May

Springtime dreaming inspires a return to short sleeves in this design. Ribbed cables add texture to the deep V-neckline, as it hugs the body and extends hip length – one of my favorite silhouettes. May is worked in the round, from the bottom up, until the start of the neckline where it splits and is worked back and forth. Invisible waist shaping is worked gradually into its Cable Rib stitch pattern. Set-in sleeves worked from the bottom up begin in the round and are then worked flat at the cap with short row shaping. Stitches are picked up around the neckline for rib trimming. Enjoy!

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust: 31, 34½, 38¼, 42, 45½, 49¼, 53" / 78.7, 87.6, 97.2, 106.7, 115.6, 125.1, 134.6 cm
Waist: 27, 30½, 34¼, 38, 41½, 45¼, 49" / 68.6, 77.5, 87, 96.5, 105.4, 114.9, 124.5 cm
Hip: 33, 36½, 40¼, 44, 47½, 51¼, 55" / 83.8, 92.7, 102.2, 111.8, 120.7, 130.2, 139.7 cm
Length: 25¾, 26¼, 26½, 26¾, 27, 27¼, 27½" / 65.4, 66.7, 67.3, 67.9, 68.6, 69.2, 69.9 cm

MATERIALS
Yarn
Shown in Willet by Quince & Co. (100% cleaner cotton; 160  yds /146 m per 50 g skein);
color – Windlass #708; 6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10 skeins or, for comparable yarn approx 815, 925, 1050, 1165, 1275, 1410, 1525 yds / 745, 845, 960, 1065, 1165, 1290, 1395 m.  

Needles
US5 / 3.75mm or size to obtain gauge
• 1 24 to 32" / 60 to 80 cm circular (use length shorter than waist measurement)
• 1 24" / 60 cm circular (for upper bodice and sleeve caps)
• 1 cable needle
• 1 set double-pointed (or preferred needle style for working small circumferences of the sleeves in the round)
US4/ 3.5mm – one size smaller than above
• 1 24" / 60 cm circular (for neckline trim)
• 1 set double-pointed (for sleeve trim)

Notions
• Stitch markers
• Stitch holders
• Tapestry needle
• T-pins for blocking, blocking wires optional

GAUGE (after blocking)
24 sts and 32 rows = 4" / 10.2 cm in Stockinette Stitch
24 sts and 32 rows = 4" / 10.2 cm in Cable Rib

SKILLS REQUIRED
Long-tail CO, circular knitting, decreases (ssk, k2tog, p2tog, p2tog tbl), increases (LLI, pfb), cables, stitch pick up for neckline trim, short row shaping, 3-needle BO (at shoulders), setting in sleeves, and blocking.

12 pdf includes pattern instructions, photographs, schematics, tutorial links, definitions for relevant abbreviations, and a row tracker for managing at-the-same-time upper bodice instructions.

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