“Madame Librarian” is knit from the top down in a slipped stitch plaid pattern. You cast on for the back and work to the underarm, then pick up stitches and work the fronts individually. Eventually you join the neckline, and once you reach the underarm, join the fronts and back to work in the round for the rest of the body. Sleeve stitches are picked up around the armhole and shaped using short rows.

The color pattern is charted only.

It is designed to fit with 1”/2.5cm of negative ease at the bust, no ease at the waist, and 1”/2.5cm of negative ease at the hips.

Modeled garment is the 34” shown on a 33” high bust and a 34.5” full bust.

Materials
2-3 colors of DK/light worsted weight yarn

1 29” US 6 circular needle for body and sleeves
1 24-29” size 4 circular needle for ribbing
waste yarn or stitch holders
stitch markers
tapestry needle
row counter

Sizes and Yarn Amounts
28” (30”, 32”, 34”, 36”, 38”)
MC: 507 (543, 579, 615, 651, 687) yards/464 (497, 530, 572, 595, 628) meters
CC1: 153 (164, 175, 185, 196, 207) yards/140 (150, 160, 169, 180, 190) meters
CC2: 91 (98, 104, 110, 117, 123) yards/83 (90, 96, 101, 107, 113) meters

40” (42”, 44”, 46”, 48”, 50”)
MC: 724 (760, 797, 833, 869, 905) yards/662 (695, 729, 762, 795, 828) meters
CC1: 218 (229, 240, 251, 262, 273) yards/200 (210, 220, 230, 240, 250) meters
CC2: 130 (137, 143, 150, 156, 163) yards/119 (125, 131, 137, 143, 149) meters

This pattern has been test knit.