FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
15¼ (16¾, 19¾, 21, 23¼, 25½, 27, 29, 31¼)" [38.5 (42.5, 50, 53.5, 59, 65, 68.5, 73.5, 79.5) cm] across back at underarm / shown in size 19¾" [50 cm] with 2¾" [7 cm] positive ease
YARN:
chickadee / lichen 126 / 7 (8, 9, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14) skeins
NEEDLES:
32" circular in size US 5 [3.75 mm] / set of dpns in size US 5 [3.75 mm]
GAUGE:
22 sts and 34 rows = 4" [10 cm] in 2x2 rib, after blocking
NOTES:
Cardigan is cast on at bottom hem. Stitches are cast on for sleeves at underarms and sleeves and yoke are worked together. Back neck is bound off and fronts decreased to sleeve bind off. After sleeves are seamed, stitches are picked up along each front edge to work large panels
SKILLS REQUIRED:
Long-tail cast on (link provided), increasing, decreasing, binding off. Charts and line-by-line instructions provided.