Finished Measurements:
37 (40½, 44, 49) (52, 57½, 60½, 64)” [94 (103, 112, 124.5) (132, 146, 153.5, 162.5) cm] chest circumference / Shown in size 44” [112 cm]
Yarn:
puffin / 4 (4, 5, 5) (6, 6, 7, 7) skeins Kumlien’s Gull
Approx 370 (420, 460, 525) (565, 640, 685, 740) yd [340 (380, 420, 480) (515, 585, 625, 675) 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 back and front are worked separately, then sewn together at the shoulders, collar, and sides. The shoulder shaping (slanting) is made by binding off a few stitches at a time at each shoulder, stairstep-style.
Skills Required:
Long tail cast on
Garter (knit) stich
Binding off
Finished Measurements:
37 (40½, 44, 49) (52, 57½, 60½, 64)” [94 (103, 112, 124.5) (132, 146, 153.5, 162.5) cm] chest circumference / Shown in size 44” [112 cm]
Yarn:
puffin / 4 (4, 5, 5) (6, 6, 7, 7) skeins Kumlien’s Gull
Approx 370 (420, 460, 525) (565, 640, 685, 740) yd [340 (380, 420, 480) (515, 585, 625, 675) 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 back and front are worked separately, then sewn together at the shoulders, collar, and sides. The shoulder shaping (slanting) is made by binding off a few stitches at a time at each shoulder, stairstep-style.
Skills Required:
Long tail cast on
Garter (knit) stich
Binding off