Golden Light

SIZES 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) Recommended ease: Approx. 1.25–2" / 3–5 cm of negative ease. The model (5'6" / 168 cm) is wearing size 1. FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Chest Circumference: 27 (30.5, 34.25, 37.5, 41.25) (45.5, 49.25, 52.5, 56.25)" / 69 (77, 87, 95, 105) (115, 125, 134, 143) cm. Armhole Depth: 9.5 (9.75, 10.25, 10.75, 11) (11.5, 11.75, 12.25, 12.5)" / 24 (25, 26, 27, 28) (29, 30, 31, 32) cm. Body Length (from Underarm to Hem): 11 (11.5, 11.75, 12.25, 12.5) (13, 13.25, 13.75, 14.25)" / 28 (29, 30, 31, 32) (33, 34, 35, 36) cm (or desired length). YARN Laurelknits BFL Silky Sock (60% superwash Bluefaced Leicester, 20% silk, 20% nylon, 328 yds / 300 m – 100 g), 2 (2, 3, 3, 3) (4, 4, 4, 5) skeins in the colourway Dijon. Or 618 (678, 766, 831, 951) (1040, 1149, 1236, 1350) yds / 565 (620, 700, 760, 870) (950, 1050, 1130, 1235) m of sport-weight yarn. NEEDLES US 5 / 3.75 mm circular needles, 24" / 60 cm or longer for body. US 2 / 2.75 mm circular needles, 16" / 40 cm, for neckline and armholes, 24" / 60 cm or longer for hem. Or a needle size that gives you the correct gauge. NOTIONS Stitch markers, tapestry needle, waste yarn, cable needle. GAUGE 22 sts × 32 rnds to 4" / 10 cm on US 5 / 3.75 mm needles in Stockinette Stitch, after blocking. Chart I (44 sts × 8 rows): width 5.5" / 14 cm and height 1" / 2.5 cm with US 5 / 3.75 mm needles, after blocking. NOTES The top is worked top-down and features a cable pattern on the front and the back. First, the upper back is worked flat to the underarms and then stitches are picked up along the shoulders to work the upper front down to the underarms. The pieces are joined and the body is worked in the round to hem. Finally, the stitches are picked up around the neckline and the armholes and finished with ribbing.