Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Finished chest circumference
• 84.5 (95.5, 106.5, 115.5, 126.5, 134, 145.5, 154) cm
• 33¾ (38¼, 42¾, 46¼, 50¾, 53½, 58¼, 61½)“
Designed to be worn with 4-16.5 cm/1½-6¾” positive ease
around the chest.
To choose the most appropriate size, measure the wearer's
chest and add the preferred ease. Or measure the circumference of an already-owned sweater that fits well. Then find the
closest finished chest circumference.
Abbreviations
[ ]: Encloses instructions to repeat.
BOR: Beginning of round
CC: Contrast colour
cdd: Central double decrease (2 sts decreased). Slip 2 stitches
together knitwise onto the RH needle, k1, pass both slipped sts
over. (cdd demo)
CO: Cast on
DPNs: Double pointed needles
k: Knit
k2tog: Knit 2 stitches together (right-leaning decrease, 1 st
decreased).
LH: Left-hand
LLI: Left lifted increase (1 st increased). Insert LH needle through
the second st below the first st on RH needle. Lift the left leg of
this stitch onto the LH needle and knit through the back loop.
m: Marker
MC: Main colour
p: Purl
PT: Previous turn
RH: Right-hand
RLI: Right lifted increase (1 st increased). Insert RH needle
through the st below the first st on LH needle from back to
front. Lift the right leg of this stitch onto LH needle so that it
doesn’t slip over the st next to it, knit through the front loop.
RS: Right side
sl: Slip the stitch without working it purlwise with yarn in back
unless stated otherwise
slm: Slip marker.
ssk: Slip slip knit (left-leaning decrease, 1 st decreased). Slip 2
stitches knitwise, one after the other; slide them back onto LH
needle and knit together through the back loops.
ssp: Slip slip purl (left-leaning decrease if viewed from RS, 1 st
decreased). Slip 2 stitches knitwise, one after the other;
transfer back to LH needle and purl together through the back
loops.
st(s): Stitch(es)
tbl: Through the back loop
WS: Wrong side
wyf: With yarn in front
yo: Yarn over
