FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

41¼ (45, 47½, 51, 53¾, 56½, 60, 62¾)" [105 (114.5, 120.5, 129.5, 136.5, 143.5, 152.5, 159.5) cm] at bust / shown in size 45" [114.5 cm] with 12" [30.5 cm] of positive ease

YARN:

/ abyssinian 309 / 12 (13, 14, 15, 15, 16, 17, 18) skeins

NEEDLES:

32" circular in size US 9 [5.5 mm] / spare circular in size US 9 [5.5 mm] / set dpns in size US 9 [5.5 mm]

GAUGE:

18 sts and 25 rnds = 4" [10 cm] in stockinette stitch, after blocking

NOTES:

Cardigan is knitted from the bottom up. Shoulders joined using the three-needle bind off. Sleeves are picked up around armhole and worked in the round to cuff. Patch pockets sewn on at the end.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Long-tail cast on, three-needle bind off, picking up stitches, increasing, decreasing, seaming.