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The Bookshop Cardigan is a grandpa style, drop shoulder cardigan with long cozy sleeves and options for both a cropped and regular body. It’s perfect for rainy afternoons browsing old bookstores and evenings spent curled up in your favorite chair with a good book.

Sizing
Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4)(5, 6, 7)(8, 9, 10)
Finished measurements: 36 (40, 44, 48)(52, 56, 60)(64, 68, 72)” / 91.5 (102, 112, 122) (132, 142, 152)(163, 173, 183) cm at the bust.
Choose a size with 4-10” / 10-25cm of positive ease.
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Yarn
Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted, 7 (8, 9, 10)(11, 12, 13)(14, 16, 17) skeins, or other worsted weight yarn, approx. 750 (850, 950, 1050)(1150, 1250, 1350)(1540, 1700, 1850) yards / 685 (775, 870, 960)(1050, 1145, 1235)(1420, 1550, 1690] meters. Sample shown in Cilantro Heather.

Construction
Bookshop is knit seamlessly from the bottom up. After the splitting for the arms the back and fronts are worked separately, and the live stitches are seamed together at the shoulder. The sleeves are worked from the shoulder to the cuffs, and the button band is worked last.

The pattern includes links to written and video tutorials for both the Kitchener stitch and the Cable Cast On.