater would perfectly show off the colors/pattern.
The Ode to Irene is a simple, drop shoulder pullover made from the bottom up and joined by working a 3 needle bind off on the shoulders and sides. This pattern is a “one size” though it is simple to adjust or modify because there isn’t any shaping!
Made with 1,140yds/1,049meters of Illimani’s “Amelie” a mulberry silk, merino, alpaca blend that is super lightweight and soft and size US 10/6mm needles.
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