FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
33 (36½, 40½, 44¼, 48¼, 52, 56, 59¾)" [83.5 (93, 103, 112.5, 122.5, 132, 142.25, 151.5) cm] bust circumference, buttoned / shown in size 36½" [93 cm] / recommended ease is 2-4" [5-10 cm] positive
YARN:
finch / chanterelle 118 / 7 (8, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11, 13) skeins
NEEDLES:
32" circular in size US 5 [3.75 mm] and US 6 [4 mm] / set dpns in size US 5 [3.75 mm] and US 6 [4 mm]
GAUGE:
26 sts and 35 rows = 4" [10 cm] in rev St st using larger needles, after blocking
NOTES:
Cardigan is knitted flat from the bottom up, with fronts and back separated at armhole. Shoulders are seamed; then stitches are picked up around armhole edges to work short-row sleeve caps. Sleeves are then knitted in the round to the cuffs.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
Long-tail cast on (link provided), increasing, decreasing, cables, working in the round, short rows, seaming.