Forsythia by Pam Allen

Forsythia

Knitting
March 2015
Sport (12 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch, after blocking
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
840 - 1344 yards (768 - 1229 m)
31 (33¾, 36¼, 39, 41¾, 44¼, 47, 49¾, 52¼, 55)" [78.5 (85.5, 92, 99, 106, 112.5, 119.5, 126.5, 132.5, 139.5) cm] bust circumference
English
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Shown in size 31” / 78.5 cm with 1” / 2.5 cm negative ease

yarn
sparrow / 3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6) skeins butternut 206 (MC) / 2 skeins birch 202 (CC)

needles
pair in size US 3 / 3.25 mm
24” circular in size US 2 / 2.75 mm
spare needle in size US 4 / 3.5 mm

notes
Pullover is knitted from the bottom up in pieces. Pockets are worked first, joined to front at color change, and sewn to the wrong side of fabric. Stitches are picked up along neck and arm opening for trim.

skills required
Long-tail cast on, short rows, three-needle bind off, seaming (links provided); picking up stitches, working in the round, decreasing.