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Florence is a vintage-style, fair-isle jumper with set-in sleeves. Inspired by a vintage pattern. It’s something that my Great Aunt Florence would have worn in the 40’s. The sweater is worked seamlessly in the round from the bottom up. The smallest size needle is for the ribbing and the facing for the neck opening, and the gauge-size needle is for the colorwork. Once the body reaches the underarm, stitches are bound off for the underarm, and steek stitches are added so that you can continue knitting in the round. Stitches are decreased on both sides of the armhole steek on the body to shape the body for the set-in sleeves. A steek is also added for the front neck opening. The sleeves are knit in the round, and a steek is added when the sleeve meets the underarm, so that you can continue knitting in the round and working the decrease for the set-in sleeves. Once the steeks for the armholes, sleeves and neck opening are cut. The front-shoulder stitches are joined to the back-shoulder stitches with a three-needle bind off for a tidy seam. The sleeves are sewn to the body with a mattress stitch. Finally, the neckband stitches are picked up and knit, and then folded down and tacked down to the inside of the jumper. Aunt Flossy would have worn an apron to protect this jumper while she baked. I’m including a recipe for her famous banana cake. I hope you love this knit and the bake!

Yarn: Biches & Bûches Le Petit Lambswool | fingering weight | 100% lambswool spun in Scotland| 50 g | 248 meters/ 270 yards
Main color: Grey Beige 3 ( 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6) skeins 590 (650, 742, 860, 910, 980, 1050, 1215, 1300, 1450) yards
Contrast Color A: Medium Green Grey | 1 (1,1, 1, 1, 1 ,2, 2, 2, 2) or 120 (145, 170, 200, 220, 245, 270, 295, 345, 370) yards
Contrast Color B: Medium Red Grey | 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) or 40 (45, 50, 55, 60, 70, 80, 90, 120, 140) yards
Contrast Color C: Blue Grey | 50 grams 1 (1,1, 1, 1,1,1,1, 2, 2) skeins or 121 (131, 141. 155, 171, 195, 210, 225, 275, 320) yards
Contrast Color D: Dark Blue Black | 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) skeins or 40 (45, 50, 55, 60, 70, 80, 90, 120, 140) yards
Contrast Color E: Light Yellow | 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) skeins or 60 (73, 85, 100, 110. 125, 135, 195, 237, 260) yards
Needles: NOTE: Recommended needle sizes are only a starting point. This is very important! You may need larger or smaller needles to obtain proper gauge.
For sizes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7: Gauge-sized needles: Suggested US 3 (3.25 mm) and US 1 (2.25 mm) 32-inch (40-inch) circular needles and or US 3 (3.25 mm) and US1 (2.25 mm) 16-inch (40 cm) circular needles or Flexiflips
For sizes 8, 9, 10: Gauge-sized needles: Suggested US 4 (3.75 mm) and US 2 (2mm), in 32-inch (40-inch) circular needles, and US 4 (3.75 mm) US 2 (2.75mm) 16-inch (40 cm) circular needles or Flexiflips
Darning Needle and crochet needle

Gauge and Swatch
For Sizes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
28 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches or 10 cm
For Sizes 8, 9, 10
24 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches or 10 cm
Please swatch in the round in colorwork to determine needle size. And please pay attention to the row and the stitch gauge!
Note: The smallest size is for the ribbing. The largest size needle is the gauge-sized needle for colorwork.

Sizes:
1, 2, 3 (pictured), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
0-3 inch /0-7 cm positive ease
Finished measurements
Chest: 30 (33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48, 52 ½ ,56, 59.5) inches / 76 (84, 91, 99, 106.7, 114.3, 124.5, 133.3, 142.2, 151) cm
Gauge: 28 (28, 28, 28, 28, 28, 28 ,26, 26, 26) stitches and 32 (32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, ,30, 30, 30) rows over 4 inches/ 10 cm
Waist: 28 (31, 33.75, 36, 38 ¾, 41 ¾, 45 ¼, 48 ½, 52, 55) inches/ 71 (78.75, 85.5, 91.5, 98.4, 106, 115, 123, 132, 139.7)
Sleeve length: 9¼ (9 ¾, 9 ¾, 9 ¾, 9¾, 10 ¼, 10 ¼ 10 ½, 10 ½, 10 ½) inches / 23.5 (24.75, 24.75, 24.75, 24.75, 26, 26, 26.7, 26.7, 26.7) cm
Body ribbing: 2 ¾ (2 ¾, 2 ¾ 2 ¾ 2 ¾, 2 ¾, 2 ¾, 3 ½, 3 ½, 3 ½) inches/ 7.5 (7.7.5, 7.5, 7.5, 7.5, 7.5, 7.5, 9, 9, 9) cm
Body length: 19 ½ (21, 21, 21, 23, 23, 23, 27 1/8, 27 1/8, 27 1/8) inches /49.5 (53, 53, 53, 58, 58, 58, 68.5, 68.5, 68.5) cm
Body length to underarm 12(13, 13, 13,13, 14 ¾, 14 ¾, 17 ¼, 17 ¼, 17 ¼) inches 30.5 (33, 33, 33, 33, 37.5, 37.5, 37.5, 43.5, 43.5, 43.5) cm
Sleeve ribbing: 1 (1 ¼ ,1 ¼, 1 ¼, 1 ¼, 1 ¾, 1 ¾, 2, 2, 2) inches/ 2.5 (3.5, 3.5, 3.5, 3.5, 4.5, 4.5, 5, 5, 5) cm
Armhole depth: 7 (8, 8, 8, 8, 8 ¼, 8 ¼, 9 ¾, 9 ¾, 9 ¾) inches / 18 (20, 20, 20, 20, 21, 21, 25, 25, 25) cm
Sleeve length to underarm: 4¼ (4½, 4 ½, 4½, 4 ½, 4 ½, 4 ½ ,5 ¼, 5 ¼, 5 ¼)” / 11 (11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 13.5, 13.5, 13.5) cm
shoulder width (2x): 3¼ (3½, 4, 4½, 4¾, 5¼, 5¼, 5½, 5½, 5¾) inches / 8.2 (8.9, 10, 11.4,12, 13.3, 13.3, 14, 14, 14.6) cm