The Ulalume is a light and airy blouse made from soft alpaca, silk and mohair. It is worked from sleeve to sleeve and has an elegant boatneck opening. Each side of the blouse is made in two different colors. Ulalume takes its name from one of Edgar Allan Poe’s fictional characters ‘Ulalume’. The black and white colours are an interpreting the symbolism of the dark and often dramatic poetry by Poe.

LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY
The pattern is considered intermediate in level of difficulty.

SIZES
1 (2) 3 (4) 5

Chest circumference of finished blouse approx.: 114 (120) 138 (142) 150 cm / 44.9 (47.2) 54.3 (55.9) 59”
Length from shoulder to hem: 43 (44) 47 (51) 53 cm / 17 (17.3) 18.5 (20) 21“
Length from underarm to hem: 29 (29) 31 (34) 35 cm / 11.4 (11.4) 12.2 (13.3) 13.7”

Finding your size: It is recommended to size down for this blouse and have a positive ease between 8 and 25-35 cm / 3.2 and 9.8-13.7”.
Example: If you measure 84 cm / 33” across the chest, choose a size 1 for a positive ease of 30 cm /11.8”.

YARN, NEEDLE AND GAUGE
The blouse is worked in 2 strands: 1 strand of Alpaca 1 (400 m / 50 g, 100 % alpaca) + 1 strand of Silk Mohair (212 m / 25 g, 75 % super kid mohair and 25 % silk) - both from Isager Yarn

Col. A:
1 (1) 2 (2) 3 balls of Alpaca1 (shown in col. 30)
2 (2) 3 (3) 4 balls of Silk mohair (shown in col. 30)

Col. B:
1 (1) 2 (2) 3 balls of Alpaca 1 (shown in col. E0)
2 (2) 3 (3) 4 balls Silk mohair (shown in col. E0)

*Note: The amount of yarn needed is always an estimate and varies from knitter to knitter depending on many factors. Use the estimates given and always consider whether you want to add length or make several swatches and factor this extra yarn in before buying.*

Suggested needle:
4 mm / US 6 circular needle (40, 60 and 80 cm)

Gauge: 20 sts x 28 rows in stockinette stitch = 10 x 10 cm / 4” on a 4 mm / US 6 needle after wash and blocking.