FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

34 (36, 38, 40½, 42½, 44½, 47, 49, 51½)" [86.5 (91.5, 96.5, 103, 108, 113, 119.5, 124.5, 131) cm] bust circumference / shown in size 36" [91.5 cm] with 2" [5 cm] positive ease

YARN:

/ terra cotta 416 / 5 (6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10) skeins

NEEDLES:

24" or longer circular needle in size US 3 [3.25 mm] / spare needle in size US 6 [4 mm] / 24" circular needle in size US 6 [4 mm]

GAUGE:

22 sts and 30 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stockinette stitch using larger needle, after blocking

NOTES:

Sweater is worked from the bottom up in two identical pieces. Upper sleeve edges and shoulders are joined using the three-needle bind off. Sides and inner sleeve edges are seamed; sts are picked up around neck opening for trim.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Long-tail cast on (link provided), backward loop cast on (instructions included), increasing, decreasing, working in the round, picking up stitches, binding off, three-needle bind off (instructions provided) seaming.