FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
31¼ (35½, 39½, 43½, 48, 51½, 55¼, 59½)" [79.5 (90, 100.5, 110.5, 122, 131, 140.5, 151) cm] bust circumference, buttoned / shown in size 35½" [90 cm] with 1½" [4 cm] positive ease
YARN:
lark / peacock 109 / 13 (14,16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23) skeins
NEEDLES:
40" or longer circular in size US 7 [4.5 mm] / 32" circular in size US 8 [5 mm] / 5 dpns in size US 8 [5 mm]
GAUGE:
18 sts and 33 rows = 4" [10 cm] in garter stitch using larger needles, after blocking
NOTES:
Cardigan is knitted from the bottom up with raglan yoke shaping. Hood is continued beyond neckline and is closed with the three-needle bind off. Stitches are picked up around entire front edge for button band.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
Long-tail cast on, three-needle bind off, seaming, backward loop cast on (links provided), increasing, decreasing, picking up stitches.