MEASUREMENTS
To fit bust 82-87 (92-97) (102-107) (112-117) (122-127) cm/32-34 (36-38) (40-42) (44-46) (48-50) in.
Actual measurements 99 (110) (121.5) (133) (144) cm/39 (43¼) (47¾) (52½) (56¾) in.
Length to shoulder 53 (55) (57) (59) (61) cm/21 (21¾) (22½) (23¼) (24) in.
Side seam 33 (34) (35) (36) (37) cm/13 (13¼) (13¾) (14¼) (14½) in.
Sleeve seam 35cm/13¾in.
MATERIALS
5 (6) (6) (7) (7) 100g (155m) balls of King Cole Timeless Chunky (90% acrylic, 10% alpaca) in Rosebud (2915)*. Pair each of 5mm (No. 6), 5.5mm (No. 5) and 6mm (No. 4) knitting needles; stitch holders. Yarn is available from theknittingnetwork.co.uk
TENSION
14 stitches and 20 rows, to 10 x 10cm, over stocking stitch, using 6mm needles.
ABBREVIATIONS
K, knit; p, purl; skpo, slip 1 st, k 1 st, pass slipped st over knitted st (to decrease 1 st); sl, slip; ss, stocking stitch (k on right side and p on wrong side); st(s), stitch(es); tbl, through back loop(s); tog, together (decrease by working as many sts together as stated); up1, pick up horizontal strand lying between needles and k into back of it (to increase 1 st); yon, yarn over needle (to make 1 st); yrn, yarn round needle (to make 1 st).
NOTE
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