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A big, bulky cardigan with a big, cozy shawl collar. Top-down, seamless raglan construction. The collar is started first and then worked along with the body so there is no massive collar pick-up required! Modeled with about 4 inches of positive ease at the bust, but feel free to choose your preferred amount of ease.

Skills required
Long-tail cast-on
Picking up stitches
Increasing
Backwards-loop cast-on for underarms
Knitted cast-on for pocket fronts
Decreasing
Sewing down pocket linings

Sizes and approximate yardage required
(actual garment measurement in inches with front bands overlapping)
XS - 32.7 - 875
S - 35.3 - 945
M1 - 39.3 - 1055
M2 - 42 - 1125
M3 - 44.7 - 1200
L - 48.7 - 1305
XL - 52.7 - 1415
XXL - 56.7 - 1520
XXXL - 60.7 - 1625

Materials
Bulky-weight yarn or doubled worsted- or aran-weight knit at the same gauge as bulky.
About 100 yards of worsted- or aran-weight yarn for the pocket linings
US 8/5 mm needles or size needed to obtain pocket lining gauge of 19 stitches in 4 inches of stockinette in worsted or aran yarn
Needles for your preferred method of working small circumference for the sleeve cuffs one size smaller than your gauge needles
Stitch markers
Measuring tape
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Chat thread for volume 3 of the Mountain Trails Collection is here.

sample was knit in Cascade 220 Grande in Charcoal Heather and is modeled with 4 inches of positive ease

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