Bear Brand or Fleisher’s Superior Knitting Worsted Yarn is suggested for this versatile sweater. Directions are for size 12. Changes for sizes 14 and 16 are given in parentheses.

Requirements are 4 (5, 5) four-ounce skeins yarn, one pair each numbers 8 and 10.5 knitting needles or size required to knit to gauge.

Blocking Measurements:

• At bustline: 35 (37, 39) inches
• Width of back at underarm: 17.5 (18.5, 19.5) inches
• Width of sleeve at underarm: 13.5 (14, 14.5) inches

Gauge:
With number 10.5 needles, 4 sts equal 1 inch; 11 rows equal 2 inches