FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

shoulder width: 12 (12¾, 13¼, 13¾, 14¼, 15¼, 16, 16¾, 17¼, 18)" [30.5 (32.5, 33.5, 35, 36.5, 38.5, 40.5, 42.5, 43.5, 45.5) cm] / at bust: 30¾ (32½, 35¾, 38¼, 41¼, 43¾, 45¾, 48¾, 51¾, 55)" [78 (83, 90.5, 97, 105, 111.5, 116, 124, 131.5, 139.5) cm] / sample shown in 13¾" [35 cm] shoulder, 38¼" [97 cm] bust size / suggested ease at bust: 0-2" [0-5 cm] positive

YARN:

 / gingerbread 120 / 8 (8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10, 11, 11) skeins

NEEDLES:

16" circular in size US 7 [4.5 mm] / 32" or longer circular in size US 7 [4.5 mm] / dpns in size US 7 [4.5 mm] / needles of preferred style for working small circumferences in the round in size US 7 [4.5 mm] / dpns or circular of any length in size US 4 [3.5 mm]

GAUGE:

21 sts and 32 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stockinette stitch with largest needle, after blocking

NOTES:

Cardigan is worked from the top down with set-in sleeves. Front bands are cast on separately then joined in and worked at the same time as the body. I-cord trim at cuffs and hem complement the edging pattern. Sleeve sts are picked up and knitted around armhole. Sleeve caps shaped with short rows.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Long-tail, cable, knitted, and provisional cast ons, increasing, decreasing, short rows, working small circumferences in the round, picking up stitches. Tutorials and illustrations provided for most techniques. Charts and line-by-line instructions included.