Rourou is a Japanese word that means hazy light, the kind that filters through the leaves of trees on a sunny summer day. The front and back of Rourou are worked in pieces separately from the bottom up creating the sleeves at the same time with side increases.
Yarn:
The Fibre Co. (40% Merino, 25% baby llama, 20% silk, 15% linen, 498 m (545yd) per 100g hank) in Ladyslipper 2 [2: 3: 3] hanks.
Gauge:
22 sts and 31 rows to 10 cm (4 in) measured over pattern using 4mm (US 6) needles.
30 sts and 36 rows for one complete pattern.
Sizes and measurements:
Finished bust: 110 (120, 130, 140) cm [431⁄4 (47.25, 51.25, 55) in]
Length: 58.5 (60, 61.5, 62.5) cm [23 (23.75, 24.25, 24.5) in]
Centre back neck to cuff: 38.5 (41, 43, 46) cm [15.25 (16.25, 17, 18.25) in]