The gauge is 6 stiches and 7 rows is 5 inches

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Leisure Arts Quick Knits With Speed Stix Cropped Jacket ePattern- Make this textured cropped jacket design in less than 10 hours using Lion Brand yarn, Speed Stix extra large straight knitting needles, and this written ePattern. Cropped Jacket design features an overlapping front closure with 2 large buttons sewn to the back panel. Project calls for size 5 bulky and 6 super bulky weight yarns and US size 50, 25mm, straight knitting needles or Lion Brand Speed Stix. Includes step-by-step instructions and sizing options for US sizes ranging between small and 3XL. Finished sizing fits chests measuring between approximately 36” and 50”. Intermedia hi te skill level. Originally published in Leisure Arts Quick Knits with Speed Stix Knit Book. 7 pages, PDF download