FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

31¼ (34, 37½, 41, 44½, 48, 51½, 55, 58½)" [79.5 (86.5, 95, 104, 113, 122, 131, 140, 148.5) cm] at bust / shown in size 34" [86.5 cm] with no ease

YARN:

/ buoy 407 / 5 (6, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9) skeins

NEEDLES:

29" circular in size US 5 [3.75 mm] / set dpns in size US 4 [3.5 mm] / set dpns in size US 5 [3.75 mm] / pair in size US 4 [3.5 mm]

GAUGE:

24 sts and 34 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stockinette stitch, after blocking

NOTES:

Cardigan is worked in one piece back and forth in rows from the bottom up. Circular needle is used to accommodate large number of stitches.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

 Long-tail cast on (link provided), increasing, decreasing, three-needle bind off (instructions included).