Finished Measurements:
36¾ (40½, 45¼, 49, 53) (56¾, 61½, 65¼, 69)" [93.5 (103, 115, 125, 134.5) (144, 156, 165.5, 175) cm] bust circumference / Shown in size 40½" [103 cm] / Suggested ease: positive 2–6" [5–15 cm]
Yarn:
finch / 4 (5, 5, 6, 6) (7, 8, 8, 9) skeins Shell 171 (MC) / 3 (3, 3, 3, 3) (4, 4, 4, 4) skeins Gingerbread 120 (CC1) / 2 (2, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2, 3) skeins Canvas 177 (CC2)
Needles:
Size A for yoke and sleeves: 32" [80 cm] circular needle in size US 4 [3.5 mm]
Size B for ribbing: 32" [80 cm] circular needle in size US 3 [3.25 mm]
Size C for colorwork: 32" [80 cm] circular needle in size US 5 [3.75 mm]
Gauge:
25 sts and 35 rnds = 4" [10 cm] in stockinette stitch with size A needles, after blocking.
25 sts and 35 rnds = 4" [10 cm] in Stitch Pattern A, with size C needles, after blocking.
Construction:
Pullover is worked seamlessly from top down with wrap & turn short row shaping in the yoke. The body of the sweater is worked in a stranded colorwork pattern. Sleeve stitches are picked up and worked in the round down to the cuff.
Skills Required:
Long-tail cast on, cable cast on, Italian tubular cast-on for 2x2 ribbing (optional) wrap-and-turn short rows, tubular bind-off for 2x2 ribbing, magic loop (optional) picking up stitches, stranded colorwork techniques (links provided); increasing, decreasing, working in the round. Charts and line-by-line instructions included.
Finished Measurements:
36¾ (40½, 45¼, 49, 53) (56¾, 61½, 65¼, 69)" [93.5 (103, 115, 125, 134.5) (144, 156, 165.5, 175) cm] bust circumference / Shown in size 40½" [103 cm] / Suggested ease: positive 2–6" [5–15 cm]
Yarn:
finch / 4 (5, 5, 6, 6) (7, 8, 8, 9) skeins Shell 171 (MC) / 3 (3, 3, 3, 3) (4, 4, 4, 4) skeins Gingerbread 120 (CC1) / 2 (2, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2, 3) skeins Canvas 177 (CC2)
Needles:
Size A for yoke and sleeves: 32" [80 cm] circular needle in size US 4 [3.5 mm]
Size B for ribbing: 32" [80 cm] circular needle in size US 3 [3.25 mm]
Size C for colorwork: 32" [80 cm] circular needle in size US 5 [3.75 mm]
Gauge:
25 sts and 35 rnds = 4" [10 cm] in stockinette stitch with size A needles, after blocking.
25 sts and 35 rnds = 4" [10 cm] in Stitch Pattern A, with size C needles, after blocking.
Construction:
Pullover is worked seamlessly from top down with wrap & turn short row shaping in the yoke. The body of the sweater is worked in a stranded colorwork pattern. Sleeve stitches are picked up and worked in the round down to the cuff.
Skills Required:
Long-tail cast on, cable cast on, Italian tubular cast-on for 2x2 ribbing (optional) wrap-and-turn short rows, tubular bind-off for 2x2 ribbing, magic loop (optional) picking up stitches, stranded colorwork techniques (links provided); increasing, decreasing, working in the round. Charts and line-by-line instructions included.