Joan Pullover

SIZES to fit 34 [36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46] inch/86.5 [91.5, 96.5, 101.5, 106.5, 112, 117] cm bust. Pattern is written with 2 inches/5 cm negative ease included.

YARN Malabrigo Chunky Merino [100% merino wool; ​100 ​yd/91 m per 100g skein]; Sample shown in Water Green 775 [825, 875, 925, 975, 1050, 1100] yards/ 710 [760, 800, 850, 900, 970, 1010] meters

NEEDLES US 5/3.75 mm and US 9/5.5 mm 24 inch/60 cm circulars and coordinating double points or preferred small circumference method

GAUGE 7 stitches and 9 rows = 2 inches/5 cm in twisted rib, unstretched, on larger needles

NOTIONS Scrap yarn or stitch holders, stitch markers, and tapestry needle

TECHNIQUES Long tail cast on, knit, k2tog, ktbl, m1, m1p, psso, purl, slp1, ssk, yarn over Russian Lace bind off method: k2tog through back loop, transfer completed st back to left needle purlwise, and repeat until you have 1 st left. Break yarn and pull it tightly through the last stitch.