Finished Measurements:
36 (40½, 44, 48) (52, 56½, 60, 64)” [91.5 (103, 112, 122) (132, 143.5, 152.5, 162.5) cm] chest circumference / Shown in size 48” [122 cm]
Yarn:
puffin / 7 (8, 9, 10) (11, 12, 13, 14) skeins Clay
Approx 775 (865, 935, 1045) (1150, 1260, 1375, 1490) yd / 705 (785, 850, 950) (1050, 1150, 1250, 1360) meters
Needles:
32” (80 cm) circular needle or pair of straight needles in size US 17 [12.75 mm]
Gauge:
9½ sts and 18 rows = 4” [10 cm] in garter stitch
Construction:
The front pockets are worked first and placed on stitch holders or waste yarn until it is time to insert them on the front. The back and front pieces are worked separately, then sewn together at the shoulders.
Skills Required:
Long tail cast on
Garter (knit) stitch
Binding off
Finished Measurements:
36 (40½, 44, 48) (52, 56½, 60, 64)” [91.5 (103, 112, 122) (132, 143.5, 152.5, 162.5) cm] chest circumference / Shown in size 48” [122 cm]
Yarn:
puffin / 7 (8, 9, 10) (11, 12, 13, 14) skeins Clay
Approx 775 (865, 935, 1045) (1150, 1260, 1375, 1490) yd / 705 (785, 850, 950) (1050, 1150, 1250, 1360) meters
Needles:
32” (80 cm) circular needle or pair of straight needles in size US 17 [12.75 mm]
Gauge:
9½ sts and 18 rows = 4” [10 cm] in garter stitch
Construction:
The front pockets are worked first and placed on stitch holders or waste yarn until it is time to insert them on the front. The back and front pieces are worked separately, then sewn together at the shoulders.
Skills Required:
Long tail cast on
Garter (knit) stitch
Binding off