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Difficulty: 4/5
Designer: Nadya Stallings
Finished Measurements:
Chest: 38 (42, 46, 53½, 58, 59½)"
Length: 32 (32½, 32¾, 33½, 34, 34¼)"
Shown in 42" on 41" bust with 1" of positive ease.
Yarn:
Shetland (Fingering Weight)
100% Pure Virgin Wool
217 yards per 50gr (1.75 oz) skein
Shown in #46 Oatmeal #46; 6 (6, 7, 8, 9, 9) skeins
Needles:
US 4 [3.5 mm] circular needles, 24” or 36” depending on size of garment
US 4 [3.5 mm] straight needles for working on pocket insets
Notions:
Stitch markers
Row counter
Waste yarn or stitch holders
Spare needle for bind off
Blunt needle for seaming
Gauge:
21 Sts and 34 Rows = 4” square in Sand stitch pattern, blocked.
Notes:
Body is worked flat from the bottom up, in two pieces. Shoulders are joined, then neck band is picked up and worked. Then armhole band stitches are picked up and worked. Sides are seamed when armhole bands are completed. Front pockets are worked as you go with pocket sides sewn on from wrong side of front.