How to shop for Milton by Joji Locatelli?

Milton by Joji Locatelli is a new cardigan pattern featuring La Bien Aimée Sport Nouveau and Mohair Silk. Inspired by another of Joji's designs, Elton, Milton has the same textured stripes in Mohair Silk, making this cardigan light as a feather and delicately elegant. However, Milton has a great open shawl collar and a long body. It is perfect to throw on over a dress or your favorite skinny jeans and a tank top, it will instantly elevate the style of any outfit. 

Here is all the information you need to shop for your very own Milton:

SIZES 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)

Recommended ease: 0-4" [0-10 cm] of positive ease around the bust.

Finished Measurements, Bust circumference (with fronts closed, slightly overlapping): 30¾ (34¾, 38¾, 42¾, 46¾, 50¾, 54¾, 58¾, 62¾, 66¾)" [77 (87, 97, 107, 117, 127, 137, 147, 157, 167) cm].

Joji wears a size 3 on a 36” (90 cm) bust.

Yarn:

MC: 2 (3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5) skeins of Sport Nouveau by La Bien Aimee 

CC: 1 (1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) skeins of Mohair Silk by La Bien Aimee 

Joji used the colorway Sansa. 

If you do not want to use Mohair Silk, you can opt for Little Kumo instead! Little Kumo is a lace weight version of Kumo, a super soft and fluffy yarn made of Suri Alpaca and silk. If so, here is how many skeins you will need:

CC: 1 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3) skeins of Little Kumo by La Bien Aimée

Aimée knit her Milton in Sport Nouveau and Little Kumo in the colorway Noir. You can find it our new Noir & Blanc collection here. She also opted for a cropped body and sleeves. She knit a size 6 and used 3 skeins of Sport Nouveau and 2 skeins of Little Kumo. You can find all the details on her Ravelry project page. 

 

 

 You can shop our Milton collection here! You can find the pattern for Milton by Joji Locatelli on her website and on Ravelry.