Astragal by Bristol Ivy

Astragal

Knitting
March 2015
Aran (8 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 23 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch with larger needle, after blocking
US 9 - 5.5 mm
US 10 - 6.0 mm
1190 - 1870 yards (1088 - 1710 m)
31 (33, 37¼, 42¾, 45¾, 51¼, 55½)" [78.5 (84, 94.5, 108.5, 116, 130, 141) cm] bust circumference
English
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Shown in size 33” 84 cm with 1” 2.5 cm negative ease

yarn
osprey / storm 104 / 7 (8, 8, 9, 10, 10, 11) skeins

needles
32” circular in sizes US 9 and US 10 / 5.5 and 6 mm
set dpns in US 9 and US 10 / 5.5 and 6 mm

notes
Cardigan is knitted from the bottom up, in one piece, with raglan yoke shaping. Fronts are turned and sewn down at hem to form pockets. Sleeves are worked from the bottom up, then joined to body.

skills required
Long-tail cast on, mattress stitch, three-needle bind off, kitchener stitch (links provided), increasing, decreasing. Charts and line-by-line instructions included.