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peony / Pam Allen
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
31 (34, 37½, 39¾, 43¼, 46½, 49, 52, 55)" [78.5 (86, 94.5, 101, 110, 118, 125, 132, 140) cm] bust circumference / shown in size 31" [78.5 cm] with 1" [2.5 cm] negative ease
YARN:
kestrel / sand 501 / 10 (11, 11, 12, 13, 15, 15, 17, 18) skeins
NEEDLES:
pair in size US 9 [5.5 mm] / 32" circular in size US 10 [6 mm]
GAUGE:
16 sts and 23 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stockinette stitch with larger needle, after blocking
NOTES:
Pullover bodice is work flat, from cuff to cuff. Front and back are seamed, then stitches are picked up at the waist and worked in the round to the hem.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
Long-tail and backward loop cast ons, seaming (links provided); increasing, decreasing, working in the round, picking up stitches.