Ranunculus

The Ranunculus pattern by Midori Hirose is quite simply beautiful. It's a little lacy, quite a bit loose, and a very joyful knit project to make. As someone who doesn't often knit with small yarn, I love that this pattern gives me a chance to use lace or fingering weight yarn but still use bigger size US 10 needles. The pattern is written for a wide range of sizes, long or short sleeves, and looks amazing in lots of different yarns. This is a pattern that one could easily make many times over resulting in totally different sweaters.

Materials Required

• Lace or fingering yarn depending on how transparent you want it (436 yards short sleeve, 613 yards long sleeve)
• US 10 (6 mm) circular knitting needles
• US 8 (5 mm) circular knitting needles - for finishing long sleeve version only
• Different colored stitch markers
• Tapestry needle
• Small crochet hook - for finishing smaller neckline only
  
• Ranunculus pattern by Midori Hirose (Ravelry download)